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Spartanburg Traders South Atlantic League

Spartanburg Traders

Spartanburg, South Carolina was a long-time minor league outpost of the Philadelphia Phillies organization, hosting a Phils’ Class A farm club from 1963 to 1994. For most of that era Spartanburg’s local nine were also known as the Phillies.  But during a six-year period from 1980 to 1985 the team experimented with several different local identities, including the Traders (1980-1982), the Spinners (1983) and the Suns (1984-1985).

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Spartanburg Phillies Baseball

Spartanburg Phillies

Western Carolinas League (1963-1979) South Atlantic League (1986-1994) Born: 1963 – Western Carolinas League expansion franchise Moved: 1995 (Piedmont Phillies) Western Carolinas League Champions: 1966, 1967, 1972,

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