{{Short description|Minor league baseball team (1984–1987)}} {{Infobox Minor League Baseball | name = Macon Pirates | firstseason = 1984 | lastseason = 1987 | city = Macon, Georgia | class level = Class A (1984–1987) | league = South Atlantic League (1984–1987) | majorleague = Pittsburgh Pirates (1984–1987) | ballpark = Luther Williams Field (1984–1987) }} The '''Macon Pirates''' were a Minor League Baseball team based in Macon, Georgia, that served as the Class A farm team of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1984 to 1987. The team played their home games at Luther Williams Field in Macon.
The team began play in 1984 when the Greenwood Pirates relocated from Greenwood, South Carolina. After the 1987 season, the team moved to Augusta, Georgia, where they became known as the Augusta Pirates.
==History== After the 1983 season, the Savannah Braves left Savannah, Georgia, for Greenville, South Carolina, and became the Greenville Braves. This set off a shuffle in the South Atlantic League, where the Macon Redbirds moved to Savannah to become the Savannah Cardinals, followed by the Greenwood Pirates taking their spot in Macon and becoming the '''Macon Pirates'''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rappaport |first1=Michael |date=14 November 1983 |title=SAL Defers Anderson Decision |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/anderson-independent-mail-sal-defers-and/187121058/ |access-date=9 February 2026 |work=Anderson Independent-Mail |page=5}}</ref> Greenwood's attendance had been the lowest among all full season minor league teams, drawing just 8,345 fans during the 1983 season.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 November 1983 |title=Minor league team plans to leave Greenwood |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-index-journal-minor-league-team-plan/190889670/ |access-date=9 February 2026 |work=The Greenwood Index-Journal |page=8}}</ref>
The Macon Pirates' owners, disappointed with attendance in Macon, moved the team to Augusta, Georgia, after the 1987 season, where they were known as the Augusta Pirates.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 October 1987 |title=All-out promotional effort planned for Augusta Pirates |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-index-journal-all-out-promotional-ef/190905538/ |access-date=9 February 2026 |work=The Greenwood Index-Journal |page=14 |agency=AP}}</ref> After the 1993 season, the team rebranded and is now known as the Augusta GreenJackets.
==Season by season results== {| class="wikitable" style = "text-align: center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year !! {{Abbr|Aff.|MLB affiliation}} !! League !! Division !! W–L !! Win%!! Place !! Manager !! Postseason !! Attendance !! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! colspan="11" style="background: #FFC72C; color:black;text-align:center;"|Macon Pirates |- |1984 || PIT || SAL || South || 57–85 || {{winpct|57|85}} || 5th || Joe Frisina || – || 32,059 || <ref>{{cite web |title=1984 Macon Pirates Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-mp12743/y-1984 |access-date=9 February 2026 |website=StatsCrew}}</ref> |- |1985 || PIT || SAL || South || 56–82 || {{winpct|56|82}} || 5th || Mike Quade || – || 39,679 || <ref>{{cite web |title=1985 Macon Pirates Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-mp12743/y-1985 |access-date=9 February 2026 |website=StatsCrew}}</ref> |- |1986 || PIT || SAL || South || 54–84|| {{winpct|54|84}} || 5th || Mike Quade || – || 37,816 || <ref>{{cite web |title=1986 Macon Pirates Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-mp12743/y-1986 |access-date=9 February 2026 |website=StatsCrew}}</ref> |- |1987 || PIT || SAL || South || 73–64|| {{winpct|73|64}} || 3rd || Dennis Rogers || – || 41,728 || <ref>{{cite web |title=1987 Macon Pirates Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-mp12743/y-1987 |access-date=9 February 2026 |website=StatsCrew}}</ref> |- ! colspan="4" |Totals || 240–315 || {{winpct|240|315}} || || || || 151,282 || |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Defunct baseball teams in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Pittsburgh Pirates minor league affiliates Category:Baseball teams established in 1984 Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1987 Category:Defunct South Atlantic League teams