Orangeburg Dodgers

Minor league baseball team from Orangeburg, South Carolina

Minor league baseball team

Orangeburg Dodgers

* 1973-1974
* Orangeburg, South Carolina

Minor league affiliations
Previous classes| Class-A
League| Western Carolinas League

Previous leagues

| South Carolina League (1906-1908)
Major league affiliations
Previous teams| Los Angeles Dodgers (1974)
Team data

Previous names

* Orangeburg Dodgers (1974)
* Orangeburg Cardinals (1973)
* Orangeburg Cotton Pickers (1906-1908)

The Orangeburg Dodgers were a minor league baseball team based in Orangeburg, South Carolina that played in the Class-A Western Carolinas League in 1974. They were an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and finished in 4th place with a 63-71 record in their single season of play.[1]: 585 Four of their players went on to play in the major leagues, most notably, Pedro Guerrero. They were managed by Bart Shirley.[2]

The team had played in 1973 as the Orangeburg Cardinals, a co-op team featuring players from multiple franchises.[1]: 585 Randy Poffo played for the Cardinals in 1973, but later stepped away from baseball and gained fame as the professional wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage.[3] The first Orangeburg team was the Orangeburg Cotton Pickers, who played as members of the South Carolina League from 1906 to 1908.[1]: 508

## References

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1. ^ a b c Sumner, Benjamin Barrett (2000). Minor league baseball standings : all North American leagues, through 1999. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0781-1. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
2. ^ "1974 Orangeburg Dodgers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
3. ^ "Randy Poffo Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 30, 2025.

## External links

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* Baseball Reference

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