Savannah Electrics
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The Savannah Electrics were a minor league baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia.
Savannah Electrics | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Class | Independent (1886–1887) Class B (1893–1894) Independent 1898 |
League | Southern League (1886–1887, 1893–1894, 1898) |
Major league affiliations | |
Team | None |
Minor league titles | |
League titles (0) | None |
Team data | |
Name | Savannah (1886–1887) Savannah Electrics (1893) Savannah Modocs (1894) Savannah (1898) |
Ballpark | Bolton Street Park (1886–1887, 1893–1894, 1898) |
Savannah teams played exclusively as members of the Southern League (also called the interchangeable "Southern Association") in the 1886–1887, 1893–1894 and 1898 seasons, before folding during the 1898 season. Savannah teams of 1886 and 1887 preceded the 1893 "Electrics" in Southern League play. The 1894 team was known as the "Modocs."
The Savannah use of the "Electrics" nickname corresponds to local industry in the era, as the Brush Electric Company was in established in Savannah.
The Savannah teams hosted home minor league games at the Bolton Street Park.
Two Baseball Hall of Fame members played for Savannah teams. Hank O'Day played for the Savannah team in 1886 and Fred Clarke played for the 1894 Savanna Modocs.