Tag: Bill Scripps

1988 August Pirates baseball program from the South Atlantic League

Augusta Pirates

The Augusta Pirates were a Class A farm of the Pittsburgh Pirates for six seasons during the late 1980’s/early 90’s. The franchise relocated from Macon, Georgia in 1988 after years of effort by Bill Heaton to bring pro baseball back to Augusta after a quarter century absence. The club was re-branded as the Augusta Greenjackets in 1994.

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