Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg is located in northern South Carolina, 75 miles northwest of Columbia, SC.

Teams that have played here

• Spartanburg, Carolina Interstate League (1904)
• Spartanburg Spartans, South Carolina League (1907)
• Spartanburg Spartans, Carolina Association (1908-1911)
• Spartanburg Red Sox, Carolina Association (1912)
• Spartanburg Pioneers, South Atlantic Association (1919-1921)
• Spartanburg Spartans, South Atlantic Association (1922-1929)
• Spartanburg Spartans, South Atlantic League (1938-1940)
• Spartanburg Spartans, Palmetto League (1931)
• Spartanburg Peaches, Tri-State League (1946-1955)
• Spartanburg Phillies, Western Carolinas League (1963-1979)
• Spartanburg Phillies, South Atlantic League (1980, 1986-1994)
• Spartanburg Traders, South Atlantic League (1981-1982)
• Spartanburg Spinners, South Atlantic League (1983)
• Spartanburg Suns, South Atlantic League (1984-1985)
• Spartanburg Alley Cats, Atlantic Coast League (1995)
• Spartanburg Stingers, Coastal Plain League (2003-2007)
• Hub City Spartanburgers, South Atlantic League (2025- l

Persons who were born here

• Rick Adair, coach
• Travis Adair, minor league infielder
• Ted Alexander, pitcher
• Red Borom, infielder
• Rube Chambers, pitcher
• Steve Coley, minor league outfielder
• Fieldin Culbreth, umpire
• Logan Drake, pitcher
• Steven Duggar, outfielder
• Jesse Fowler, pitcher
• Heath Hembree, pitcher
• Tim Hosley, catcher
• Terry Hughes, infielder
• Marques Kyles, minor league pitcher
• Monte Lee, minor league outfielder
• William Lindsay, infielder
• David Marchbanks, minor league pitcher
• Marcus McBeth, pitcher
• John McMakin, pitcher
• Kevin Pucetas, minor league pitcher
• Nat Rogers, outfielder
• Al Rosen, infielder
• Beauford Sanders, college coach
• Steven Tolleson, infielder
• Wayne Tolleson, infielder
• Spades Wood, pitcher

Persons who died here

• George Banks, outfielder
• Art Fowler, pitcher
• Andy Hancock, minor league catcher
• Lon Joyce, scout
• Al Lakeman, catcher

Educational institutions located here

• Broome High School
• Converse College
• George Washington Carver High School
• Spartanburg Community College
• Spartanburg High School
• University of South Carolina Upstate
• Wofford College