Greenville Spinners
- Location: Greenville, SC
- League: Carolina Association 1908-1912; South Atlantic League 1919-1930; Palmetto League 1931; South Atlantic League 1938-1942, 1946-1950; Tri-State League 1951-1952, 1954-1955; South Atlantic League 1961-1962
- Affiliation: Washington Senators 1939-1941; Chicago White Sox 1946; Brooklyn Dodgers 1947-1950; Atlanta Crackers 1955; Los Angeles Dodgers 1961-1962
- Ballpark: Meadowbrook Park 1938-1962
The nickname came from Greenville's textiles industry.
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1908 | 48-36 | 2nd | Tom Stouch | none |
1909 | 61-51 | 3rd | Tom Stouch | none |
1910 | 63-40 | 1st | Tom Stouch | none League Champs |
1911 | 42-64 | 6th | Tom Stouch | none |
1912 | 34-78 | 6th | Tom Stouch / Glenn Colby | none |
1919 | 52-45 | 3rd | Bill Laval | none |
1920 | 72-55 | 2nd | Bill Laval / Patsy O'Rourke | none |
1921 | 71-76 | 4th | Lew Wendell / Doc Pressly | none |
1922 | 50-82 | 6th | Cliff Blankenship | none |
1923 | 77-65 | 3rd | Zinn Beck | |
1924 | 59-61 | 4th | Zinn Beck | none |
1925 | 60-68 | 6th | Zinn Beck (22-23) / Moose Marshall (1-1) / Zinn Beck (3-4) / Pat Crawford (34-40 | none |
1926 | 98-50 | 1st | Frank Walker | none League Champs |
1927 | 92-56 | 1st | Frank Walker | none League Champs |
1928 | 60-88 | 8th | Frank Walker | none |
1929 | 71-73 | 4th | Frank Walker | |
1930 | 85-57 | 2nd | Joe Schepner | League Champs |
1931 | 37-39 | 3rd | Nelson Leach (12-18) / Sherry Smith (25-21) | League disbanded July 23 |
1938 | 53-83 | 8th | E.A. "Jiggs" Donahue | |
1939 | 64-76 | 5th | Alex McColl | |
1940 | 77-72 | 4th | Alex McColl (33-38) / Gus Brittain (4-36) | Lost in 1st round |
1941 | 60-77 | 7th | Gus Brittain (35-29) / George Nix (25-49) | |
1942 | 61-74 | 6th | Eddie Phillips | |
1946 | 76-62 | 3rd | Ivy Griffin | Lost in 1st round |
1947 | 77-77 | 5th | Frenchy Bordagaray (54-45) / Pepper Martin (23-32) | |
1948 | 84-69 | 3rd | Greg Mulleavy | League Champs |
1949 | 82-72 | 3rd | Clay Bryant | Lost League Finals |
1950 | 68-85 | 6th | Oscar Grimes | |
1951 | 38-98 | 8th | Vance Carlson (22-46) / David Burke (4-18) / Macklin Stewart (12-34) | |
1952 | 63-76 | 6th | Ralph DiLullo | |
1954 | 68-72 | 3rd | George Bradshaw (28-38) / Dickson Hendley (40-34) | Lost in 1st round |
1955 | 60-55 | 2nd | Earl Wooten | Lost League Finals |
1961 | 72-66 | 3rd | Roy Hartsfield | none |
1962 | 65-75 | 5th | Roy Hartsfield |
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