Charleston Rainbows Baseball Socks
Description: In 1985 the Charleston Royals of the South Atlantic League switched affiliations to the San Diego Padres. The Charleston, SC club became known as the Charleston Rainbows. The club did a fine job their first year, going 78-61 and finishing in third place in the SAL. The offensive leaders were 1B Brad Pounders (.265/~.357/.421), 3B Randy Byers (.319/~.358/.461, 94 RBI, a league-high 22 GWRBI and 9 triples to tie for the league lead) and OF Brent Gjesdal (.268/~.372/.468) while the club featured a couple of brothers bound for more success than that trio - 2B Roberto Alomar (.293/~.364/.330, 36 SB) and C Sandy Alomar Jr. (.207/~.272/.253).
Description: The Charleston Pirates were a minor league baseball club based in Charleston, South Carolina. The played at College Park as an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, in the class-A Western Carolinas League. In 1976 and 1977, the team played under the name, the Charleston Patriots.