Thomasville Dodgers
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The Thomasville Dodgers were a minor league baseball team that played (under several different names) in the Georgia-Florida League
from 1946 until the league folded in 1958.
The team began play in 1946 as the Americus Phillies (a Philadelphia Phillies
affiliate located in Americus, Georgia
. The deal with the Phillies ended in 1950 and in 1951 the team was named the Americus Rebels and operated as an unaffiliated team. The team moved to Thomasville, Georgia
for the 1952 season and was renamed as the Thomasville Tomcats.
They became a Brooklyn Dodgers
affiliate and changed the team name to the Dodgers in 1953. They continued in this manner until the league folded in 1958.
Georgia-Florida League
The Georgia-Florida League was a minor baseball league that existed from 1935 through 1958 and in 1962–1963...
from 1946 until the league folded in 1958.
The team began play in 1946 as the Americus Phillies (a Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
affiliate located in Americus, Georgia
Americus, Georgia
-Early years:Americus, Georgia was named and chartered by Sen. Lovett B. Smith in 1832.For its first two decades, Americus was a small courthouse town. The arrival of the railroad in 1854 and, three decades later, local attorney Samuel H. Hawkins' construction of the only privately financed...
. The deal with the Phillies ended in 1950 and in 1951 the team was named the Americus Rebels and operated as an unaffiliated team. The team moved to Thomasville, Georgia
Thomasville, Georgia
Thomasville is the county seat of Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The city is the second largest in Southwest Georgia after Albany.The city deems itself the City of Roses and holds an annual Rose Festival. The town features plantations open to the public, a historic downtown, a large...
for the 1952 season and was renamed as the Thomasville Tomcats.
They became a Brooklyn Dodgers
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...
affiliate and changed the team name to the Dodgers in 1953. They continued in this manner until the league folded in 1958.