Suffolk Goobers
minor League Baseball team
The Suffolk Goobers were a minor league baseball team based in Suffolk, Virginia. From 1948 to 1951, the "Goobers" played as members of the Class D level Virginia League, winning the 1948 league pennant. The Goobers were preceded in Virginia League play by Suffolk teams who played in the 1915 and from 1919 to 1921 seasons.
Spanning 36 years, the Suffolk Virginia League teams all hosted minor league home games at Peanut Park in Suffolk.
History
1915, 1919 to 1921: Virginia League
After Suffolk folk first hosted minor league baseball with the 1911 Suffolk championship team of the Tidewater League, the "Nuts" were preceded in minor league play by the 1915 Suffolk Tigers of the Class C level Virginia League. The Tigers finished the 1915 season in fifth place in the six-team league with a record of 59-62. The Suffolk Tigers folded from the Virginia League following the 1915 season, replaced in 1916 league play by the Hopewell Powder Puffs.
In 1919, the Suffolk "Nuts" rejoined the Virginia League, which was a six–team, Class C level league. The Newport News Shipbuilders, Norfolk Tars, Petersburg Goobers, Portsmouth Truckers and Richmond Colts joined Suffolk in beginning league play on May 8, 1919.
The Suffolk use of the "Nuts" moniker corresponded with local peanut agriculture and production in the city.
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