| Georgia State League | |
| Sport: | Minor League Baseball |
| Replaced: | Florida–Alabama–Georgia League |
| President: | J. W. Thomas(1906) I. J. Kalmon (1914) J. P. Nichols, Jr. (1920) H. P. Meikleham (1921) Joseph W. Matt, Jr. (1948–1949) Earl Blue (1950) J.T. Morris (1951) Bill Estroff (1952–1954) W. H. Lovett (1955) Oswald Hadden (1956) |
| Teams: | 28 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Continent: | or |
| Continents: | --> |
| Most Champs: | 2 Vidalia Indians Douglas Trojans/Douglas Reds |
| Classification: | Class D (1906, 1914, 1920–1921 and 1948–1956) |
| Related Comps: | Georgia–Florida League Georgia–Alabama League |
The Georgia State League was an American Class D minor league in professional baseball that existed in 1906, 1914, 1920–1921 and 1948–1956. During its last incarnation, it existed alongside two nearby Class D circuits, the Georgia–Florida League and the Georgia–Alabama League.
The version of the league began with six teams, but two clubs were forced to disband and a third to relocate before the league folded on July 9. Then, in the Empire State League based in Georgia renamed itself Georgia State League. The six-team 1914 league played a full schedule and crowned a champion, the Americus Muckalees. But the resurgence of the league did not even last two years. The circuit started 1915 as the Georgia State League and was renamed the Florida–Alabama–Georgia League (the "FLAG League"), which operated in the state of Florida, on June 15.
After World War I, the league—again featuring half a dozen member clubs—was revived for two full campaigns. In 1920, it was dominated by legendary minor league slugger Ike Boone, who batted .403 and led the GSL in hits, runs and home runs.
The Georgia State League revived in during the post-World War II boom in minor league baseball. It expanded from six to eight teams in, and by had begun to attract working agreements with Major League Baseball farm systems. But as the low minors began to experience falling attendance during the 1950s, the GSL began to suffer. Its Statesboro Pilots club disbanded on July 1,, leaving the league with only five teams. The Georgia State League began and finished the season with a full complement of six teams. The Georgi State League did not return to play in 1957 and never reformed.
Albany 1906
Americus Pallbearers 1906; Americus Muckalees 1914
Baxley Red Sox 1948
Brunswick 1906; Brunswick Pilots 1914
Carrollton 1920–1921
Cedartown Cedars 1920–1921
Cordele 1906; Cordele Ramblers 1914
Douglas Rebels 1948; Douglas Trojans 1949–1955; Douglas Reds 1956
Dublin Green Sox 1949–1952; Dublin Irish 1953–1956
Griffin 1920–1921
Eastman Dodgers 1948–1953
Fitzgerald Pioneers 1948–1952
Jesup Bees 1950–1953
LaGrange 1920–1921
Lindale Pepperells 1920–1921
Rome 1920–1921
Sandersville Wacos 1953–1954; Sandersville Giants 1955–1956
Sparta Saints 1948–1949
Statesboro Pilots 1952–1955
Thomasville Hornets 1914
Thomson Orioles 1956
Tifton Blue Sox 1949–1950
Valdosta Stars 1906; Valdosta Millionaires 1914
Vidalia Indians 1952–1956
Waycross Machinists 1906; Waycross Grasshoppers 1914