Columbia, SC
(Redirected from Columbia, South Carolina)
Columbia is the state capital of South Carolina, located in the center of the state.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Columbia Skyscrapers, South Atlantic League (1904)
- Columbia Gamecocks, South Atlantic League (1905-1910)
- Columbia Commies, South Atlantic League (1911)
- Columbia Comers, South Atlantic League (1912, 1914-1917)
- Columbia Comers, South Atlantic Association (1919-1923, 1925-1930)
- Columbia Sandlappers, Piedmont League (1934)
- Columbia Senators, South Atlantic League (1936-1937)
- Columbia Reds, South Atlantic League (1938-1942, 1946-1955, 1960-1961)
- Columbia Gems, South Atlantic League (1956-1957)
- Columbia Mets, South Atlantic League (1983-1992)
- Capital City Bombers, South Atlantic League (1993-2004)
- Columbia Blowfish, Coastal Plain League (2006-2014)
- Columbia Fireflies, South Atlantic League (2016-2019)
- Columbia Fireflies, Low-A East (2021)
- Columbia Fireflies, Carolina League (2022- )
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Kelly Ahrens, minor league catcher
- Doug Ames, minor league pitcher
- Terry Blocker, outfielder
- John Boozer, pitcher
- Kip Bouknight, minor league pitcher
- Wild Bill Clark, minor league pitcher and manager
- Paul Clemens, pitcher
- Ed Creech, minor league shortstop
- Clay Daniel, minor league pitcher
- Mike Derrick, outfielder
- Trey Dyson, minor league outfielder
- Gary Givens, minor league pitcher
- Grayson Greiner, catcher
- Kirby Higbe, pitcher
- La Marr Hoyt, pitcher
- Corey Jenkins, outfielder
- Brett Jodie, pitcher
- Bill Landrum, pitcher
- Joe Landrum, pitcher
- Billy Laval, minor league pitcher/outfielder
- Clarence Lindsay, infielder; manager
- Coley Logan, pinch-hitter
- Barney Martin, pitcher
- Jerry Martin, outfielder
- Mike Martin, minor league pitcher
- Jake Mueller, minor league coach
- Zach Neal, pitcher
- Elton Pollock, minor league outfielder
- Brett Price, minor league pitcher
- Pokey Reese, infielder
- Daniel Rhame, minor league pitcher
- Ben Thurmond, minor league pitcher
- Brandon Waring, minor league infielder
- Dewayne Wise, outfielder
- Alfred Womack, minor league pitcher
- Dooley Womack, pitcher
- Larry Womack, minor league pitcher
Persons who died here[edit]
- Tim Bishop, minor league outfielder
- Jimmy Boyd, pitcher
- Wild Bill Clark, minor league pitcher and manager
- Rufe Clarke, pitcher
- Logan Drake, pitcher
- Jesse Fowler, pitcher
- Fred Gladding, pitcher
- Joe Grugan, college coach
- Bob Hazle, outfielder
- Kirby Higbe, pitcher
- La Marr Hoyt, pitcher
- Art Jones, pitcher
- Joe Landrum, pitcher
- Billy Laval, minor league pitcher/outfielder
- Barney Martin, pitcher
- Charles Peterson, minor league outfielder
- Flint Rhem, pitcher
- Joe Schultz, outfielder
- Jim Scoggins, pitcher
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