Greenville Spinners

Greenville Spinners
Greenville Spinners
1907–1972; (1907–1912, 1919–1931, 1938–1942, 1946–1952, 1954–1955, 1962); Greenville, South Carolina ;
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class A (1962); Class B (1951–1955); Class A (1946–1950); Class B (1938–1942); Class D (1931); Class B (1921–1930); Class C (1919–1920); Class D (1907–1912);
League	Western Carolinas League (1962–1972)
Previous leagues	South Atlantic League (1961–1962); Tri-State League (1951–1955); South Atlantic League (1938–1950); Palmetto League (1931); South Atlantic League (1919–1930); Carolina Association (1908–1912); South Carolina League (1907);
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1947–1950, 1961–1962); Chicago White Sox (1946); Washington Senators (1939–1941);
Minor league titles
League titles	7 (1910, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1948
Team data
Previous names	Greenville Spinners (1908–1912, 1919–1931, 1938–1942, 1946–1955, 1961–1962); Greenville Edistoes (1907);
Previous parks	Meadowbrook Park

The Greenville Spinners was a primary name of the minor league baseball teams located in Greenville, South Carolina between 1907 and 1962. Greenville teams played as members of the South Carolina League in 1907, Carolina Association (1908–1912), the South Atlantic League (1919–1930, 1946–1950 and 1961–1962), the Palmetto League in 1931, and the Tri-State League (1954–1955).

Greenville was an affiliate of the Washington Senators (1939–1941), Chicago White Sox (1946), Brooklyn Dodgers (1947–1950) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1961–1962).

Baseball Hall of Fame member Tommy Lasorda (1949) and Greenville native Shoeless Joe Jackson (1908).

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