Spartanburg Peaches

The Spartanburg Peaches hosted their home minor league games at Duncan Park, which is still in use today after opening in 1926.

[3][4] The Anderson A's, Asheville Tourists, Charlotte Hornets, Knoxville Smokies and Shelby Cubs teams joined the Spartanburg Peaches in beginning league play on April 24, 1946.

Spartanburg played the season under manager Ed Dancisak and did not qualify for the four team playoffs won by Charlotte.

With Kerby Farrell returning as manager, Spartanburg continued play as a Cleveland Indians affiliate and ended the 1948 season with a record of 68–77, placing seventh in the standings of the eight-team league.

[13][14] The Peaches finished 26.5 games behind the first place Asheville Tourists and did not qualify for the playoffs, won by the Fayetteville Cubs.

[3] Continuing play as an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, the 1949 Spartanburg Peaches advanced to the Tri–State League playoff finals.

[17][18][3] In 1950, Spartanburg qualified for the 1950 Tri–State League playoffs, as Kerby Farrell again managed the team as a Cleveland Indians affiliate.

[23] In the first-round playoff series, the Peaches defeated the pennant winning Charlotte team 3 games to 1 and advanced.

In the finals, the Spartanburg Peaches swept the Ashville Tourists 4 games to 0 to win the Tri-State League championship.

[3] In 1952, Spartanburg continued play as a Cleveland Indians affiliate in the eight-team Class B level Tri-State League, qualified for the playoffs for a fourth straight season and advanced to the finals.

Jimmy Bloodworth remained as manager as the Cleveland Indians affiliate Peaches ended the regular season 19.0 games behind the first place Ashville Tourists.

The Peaches won the league pennant, finishing 12.5 games ahead of second place Greenville in the overall standings.

[35] The Duncan Park Stadium hosted its first game on July 8, 1926, when the minor league Spartanburg Spartans defeated the Macon Peaches by the score of 5-1.

[36] In 1937, the New York Yankees, with six future members of the Baseball Hall of Fame: Lou Gehrig, Bill Dickey, Lefty Gomez, Tony Lazzeri, Red Ruffing and Joe DiMaggio, played an exhibition game at Duncan Park as the team was returning from their spring training.