Dixie League (1916 baseball)

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Dixie League 1916–1917
Classification Class D (1916–1917)
Sport Minor League Baseball
First season1916
CeasedJuly 4, 1917
PresidentT. A. Ward (1916–1917)
No. of teams7
Country United States of America
Most titles1
Dolthan (1916)
Moultrie Packers (1917)
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Dixie League (1933 baseball)

The Dixie League was a Class D level baseball league that played in the 1916 and 1917 seasons, with teams based in the US states of Alabama and Georgia.

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History

The Dixie League played a full season in 1916, with the Dolthan team winning the championship with a 38–22 record in the six–team league. In its second season, the league folded on July 4, 1917 with the Moultrie Packers in 1st place. [1]

Sixteen years later, the Dixie League was reformed, with teams based in the western Gulf Coast states. It played in the 1933 season [2] before splitting into two Class C level leagues, the East Dixie League and West Dixie League in 1934.[ citation needed ] [3] [4]

Cities Represented

Standings & statistics

1916 Dixie League

schedule

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Dolthan 3822.633Jack Reidy
Eufaula 3424.5863.0J.B. Robinson [5]
Bainbridge 3129.5177.0Fred Glass
Moultrie Packers 2829.4918.5H.J. Wienges / Bob Schuyler
Valdosta Millionaires 2534.42412.5Kuhlman [6]
Quitman 2038.34517.0Jack Donaldson [7]

No Playoff Scheduled.

Player Statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Fred ChambersDothanBA.348 Earl Moseley DothanW13
Jack ReidyDothanRuns56R.J. WilliamsonQuitmanSO109
W.E. BarrowBainbridgeHits83 George Dickerson DothanPct1.000; 11–0
Fred ChambersDothanHR9

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1917 Dixie League

schedule

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Moultrie Packers 3620.643Bob Schuyler
Eufaula 3123.5744.0John Robinson
Bainbridge 3225.5614.5Bill Foxworthy / Ed Foster
Dolthan 2530.45510.5Jack Reidy / Frank Manush
Quitman 2532.43911.5Jack Donaldson
Tifton Tifters 1837.32717.5 Doc Newton

The league disbanded July 4.

Player Statistics
PlayerTeamStatTot
Lance Richbourg DothanBA.345
Lance Richbourg DothanHits78
L.C. BrinsonEufaulaRuns46

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