Fitzgerald Pioneers

• Location: Fitzgerald, GA
• League: Georgia State League 1948-1952; Georgia-Florida League 1953
• Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds 1953
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Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1948	65-55	3rd	Wilbur Good Jr.	League Champs
1949	52-85	8th	Wilbur Good Jr. (7/16) / Charles DiCola (7/29) / John Pawlick
1950	73-66	4th	Ray Harrell	Lost in 1st round
1951	34-96	6th	John Duncan / Bill McGhee / James Ruark / Charles Ridgeway
1952	56-70	6th	Ace Adams / Charles Ridgeway / Ace Adams
1953	62-77	5th	Robert Carson / Charles Ridgeway (June 2) / Frank "Bull" Hamons (July 22)

Further Reading

• Kevin Czerwinski: "Batboy barrels way into Hall of Fame: Reliford broke Georgia State League color barrier at age of 12", milb.com, January 2, 2007. [1]
• Matt Monagan: "The youngest ballplayer ever was HOW old? A 12-year-old moved up from batboy and also integrated the Georgia State League", mlb.com, February 9, 2021. [2]