{{Infobox Minor League Baseball | name = Macon Redbirds | firstseason = 1980 | lastseason = 1983 | allyears = | city = Macon, Georgia | logo = | uniformlogo = | class level = Class A (1980–1983) | league = South Atlantic League (1980–1983) | majorleague = {{plainlist| * St. Louis Cardinals (1983) * Detroit Tigers (1981–1982) * Co-op (1980) }} | nickname = {{plainlist| * Macon Redbirds (1983) * Macon Peaches (1980–1982) }} | ballpark = Luther Williams Field (1980–1983) | classnum = | classchamps = | leaguenum = | leaguechamps = | confnum = | conferencechamps = | divnum = | divisionchamps = | wildcardnum = | wildcardberths = }} The '''Macon Redbirds''' were a Minor League Baseball team based in Macon, Georgia from 1980 to 1983. They were a member of the Class A South Atlantic League. From 1980 to 1982, they were known as the '''Macon Peaches'''. The team played their home games at Luther Williams Field for all four years of their existence.
The team began play in 1980 as a South Atlantic League expansion team. After the 1983 season, they relocated to Savannah, Georgia, where they were known as the Savannah Cardinals.
==History==
The Western Carolinas League placed expansion teams in Charleston, South Carolina, and Macon, Georgia, after the 1979 season. With the league expanding outside of its geographical moniker, it renamed itself to the South Atlantic League. Macon's team was named the '''Macon Peaches''', in keeping with the Macon Peaches which had played for many years in the old South Atlantic League.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hodges |first1=Jim |title=WCL Brings Past to the Present |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-news-wcl-brings-past-to-the-pr/191035773/ |access-date=11 February 2026 |work=The Macon News |date=31 January 1980 |page=23}}</ref>
After the 1982 season, the team became affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals and changed its name to the '''Macon Redbirds'''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stratton |first1=Bob |title=A quiet farewell to a Macon tradition |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-news-a-quiet-farewell-to-a-mac/191086110/ |access-date=11 February 2026 |work=The Macon News |date=18 January 1983 |page=4}}</ref>
The Redbirds moved to Savannah, Georgia after the 1983 season, becoming the Savannah Cardinals. Macon would not go without baseball, however, as the Greenwood Pirates promptly moved in, becoming the Macon Pirates.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rappaport |first1=Michael |title=SAL Defers Anderson Decision |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/anderson-independent-mail-sal-defers-and/187121058/ |access-date=19 December 2025 |work=Anderson Independent-Mail |date=14 November 1983 |page=5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Chuck |title=Peaches, Redbirds, Pirates, ?? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph/191086764/ |access-date=11 February 2026 |work=The Macon Telegraph |date=19 November 1983 |page=43}}</ref>
==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: #FF6720; color:black;text-align:center;"|Macon Peaches |- |1980 || – || SAL || South || {{nowrap|59–81}} || {{winpct|59|81}} || 4th || Brock Pemberton<br>Brannon Bonifay<br>Ted Brazell || – || 56,671 || <ref>{{cite web |title=1980 Macon Peaches Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-mp12742/y-1980 |website=statscrew.com |access-date=10 February 2026}}</ref> |- |1981 || DET || SAL || South || 62–79 || {{winpct|62|79}} || 4th || Tom Kotchman || – || 72,557 || <ref>{{cite web |title=1981 Macon Peaches Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-mp12742/y-1981 |website=statscrew.com |access-date=10 February 2026}}</ref> |- |1982 || DET || SAL || South || 66–72|| {{winpct|66|72}} || 4th || Ted Brazell || – || 66,467 || <ref>{{cite web |title=1982 Macon Peaches Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-mp12742/y-1982 |website=statscrew.com |access-date=10 February 2026}}</ref> |- ! colspan="11" style="background: #BE0A14; color:black;text-align:center;"|Macon Redbirds |- |1983 || STL || SAL || South || 71–73|| {{winpct|71|73}} || 3rd || Lloyd Merritt || – || 37,992 || <ref>{{cite web |title=1983 Macon Redbirds Roster |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-mr12744/y-1983 |website=statscrew.com |access-date=10 February 2026}}</ref> |- ! colspan="4" |Totals || 258–305 || {{winpct|258|305}} || || || || 233,687 || |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Defunct baseball teams in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates Category:Defunct South Atlantic League teams Category:Baseball teams established in 1980 Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1983 Category:Macon, Georgia