Macon Dodgers
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The Macon Dodgers were a minor league baseball team that operated in the South Atlantic League between the and seasons. They were an affiliate of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers
organization. The home games were played at the Luther Williams Field
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Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
organization. The home games were played at the Luther Williams Field
Luther Williams Field
Luther Williams Field is a baseball stadium in Macon, Georgia, and is the home of the Macon Pinetoppers of the Peach State League and the Macon State College Blue Storm. It was built in 1929, and is the centerpiece of Central City Park in Macon. Today, it is the second-oldest minor league stadium...
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Seasons
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
64-76 | 5th | Goldie Holt Goldie Holt Golden Desmond Holt was a player, coach and manager in Minor League Baseball, who also was a coach for several Major League Baseball teams. He was a manager and coach for several minor league teams between 1938 and 1947 and betweenn 1954-1958... |
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53-101 | 8th | Goldie Holt Goldie Holt Golden Desmond Holt was a player, coach and manager in Minor League Baseball, who also was a coach for several Major League Baseball teams. He was a manager and coach for several minor league teams between 1938 and 1947 and betweenn 1954-1958... |
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70-70 | 3rd | Danny Ozark | League title | |
63-76 | 8th | Danny Ozark | ||
54-85 | 8th | Ray Perry Ray Perry (baseball) Raymond Lawrence Perry is a former player and manager in Minor League Baseball.Perry played in the minors from 1940-1954, missing 1943-1945 due to service in World War II. He put up good numbers in the minors but a broken leg and the service in the war hurt his chances to advance... |
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Former players
- This is a list a former Macon Dodgers players who reached the Major LeaguesMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
.Player Position Season(s) Bob Aspromonte Bob AspromonteRobert Thomas Aspromonte is a former utility player who had a 13 year career in 1956 and from 1960 to 1971. He played for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Colt 45's/Astros, Atlanta Braves and New York Mets all of the National League.During his career, Aspromonte played first base, second...
third baseman 1956, 1957 Larry Burright Larry BurrightLarry Allen Burright is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played from 1962-1964 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets.-Career:...
second baseman 1959 Choo Choo Coleman catcher 1960 Ray Daviault Ray DaviaultRaymond Joseph Robert Daviault was a Major League Baseball pitcher.-External links:...
pitcher 1956, 1959 John Glenn John Glenn (1960s outfielder)John Glenn is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. A veteran of 15 minor league seasons, he appeared in 32 games for the St. Louis Cardinals in .-Sources:...
outfielder 1956 Danny McDevitt Danny McDevittDaniel Eugene "Danny" McDevitt was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1957 through 1962 for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Athletics. He was born in New York City.McDevitt was born in 1932 in Manhattan...
pitcher 1956 Don LeJohn Don LeJohnDonald Everett LeJohn was a Major League Baseball third baseman and Minor League Baseball manager during his long career in professional baseball....
pitcher 1957 Larry Miller Larry Miller (baseball)Larry Don Miller was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1964-1966 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. Before the 1959 season he was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent. Miller was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the New York Mets for Dick...
pitcher 1959, 1960 Bob Milliken Bob MillikenRobert Fogle Milliken was a reliever and spot starter in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers . Milliken batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Majorsville, West Virginia....
pitcher 1956 George Pfister George PfisterGeorge Edward Pfister was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played in one game for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1941 season and was zero for two....
catcher 1957 Ken Rowe Ken RoweKenneth Darrell Rowe is a former middle-relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles...
pitcher 1956, 1958, 1959 Dick Scott pitcher 1959, 1960 Charley Smith Charley SmithCharles William Smith was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for a number of teams in his career which lasted from 1960-1969. His most notable fact is that on December 8, 1966 the St. Louis Cardinals traded him to the New York Yankees straight up for Roger Maris.-External links:...
shortstop 1958 Jack Smith Jack Smith (pitcher)Jack Hatfield Smith was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in 34 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves from 1962-1964.-External links:...
pitcher 1957 Nate Smith Nate Smith (baseball)Nathaniel Beverly Smith is a retired American professional baseball player, a catcher whose career was confined to minor league baseball except for a five-game Major League stint with the Baltimore Orioles at the end of the season. He threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed .Smith...
pitcher 1960 Karl Spooner Karl SpoonerKarl Benjamin Spooner was a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher....
pitcher 1957 Thad Tillotson Thad TillotsonThaddeus Asa "Thad" Tillotson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Tillotson played for the New York Yankees in and . He also played one season in Japan for the Nankai Hawks in . He batted and threw right-handed.Tillotson was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1960...
pitcher 1960 Roberto Vargas Roberto VargasRoberto Enrique Vargas Vélez is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball pitcher. He debuted in Major League Baseball in , pitching in 25 games with the Milwaukee Braves. He recorded no wins or loses while striking out 13 with a 8.76 ERA...
pitcher 1958 Carl Warwick Carl WarwickCarl Wayne Warwick is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played from 1961 to 1966.He appeared in the 1964 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals, and tied a World Series record with three pinch hits...
outfielder 1958