# Sumter Chicks
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{{Infobox Minor League Baseball
| name = Sumter Chicks
| firstseason = 1949
| lastseason = 1950
| allyears =1907–1908 1949–1950
| city = Sumter, South Carolina
| logo =
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| past class level = {{plainlist|
*[Class D](/source/Class_D_(baseball)) (1907–1908)
[Class A](/source/Class_A_(baseball)) (1949–1950)
}}
| pastmajorleague = {{plainlist|
None
}}
| conference =
| colors =
| division =
| past league =[South Carolina League](/source/South_Carolina_League) (1907–1908)
[Tri-State League](/source/Tri-State_League) (1949–1950)
| pastparks = {{plainlist|
*[Riley Park](/source/Riley_Park_(Sumter))
}}
| pastnames = {{plainlist|
*Sumter Game Cocks (1907–1908)
* Sumter Chicks (1949–1950)
}}
| leaguenum = 2
| leaguechamps = 1907, 1908
}}
The '''Sumter Chicks''' were a minor league baseball team based in [Sumter, South Carolina](/source/Sumter%2C_South_Carolina), United States that played in the [Tri-State League](/source/Tri-State_League) in 1949 and 1950.
==History==
The Sumter Chicks were preceded by the '''Sumter Game Cocks''', who played as members of the [South Carolina League](/source/South_Carolina_League) in 1907 and 1908. Sumter won the league championship in both seasons.[{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor1-first=Lloyd |editor1-last=Johnson |editor2-first=Miles |editor2-last=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=[Baseball America](/source/Baseball_America) |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=Sumter, South Carolina Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}]
It was reported that Sumter defeated [Chester](/source/Chester_Collegians) 2–1 in 10–innings on July 24, 1908. It was noted in the Chester newspaper, on July 28, 1908, that "some of the fans were greatly disappointed at the very rude manner in which they were treated while in Sumter last week."[{{cite web
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| title =The Lantern, Chester S.C.- July 28, 1908
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| first =Bigham
| date = June 4, 2019
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On July 27, 1908, Sumter was in 1st place with a 39–26 record, with the season soon to conclude, as reported in newspaper standings. The Chester Lantern newspaper stated "we want justice" in the final standings, due to Orageburg's poor play against Sumter, due to the "desire of Orangeburg that Sumter should win the pennant this year."[{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-SCAR/y-1908|title=1908 South Carolina League (SCL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=46af57f5|title = 1908 Chester Statistics}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=c9dfd5e3|title=1908 South Carolina League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=Sumter, South Carolina Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}]
The 1949 season attendance was 55,309, last in the 8–team Tri-State League.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-sc14819/y-1949|title=1949 Sumter Chicks minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-TRIS5/y-1950|title=1950 Tri-State League (TSL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}] In 1952, the Chicks and the Florence Steelers were replaced by the [Greenwood Tigers](/source/Greenwood_Tigers) and [Greenville Spinners](/source/Greenville_Spinners) in the Tri-State League.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=fbce016d|title=1952 Tri-State League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}]
In 1970, the [Sumter Indians](/source/Sumter_Indians) resumed minor league play as members of the [Western Carolinas League](/source/Western_Carolinas_League).[{{cite web|url=https://uscfireants.com/|title=USC Sumter Athletics - University of South Carolina Sumter|website=uscfireants.com}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.morris.edu/athletics/sports|title=Sports - Morris College|website=www.morris.edu}}]
==Notable alumni==
* [Tony Daniels](/source/Tony_Daniels) (1949)
* [Wes Livengood](/source/Wes_Livengood) (1949, MGR)
==Year–by–year records==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! Year !! Record !! Finish !! Manager !! Notes
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| 1907|| 44–23|| 1st || Guy Gunter ||'''League champions'''
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| 1908|| 41–27|| 1st || Fred Dingle ||'''League champions'''
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| 1949|| 65–80|| 6th || [Wes Livengood](/source/Wes_Livengood) / Glen Schaeffer ||Did not qualify
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| 1950|| 53–91|| 8th || Charles Biggs / Vance Carlson||Did not qualify
|-
|}