Dixie League (1916 baseball)


The Dixie League was a Class D level baseball league that played in the 1916 and 1917 seasons, with teams based in the US states of Alabama and Georgia.

History

The Dixie League played a full season in 1916, with the Dolthan team winning the championship with a 38–22 record in the six–team league. In its second season, the league folded on July 4, 1917 with the Moultrie Packers in 1st place.
Sixteen years later, the Dixie League was reformed, with teams based in the western Gulf Coast states. It played in the 1933 season before splitting into two Class C level leagues, the East Dixie League and West Dixie League in 1934.

Cities Represented

Standings & statistics

1916 Dixie League

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Dolthan3822.633–Jack Reidy
Eufaula3424.5863.0J.B. Robinson
Bainbridge3129.5177.0Fred Glass
Moultrie Packers2829.4918.5H.J. Wienges / Bob Schuyler
Valdosta Millionaires2534.42412.5Kuhlman
Quitman2038.34517.0Jack Donaldson
No Playoff Scheduled.
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Fred ChambersDothanBA.348Earl MoseleyDothanW13
Jack ReidyDothanRuns56R.J. WilliamsonQuitmanSO109
W.E. BarrowBainbridgeHits83George DickersonDothanPct1.000; 11–0
Fred ChambersDothanHR9-----

1917 Dixie League

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Moultrie Packers3620.643–Bob Schuyler
Eufaula3123.5744.0John Robinson
Bainbridge3225.5614.5Bill Foxworthy / Ed Foster
Dolthan2530.45510.5Jack Reidy / Frank Manush
Quitman2532.43911.5Jack Donaldson
Tifton Tifters1837.32717.5Doc Newton
The league disbanded July 4.
PlayerTeamStatTot
Lance RichbourgDothanBA.345
Lance RichbourgDothanHits78
L.C. BrinsonEufaulaRuns46