Fitzgerald Pioneers

Fitzgerald Pioneers
19481957
Fitzgerald, Georgia
Class-level
Previous Class D
Minor league affiliations
League Georgia–Florida League (1953–1957)
Previous leagues
Georgia State League (1948–1952)
Major league affiliations
Previous
Minor league titles
League titles 1 (1948)
Team data
Previous names
  • Fitzgerald Orioles (1957)
  • Fitzgerald Athletics (1956)
  • Fitzgerald Redlegs (1954)
  • Fitzgerald Pioneers (1948–1953)

The Fitzgerald Pioneers were a minor league baseball team, based in Fitzgerald, Georgia that played from 1948 until 1957. The team played in the Class D Georgia State League and won the league's title in 1948.

In 1953, the team joined the Georgia–Florida League and became an affiliate of the Cincinnati Redlegs. The following year the team name changed to the Fitzgerald Redlegs, to match their affiliate. In 1956 the team became and affiliate of the Kansas City Athletics and was renamed the Fitzgerald Athletics. Finally in 1957, the team became affiliated with Baltimore Orioles and were renamed the Fitzgerald Orioles.

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