Newnan Cowetas
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The Newnan Cowetas were a minor league baseball team based in Newnan, Georgia and Coweta County, Georgia.
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Newnan Cowetas | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Class | Class D (1913–1916) |
League | Georgia–Alabama League (1913–1916) |
Major league affiliations | |
Team | None |
Minor league titles | |
League titles (1) | 1915 |
Team data | |
Name | Newnan Cowetas (1913–1916) |
Ballpark | Lee Park (1913–1916) |
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From 1913 to 1916, the Cowetas played as members of the Class D level Georgia–Alabama League, winning the 1915 league championship and finishing in second place in the other three seasons of their league play. The Cowetas were succeeded in Georgia–Alabama League play by the 1946 to 1950 Newnan Brownies.
The Newnan Cowetas hosted home minor league games at Lee Park, which is still in use today as a public park.
At age 16, Baseball Hall of Fame member Bill Terry played for the 1915 Newnan Cowetas in his first professional season and returned to the team in 1916.