The Pacolet Baseball Teams Over the Years
(Thanks to Don Camby for furnishing most of these
photographs and identifying many of the players.)
The Pacolet Trojans about
1949. Back row from the left -"Tuffy" Phillips
(Scorekeeper), James "Pee Wee" Lambert, Kansas "Shag"
Goforth, Olin Hodge, James "Smokey" Mathis, Carl McSwain,
Sam Hogan, T. E. Fleming. Front row, kneeling from left-
Donnie Fowler, "Old Boy" or "Foot" Tate, Raymond
"Red" Ellison, Mauldin Pearson, Donnie "Moon" Seay, Curtis
Randall. (Young boy peeping through between Tuffy and Pee
Wee is Ray Ellison , Red's son.)
The team shown above was
the Easter Carolina League Champions in 1936. Team members
are:
Front row (l-r) - Leory Pace; Claude Arnold; T.E. Fleming;
Wilson Lee; Tobe Campbell; Albert "Rattler" Pace; "Cooter"
Scott; Wilburn Clary. Back Row (l-r) - O'Neal Landrum;
Horace "Windy" Henderson (Scorekeeper); Ed Clary; Tommy
Jett; Lawrence Fleming; A.C. Phillips; Ernie "Cabbage
Head" White ; Arthur Goforth; Lynwood McMakin; Raymond
"Red" Ellison, M.W. Lancaster
The 1937 team above was photographed sitting on the Hall
steps.
1939 Team - Photo Courtesy of Peter Metzke
The 1940 team had a 29-8 record.
The 1943 team was the Champion team of the Spartanburg
County Baseball league with a record of 20-15.
The 1943 team. Not identified in the photo is James
"Bill" Allen, third from the right in the back row.
The 1947 team was the Champion of the Eastern Carolina
League with a 16-6 record.
The 1949 team that was the Champion of the Eastern
Carolina League with a 26-15 record.
Photo taken about 1949. The Black Trojans were the
Champions of the Spartanburg County Colored League.
August, 1953 - Photo furnished by Peter Metzke
This is a statement of
expenses for the Pacolet Mills Trojans in 1948 furnished
by Don Camby. Keep in mind that the minimum wage in 1948
was 40 cents an hour. The players share of $105.92
represented wages for about 264 hours or 6+ work weeks of
40 hours.
Both the black and the white teams played their home
games at the town ballpark.
Baseball games at the ballpark
were also a part of the community July 4th celebrations. More
photos of the July 4th activities can also be seen at Photo Album 7.
This web site has
been started as a public service to share the story of
Pacolet.
