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Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals)
| Hazlehurst-Baxley Tigers | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Previous classes | Class D |
| League | Georgia State League |
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| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | 1 (1953) |
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Previous names |
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Previous parks | Baxley Baseball Park[ citation needed] [1] |
The Hazlehurst-Baxley Tigers were a minor league baseball team that represented Baxley and Hazlehurst, Georgia in the Georgia State League in 1956. However the team was first established in 1948 as the Baxley Red Sox. The following season the team was known as the Hazlehurst-Baxley Red Socks and a year later, the Hazlehurst-Baxley Red Sox. In 1952, the team began and affiliation with the St. Louis Cardinals and became the Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals.
The Cardinals won the league title in 1953.
Notable alumni
- Bud Metheny (1948)
- Mike Milosevich (1949)
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Categories:
- Baseball teams established in 1948
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1956
- 1948 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- 1956 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Defunct Georgia State League teams
- Professional baseball teams in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Detroit Tigers minor league affiliates
- St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates
- Defunct baseball teams in Georgia (U.S. state)