The Augusta Tigers were a minor league baseball team that existed on-and-off from 1936 to 1958. Based in Augusta, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...

, they played in the South Atlantic League

South Atlantic League

The South Atlantic League is a minor league baseball league based chiefly in the Southeastern United States, with the exception of three teams in the Mid-Atlantic States...

 from 1936 to 1942, from 1946 to 1952 and from 1955 to 1958. They were affiliated with the Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

 in 1936, from 1941 to 1942 and from 1955 to 1958. From 1937 to 1940 and from 1946 to 1949 they were affiliated with the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

. In 1950, they were affiliated with the Washington Senators

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...

. They played their home games at Jennings Stadium

Jennings Stadium

Jennings Stadium was a South Atlantic League baseball stadium in Augusta, Georgia. Built in 1928, it was home to the Augusta Tygers, Augusta Tigers, Augusta Wolves and Augusta Yankees....

.

Notable players

• Jack Mealey
  Jack Mealey
  Maurice F. "Jack" Mealey was a long-time minor league baseball catcher, who also managed in the minor leagues and served as president of the Sooner State League for five years.-Playing career:...
  
   (born 1899) -- minor league baseball catcher, who also managed in the minor leagues and served as president of the Sooner State League

Year-by-year record

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1936	56-94	5th	Dixie Parker Dixie Parker Douglas Woolley Parker was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the 1923 Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...  / Herb Thomas Herb Thomas (baseball) Herbert Mark Thomas was a right-handed minor and major league baseball player and minor league manager. Although his major league career lasted only three seasons, 1924, 1925 and 1927, for two different teams, the Boston Braves and New York Giants, his minor league career spanned 17 seasons...
1937	62-78	5th	Jack Mealey Jack Mealey Maurice F. "Jack" Mealey was a long-time minor league baseball catcher, who also managed in the minor leagues and served as president of the Sooner State League for five years.-Playing career:...  / Troy Agnew Troy Agnew Troy Pipkin Agnew was a minor league baseball catcher and manager. His brother is Sam Agnew.-Playing career:...
1938	74-66	4th	Sam Agnew Sam Agnew Samuel Lester Agnew was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1913 through 1919, he played for the St. Louis Browns , Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators . Agnew batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Farmington, Missouri.Agnew debuted with the St. Louis Browns on April 10,...	Lost in 1st round
1939	83-56	2nd	Ernie Jenkins Ernie Jenkins (baseball) Ernest Lafayette "Lefty" Jenkins was a minor league baseball pitcher and manager. He managed in the New York Yankees system from 1935 to 1939.-Baseball player:...	League Champs
1940	77-73	5th	Phil Page Phil Page Philippe Rausac "Phil" Page is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1928–1930, 1934 with the Detroit Tigers and Brooklyn Dodgers.Page was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and attended Penn State University....  / Ray White Ray White (baseball) Raymond Petrie White was a minor league baseball pitcher and manager. He played from 1933 to 1940, going 55-37 in 170 games. Over the course of his six-year career, he threw 877 innings...
1941	64-74	4th	Lefty Jenkins Ernie Jenkins (baseball) Ernest Lafayette "Lefty" Jenkins was a minor league baseball pitcher and manager. He managed in the New York Yankees system from 1935 to 1939.-Baseball player:...  / Alton Biggs Alton Biggs Charles Alton Biggs was a long-time minor league baseball infielder who spent seven seasons as a player-manager. He was nicknamed Carlos and Arky....	Lost in 1st round
1942	54-84	8th	Alton Biggs Alton Biggs Charles Alton Biggs was a long-time minor league baseball infielder who spent seven seasons as a player-manager. He was nicknamed Carlos and Arky....  / Wally Schang Wally Schang Walter Henry Schang was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1913 through 1931, he played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers . Schang was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...
1946	76-63	4th	Dibrell Williams	League Champs
1947	81-69	4th	Dibrell Williams / Bill Cooper	Lost League Finals
1948	64-87	7th	Bill Cooper / Mike Garbark Mike Garbark Nathaniel Michael Garbark was a Major League Baseball player. Garbark played for the New York Yankees in and . He batted and threw right-handed.He was born in Houston, Texas and died in Charlotte, North Carolina....  / Ernie Jenkins Ernie Jenkins (baseball) Ernest Lafayette "Lefty" Jenkins was a minor league baseball pitcher and manager. He managed in the New York Yankees system from 1935 to 1939.-Baseball player:...
1949	69-83	6th	Alton Biggs Alton Biggs Charles Alton Biggs was a long-time minor league baseball infielder who spent seven seasons as a player-manager. He was nicknamed Carlos and Arky....  / Jim Pruett Jim Pruett James Calvin Pruett was a professional baseball player. He was a catcher over parts of two seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled a .231 batting average in 13 at-bats....
1950	66-87	7th	Pete Appleton Pete Appleton Peter William Appleton [Jake] was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Cincinnati Reds , Cleveland Indians 1930-32), Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , Washington Senators , Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns...
1951	62-76	7th	Ivy Griffin Ivy Griffin Ivy Moore Griffin was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played from 1919–1921 for the Philadelphia Athletics....
1952	38-116	8th	Bob Latshaw Bob Latshaw Robert Eugene Latshaw was a long-time minor league baseball first baseman and manager who also played with the Baltimore Bullets in the American Basketball League in 1945....  / Burl Storie / Walter Snider / Charlie Marshall Charlie Marshall (baseball) Charles Anthony Marshall [born Charles Anthony Marczlewicz] was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1941 season. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, he batted and threw right-handed...
1955	76-64	3rd	Charlie Metro Charlie Metro Charlie Metro was an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, as well as a manager for the Chicago Cubs and the Kansas City Royals. He adopted the name "Metro" from his father, Metro Moreskonich, a Ukrainian immigrant...	League Champs
1956	74-66	4th	Frank Skaff Frank Skaff Francis Michael Skaff was an infielder, coach, manager and scout in American Major League Baseball. Skaff's half-season as acting manager of the Detroit Tigers is one of the most unusual, and tragic, happenstances in baseball annals.Skaff began 1966 as a Detroit coach...  / Willis Hudlin Willis Hudlin George Willis Hudlin was born in Wagoner, Oklahoma and was a Major League Baseball pitcher for, most notably, the Cleveland Indians from to...  / Bill Norman Bill Norman Henry Willis Patrick "Bill" Norman was an American outfielder, coach, manager and scout in Major League Baseball. A longtime minor league player and manager, he is best remembered for his brief term as pilot of the Detroit Tigers in 1958-59.Norman was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and served as a...	Lost in 1st round
1957	98-56	1st	Bill Adair Bill Adair Marion Danne "Bill" Adair was an American coach and interim manager in Major League Baseball. A second baseman, he was a career minor-league player who never rose about the Class AA level but who spent 21 years as a manager in the minors.-History:Born in Mobile, Alabama, Adair was a skipper in the...	Lost League Finals
1958	77-63	1st	Bill Adair Bill Adair Marion Danne "Bill" Adair was an American coach and interim manager in Major League Baseball. A second baseman, he was a career minor-league player who never rose about the Class AA level but who spent 21 years as a manager in the minors.-History:Born in Mobile, Alabama, Adair was a skipper in the...  (30-21) / Stan Charnofsky / Wayne Blackburn Wayne Blackburn Wayne Tennyson Blackburn was a major league baseball coach and minor league player-manager....	Lost in 1st round