Columbia Comers
| Columbia Comers 1904–1930 (1904-1912, 1914-1917, 1919-1923, 1925-1930) Columbia, South Carolina |
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| League titles | 4 (1917, 1919, 1920, 1921) |
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The Columbia Comers were a minor league baseball team, based in Columbia, South Carolina and played in the South Atlantic League. The team was first known as the Columbia Skyscrapers in 1904 and later became the Columbia Gamecocks for the next six seasons. In 1911, the Gamecocks changed their name to the Columbia Commies. The team then went 38-28 in the first half of the South Atlantic League season, winning the second half title, before losing to the Columbus Foxes in the league championship.
In 1912, the club was finally named the Comers, and would eventually win four league titles. They briefly played part of their 1923 season in Gastonia, North Carolina as the Gastonia Comers. In 1930, the team was an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Season-by-season
(from Comers' Baseball Reference Bullpen) (from Commies' Baseball Reference Bullpen) (from Gamecocks' Baseball Reference Bullpen) (from Skyscrapers' Baseball Reference Bullpen)
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1904 | 47-62 | 5th | John Grim / William Engle | |
| 1905 | 52-75 | 6th | Billy Earle / Charlie Dexter | |
| 1906 | 52-59 | 4th | Ed Granville | |
| 1907 | 36-87 | 6th | Jay Kanzler / Bill Hallman / Edward Ransick | |
| 1908 | 46-58 | 4th | Win Clark | |
| 1909 | 41-78 | 8th | Ed Granville | |
| 1910 | 46-72 | 6th | William Breitenstein / Frederick Cavender | |
| 1911 | 87-49 | 1st | Frederick Cavender / Win Clark | Lost League Finals to Columbus Foxes |
| 1912 | 41-75 | 6th | Langdon Clark / Ted McGrew / Herman Badel | |
| 1914 | 60-66 | 4th | Doug Harbison | |
| 1915 | 44-42 | 4th | Connie Lewis / Doug Harbison | |
| 1916 | 72-50 | 1st | Doug Harbison | Lost League Finals |
| 1917 | 40-28 | 2nd | Jack Corbett | League Champs No playoffs |
| 1919 | 55-39 | 1st | Tommy Clarke | League Champs No playoffs |
| 1920 | 76-44 | 1st | Zinn Beck | League Champs No playoffs |
| 1921 | 95-53 | 1st | Zinn Beck | League Champs No playoffs |
| 1922 | 72-59 | 3rd | Zinn Beck | |
| 1923 | 44-96 | 6th | Scotty Alcock | Team moved to Gastonia July 26, 1923 for the remainder of the season |
| 1925 | 47-82 | 7th | Olin Perrin | |
| 1926 | 40-106 | 8th | Herbert Brenner | |
| 1927 | 65-81 | 7th | Gabby Street | |
| 1928 | 67-78 | 6th | Joe Kelly | |
| 1929 | 68-79 | 7th | Joe Kelly | |
| 1930 | 39-101 | 6th | Marty Fielder / Lem Stebbins |
