The Anderson Braves were a minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...

 team

Team

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 located in Anderson, South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina

Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was estimated at 26,242 in 2006, and the city was the center of an urbanized area of 70,530...

. The team played in the South Atlantic League

South Atlantic League

The South Atlantic League is a minor league baseball league based chiefly in the Southeastern United States, with the exception of three teams in the Mid-Atlantic States...

, and were affiliated with the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....

. Their home stadium was Anderson Memorial Stadium

Anderson Memorial Stadium

Anderson Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Anderson, South Carolina. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of Anderson Braves from 1980 to 1984, and the Anderson Joes in 2007. It is currently the home of Anderson University's baseball team....

.

The Anderson Braves started playing in 1980, with a roster featuring future major leaguers Brett Butler, Brook Jacoby

Brook Jacoby

Brook Wallace Jacoby is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and the current hitting coach of the Cincinnati Reds. Jacoby played in the major leagues from 1981 through 1992, and in Japan in 1993. He batted and threw right-handed. His father Brook Wallace Jacoby Sr...

 and Brad Komminsk

Brad Komminsk

Brad Komminsk , is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Despite a sterling record in the minor leagues, he never played well in the majors...

. In May 1980, several of the players were arrested for fishing in Lake Hartwell with fishing licenses. The Braves received a great deal of support from the community during the 1980 season. Local radio station WANS

WANS

WANS is a talk radio station located in Anderson, South Carolina. The station is licensed by the FCC to broadcast with 5 kW. during the daytime and 1 kW. directional at night.-Station history:...

 AM/FM was a major sponsor. "Hank Aaron Night" brought out many fans to the ballpark in August 1980.

The team experienced relatively high attendance figures facilitated by numerous promotions and inexpensive concessions. Despite local support for the team, Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner

Ted Turner (baseball)

Theodore Holhot Tuner , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Chicago Cubs. He batted and threw right-handed. Turner had a 0-0 record, with a 13.50 ERA in one game, in his one year career....

 moved the team to Sumter, South Carolina

Sumter, South Carolina

-Demographics:, there were 59,180 people, 34,717 households, and 4,049 families living in the city. The population density was 4,469.5 people per square mile . There were 416,032 housing units at an average density of 603.0 per square mile...

 after the 1984 season. Anderson without professional baseball until 2007 when the Anderson Joes

Anderson Joes

The Anderson Joes is a professional independent minor league baseball team in the South Coast League, based in Anderson, South Carolina,, USA. The team is not affilitated with Major League Baseball...

 of the South Coast League

South Coast League

The South Coast League of Professional Baseball , based in Conyers, Georgia, was a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Southeastern United States. It operated in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and was not affiliated with either. It folded...

moved to the city.