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 Bainbridge, GA: Bainbridge 1916–1917 Dothan, AL: Dolthan 1916–1917 Eufaula, AL: Eufaula 1916–1917 Moultrie, GA: Moultrie Packers 1916–1917 Quitman, GA: Quitman 1916–1917 Tifton, GA: Tifton Tilters 1917 Valdosta, GA: Valdosta Millionaires 1916
Standings & statistics
1916 Dixie League schedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Dolthan3822.633– Jack Reidy Eufaula3424.5863 J.B. RobinsonBainbridge 3129.5177Fred Glass Moultrie Packers2829.4918½ H.J. Wienges / Bob Schuyler Valdosta Millionaires2534.42412½ KuhlmanQuitman2038.34517Jack DonaldsonNo playoffs scheduled.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Fred Chambers DothanBA.348Earl MoseleyDothanW13 Jack Reidy DothanRuns56 R.J. Williamson QuitmanSO109 W.E. Barrow BainbridgeHits83George DickersonDothanPct1.000; 11–0 Fred Chambers DothanHR9
1917 Dixie League schedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Moultrie Packers3620.643– Bob Schuyler Eufaula3123.5744 John Robinson Bainbridge 3225.5614½ Bill Foxworthy / Ed Foster Dolthan2530.45510½ Jack Reidy / Frank Manush Quitman2532.43911½ Jack Donaldson Tifton Tifters1837.32717½Doc Newton League disbanded July 4.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat Tot Lance RichbourgDothanBA.345 Lance RichbourgDothanHits78 L.C. Brinson EufaulaRuns46
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