Fitzgerald Pioneers
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| Fitzgerald Pioneers 1948–1957 Fitzgerald, Georgia |
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| Previous | Class D |
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| League | Georgia–Florida League (1953–1957) |
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Georgia State League (1948–1952) |
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| League titles | 1 (1948) |
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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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- Sports clubs established in 1948
- Sports clubs disestablished in 1957
- Defunct Georgia-Florida League teams
- Defunct Georgia State League teams
- Professional baseball teams in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Baltimore Orioles minor league affiliates
- Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates
- Kansas City Athletics minor league affiliates
- 1948 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- 1957 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
