Orangeburg Dodgers
Minor league baseball team from Orangeburg, South Carolina
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The Orangeburg Dodgers were a minor league baseball team based in Orangeburg, South Carolina that played in the Class-A Western Carolinas League in 1974. They were an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and finished in 4th place with a 63-71 record in their single season of play.[1]: 585 Four of their players went on to play in the major leagues, most notably, Pedro Guerrero. They were managed by Bart Shirley.[2]
| Orangeburg Dodgers | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Previous classes | Class-A |
| League | Western Carolinas League |
Previous leagues | South Carolina League (1906-1908) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Previous teams | Los Angeles Dodgers (1974) |
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The team had played in 1973 as the Orangeburg Cardinals, a co-op team featuring players from multiple franchises.[1]: 585 Randy Poffo played for the Cardinals in 1973, but later stepped away from baseball and gained fame as the professional wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage.[3] Former major league star Jimmy Piersall guided the club to a 50-72 record.[4]
The first Orangeburg team was the Orangeburg Cotton Pickers, who played as members of the South Carolina League from 1906 to 1908.[1]: 508
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