Albany Babies
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The Albany Babies were a Class C league minor league baseball
team located in Albany, Georgia
. The team played in the South Atlantic League
from to .
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
team located in Albany, Georgia
Albany, Georgia
Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the...
. The team played in the South Atlantic League
Southern League (baseball)
The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The original league was formed in , and shut down in . A new league, the Southern Association, was formed in , consisting of twelve teams...
from to .
Year-by-year record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1911 | 82-53 | 3rd | Harry Mathews Harry Mathews (baseball) Harry Mathews was a baseball coach.Mathews coached for the Cleveland Indians in 1926 and 1927, and for the New York Yankees in 1929.-External links:*... / Bernie McCay |
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| 1912 | 52-62 | 4th | Bernie McCay / Bill Duggleby Bill Duggleby William James Duggleby , nicknamed "Frosty Bill," was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. He played from 1898 to 1907. He also played two games for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1902 and nine games for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1907... |
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| 1913 | 46-68 | 6th | Phil Wells | none |
| 1914 | 64-57 | 3rd | Phil Wells / Frank Manush Frank Manush Frank Henry Benjamin Manush was a Major League Baseball third baseman. Manush played for the Philadelphia Athletics in . In 23 career games, he had 12 hits in 77 at-bats, with a .156 batting average. He batted and threw right-handed... |
Lost League Finals |
| 1915 | 41-45 | 5th (t) | Frank Manush Frank Manush Frank Henry Benjamin Manush was a Major League Baseball third baseman. Manush played for the Philadelphia Athletics in . In 23 career games, he had 12 hits in 77 at-bats, with a .156 batting average. He batted and threw right-handed... |
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| 1916 | 30-53 | -- | Perry Lipe Perry Lipe Perry Hamilton Lipe was a long-time minor league baseball player and manager.He played from 1898 to 1916, though a statistical record from 1901 to 1916 is all that is available. In that time, the third basemen perennially hit near the Mendoza Line, hitting below .200 at least three times... |
Team disbanded July 23 |