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2002 Georgia Minor Leagues Reunion
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Clint Chafin has done great things with his Georgia Minor League Reunions. These
pictures are from the 2002 Georgia Minor Leagues Reunion held in Moultrie, Ga. Over 50 former Minor League Stars attended the event, and it was such a success that Clint is going to do it again: |
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Bill Kivett (left) Signs bats at the reunion. Bill played in the late forties
and early fifties, including a season in the Georgia-Florida League at Moutrie, Georgia, and a year as a member of the Selma Cloverleafs of the Southeastern League |
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Bobby McGee (seated, left), Elmer Tessin (seated, right) & Paul Eames (back, left).
McGee had a great season at Hazelhurst-Baxley Cardinals (Georgia State League) in 1954 driving in 111 runs and batting .306. Tessin won 16 games for the 1950 Moultrie Cubs of the Geogia-Florida League, and Eames spent 5 seasons in the Georgia-Florida League, 2 with the Albany Cardinals, 1 with the Thomasville Tomcats, 1 with the Waycross Bears, and 1 with the Tifton Indians. |
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Left to right: Jack Daughty, Floyd Moser, Paul Eames (standing), and Hank Spain.
Moser played most of his ball in Class D Carolina leagues, and Spain spent two seasons with the Cordele A’s of the Georgia-Florida League. |
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Tex Young(left) & Milton Wrenn(right). Young played with the Cordele Indians(Georgia-Florida
League), and the Vidalia-Lyons Twins & Dublin Green Sox of the Georgia State League. Wrenn played with Moultrie and Tifton of the Georgia-Florida League. Clint Chafin also tells us, » Mr. Wrenn, played, as he says, �Had a cup of coffee� with the Philly A�s Major League Club. He played for Connie Mack. Mr. Wrenn had a great Minor League career and even started his own Semi-Pro team in Moultrie. He was a Little League Coach for several years in Moultrie ». |
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The participants at the 2002 reunion.
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Attendees:
Alabama-Florida League Georgia-Alabama League Georgia-Florida-League Georgia State League Blas Arroyo 1948,1950 Carrollton Danny Billy Mayes Paul Floyd Edsel Jim George Herrington Ed Steve Bill Arnold Otto Joey Ken Bobby Deane Floyd Thomas Proctor Harry Rollie Arthur Schmidt Logan 1947 Cordele Hal Smith � Batboy Hank Spain Hillory Fred Stevenson Norris Strickland Elmer Jim Milton Robert Phil Gilbert Chester Kavanage Chester Ploszaj Bob Dizzy Justin Bracewell Sonny WR �Ears� David |