Savannah Electrics
minor league baseball team
The Savannah Electrics were a minor league baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia.
Savannah teams played exclusively as members of the Southern League (also called the interchangeable "Southern Association") in the 1886–1887, 1893–1894 and 1898 seasons, before folding during the 1898 season. Savannah teams of 1886 and 1887 preceded the 1893 "Electrics" in Southern League play. The 1894 team was known as the "Modocs."
The Savannah use of the "Electrics" nickname corresponds to local industry in the era, as the Brush Electric Company was in established in Savannah.
The Savannah teams hosted home minor league games at the Bolton Street Park.
Two Baseball Hall of Fame members played for Savannah teams. Hank O'Day played for the Savannah team in 1886 and Fred Clarke played for the 1894 Savanna Modocs.
History
Minor league baseball began in Savannah with the 1884 Savannah Dixies, who played the season as members of the independent Georgia State League.
The "Electrics" were preceded in Southern League play by the "Savannah" team, who played as members of the 1886 and 1887 Southern League, without a team nickname, common in the era. In 1886, the Savannah team joined the Class B level, eight–team Southern League.
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