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History

Baseball can be traced in Charleston back to 1886, when the Charleston Seagulls took the field in front of only 32 people at an old high school baseball field. In 1897 a brand new facility was built for the Seagulls named College Park. In 1907 the Sea Gulls won the South Atlantic League Championship. In 1947 the new Charleston Rebels set an attendance record of 184,851, which stood until 1997. The Rebels became the second team to bring home the South Atlantic League Pennant.

The RiverDogs were originally formed in 1980 under the name of the Charleston Royals. They won the South Atlantic League's Southern Division championship in their first full season, and again in 1984. In 1988, the renamed Charleston Rainbows won the divisional championship for a third time. However, after this success, the team suffered five consecutive losing seasons before changing their name to the RiverDogs in 1994.

1997 saw the RiverDogs leave their 111 year old College Park stadium and move into the brand new 5,900 person capacity Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park. The team also began its eight year affiliation with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1997. The "Joe" as it's nicknamed quickly saw a rise in total attendance setting a record of 100,000 fan increase over just 1 year! The RiverDogs became a Class A affiliate with the Yankees on September 15, 2004. At the end of the 2005 season, Charleston is making an attempt to attract a Class AA team by expanding their stadium by 1,000 seats. Charleston's single game attendance record is 8,257 which was set on July 3rd, 2006. So far this season the team has averaged 4,043 a game. Joseph P. Riley, Jr. ... Major league affiliations American League (1998–present) East Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 12, 42 Name Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–present) Other nicknames The D-Rays, The Rays Ballpark Tropicana Field (1998–present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) none AL Pennants (0) none Division titles... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Through solid ownership, the Riverdogs are home to what is consistently voted the best ballpark in the Southeast ^{[dubious — see talk page]}, and also subsidizes ticket and refreshment sales, keeping prices low and contributing most of the proceeds generated from concessions to local schools and charities.

Notable players

A number of ex-RiverDogs have gone on to make a name for themselves in Major League Baseball, including: Rocco Baldelli, Sandy Alomar, Jr., Roberto Alomar, Carlos Baerga, Seth McClung, Josh Hamilton, Fernando Tatis, Aubrey Huff, and David Cone. Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. ... Rocco Dan Baldelli (born September 25, 1981 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island) is a Major League Baseball player for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. ... Santos Sandy Alomar Velazquez, Jr. ... Roberto Alomar Velázquez (born February 5, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball player, considered by many to be one of the best second basemen to have ever played the game. ... Carlos Obed Baerga Ortiz (born November 4, 1968 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico), better known plainly as Carlos Baerga, is a Major League Baseball player. ... Michael Seth McClung (born February 7, 1981 in Lewisburg, WV) is a pitcher who plays for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. ... For other people with this name, see Josh Hamilton Joshua Holt Hamilton also known as Ham Bone (born May 21, 1981 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds. ... Fernando Tatis, Jr. ... Aubrey Lewis Huff (born December 20, 1976 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros. ... David Brian Cone (born January 2, 1963 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. ...

Gallery

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External link

• Charleston RiverDogs official website

Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... League International League Division North Year founded 1989 Major League affiliation New York Yankees Home ballpark PNC Field Previous home ballparks City Moosic, Pennsylvania Current uniform colors Navy Blue, Grey, White Previous uniform colors Red, Blue, White Logo design Baseball bat and Uncle Sam hat with the Yankees wordmark centered... League Eastern League Division Northern Division Year founded 1994 Major League affiliation New York Yankees Home ballpark Mercer County Waterfront Park Previous home ballparks Labatt Park City Trenton, New Jersey Current uniform colors blue, black, red Previous uniform colors navy, orange Logo design A T with the Norse god Thor... 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Baseball	IL: Charlotte Knights, CL: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, SAL: Charleston RiverDogs • Greenville Drive, SCL: Aiken Foxhounds • Anderson Joes
Football	AIFA: Carolina Sandsharks • Florence Phantoms, NIFL: Columbia Stingers
Hockey	ECHL: Columbia Inferno • South Carolina Stingrays
Soccer	USL-1: Charleston Battery
College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Charleston Southern • Clemson • Coastal Carolina • College of Charleston • Furman • South Carolina • South Carolina State • The Citadel • Winthrop • Wofford