Dothan

The Dothan team was a minor league baseball team based in Dothan, Alabama. Without a formal nickname, common in the era, Dothan played as members of the 1915 Class D level Florida–Alabama–Georgia League and the Dixie League in 1916 and 1917, winning the 1915 and 1916 league championships. Dothan hosted minor league home games at Baker Field. Baseball Hall of Fame member Bill Terry played for the 1915 Dothan team at age 16. History Dothan, Alabama first hosted minor league play in 1915, when the Dothan team became members of the six–team Class D level Florida–Alabama–Georgia League, which was nicknamed as the "FLAG League." The Americus Muckalees, Brunswick Pilots, Thomasville Hornets, Valdosta Millionaires and Waycross Moguls joined with Dothan in beginning league play on April 26, 1915. The 1915 Dothan team was nicknamed the "Algas" in some references