Columbia Comers

Columbia Comers
19041930
(1904-1912, 1914-1917, 1919-1923, 1925-1930)
Columbia, South Carolina
Class-level
Previous
  • Class B (1921-1930)
  • Class C (1904-1920)
Minor league affiliations
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Previous
Minor league titles
League titles 4 (1917, 1919, 1920, 1921)
Team data
Previous names
  • Columbia Comers (1912-1930)
  • Gastonia Comers (1923)
  • Columbia Commies (1911)
  • Columbia Gamecocks (1905-1910)
  • Columbia Skyscrapers (1904)

The Columbia Comers were a minor league baseball team, based in Columbia, South Carolina and played in the South Atlantic League. The team was first known as the Columbia Skyscrapers in 1904 and later became the Columbia Gamecocks for the next six seasons. In 1911, the Gamecocks changed their name to the Columbia Commies. The team then went 38-28 in the first half of the South Atlantic League season, winning the second half title, before losing to the Columbus Foxes in the league championship.

In 1912, the club was finally named the Comers, and would eventually win four league titles. They briefly played part of their 1923 season in Gastonia, North Carolina as the Gastonia Comers. In 1930, the team was an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Season-by-season

(from Comers' Baseball Reference Bullpen) (from Commies' Baseball Reference Bullpen) (from Gamecocks' Baseball Reference Bullpen) (from Skyscrapers' Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
1904 47-62 5th John Grim / William Engle
1905 52-75 6th Billy Earle / Charlie Dexter
1906 52-59 4th Ed Granville
1907 36-87 6th Jay Kanzler / Bill Hallman / Edward Ransick
1908 46-58 4th Win Clark
1909 41-78 8th Ed Granville
1910 46-72 6th William Breitenstein / Frederick Cavender
1911 87-49 1st Frederick Cavender / Win Clark Lost League Finals
to Columbus Foxes
1912 41-75 6th Langdon Clark / Ted McGrew / Herman Badel
1914 60-66 4th Doug Harbison
1915 44-42 4th Connie Lewis / Doug Harbison
1916 72-50 1st Doug Harbison Lost League Finals
1917 40-28 2nd Jack Corbett League Champs
No playoffs
1919 55-39 1st Tommy Clarke League Champs
No playoffs
1920 76-44 1st Zinn Beck League Champs
No playoffs
1921 95-53 1st Zinn Beck League Champs
No playoffs
1922 72-59 3rd Zinn Beck
1923 44-96 6th Scotty Alcock Team moved to Gastonia July 26, 1923 for the remainder of the season
1925 47-82 7th Olin Perrin
1926 40-106 8th Herbert Brenner
1927 65-81 7th Gabby Street
1928 67-78 6th Joe Kelly
1929 68-79 7th Joe Kelly
1930 39-101 6th Marty Fielder / Lem Stebbins
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