| Petersburg, Virginia minor league baseball teams | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Independent (1885–1886, 1894–1896) Class D (1900) Class C (1910–1919) Class B (1920–1921, 1923–1924, 1926–1928) Class C (1941–1942) Class D (1948–1951, 1954) |
| League | Virginia League I (1885–1886, 1894–1896) Virginia League II (1900) Virginia League III (1910–1921, 1923–1924, 1926–1928) Virginia League IV (1941–1942) Virginia League V (1948–1951) Piedmont League (1954) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | St. Louis Cardinals (1923) Cincinnati Reds (1954) |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (5) |
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| Conference titles (2) |
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| Team data | |
| Name | Petersburg (1885–1886) Petersburg Farmers (1894–1896, 1900) Petersburg Goobers (1910–1921, 1924) Petersburg Trunkmakers (1923) Petersburg Broncos (1926–1928) Petersburg Rebels (1941–1942) Petersburg Generals (1948–1950) Colonial Heights-Petersburg Generals (1951) Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts (1954) |
| Ballpark | Petersburg Ballfield (1885–1886, 1894–1896, 1900) Parkinson Park (1910–1913) McKenzie Street Park (1914, 1923–1925, 1948–1950) Shepherd Park (1951, 1954) |
Minor league baseball teams were based in Petersburg, Virginia and neighboring Colonial Heights, Virginia in various seasons between 1885 and 1954. Playing under numerous monikers, Petersburg teams played as members of the Virginia League beginning in 1885 and ending in 1951 and the 1954 Piedmont League. Petersburg teams won five league championships. Petersburg teams were a minor league affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1923 and Cincinnati Reds in 1954.
Baseball Hall of Fame member Sam Rice played for the 1914 and 1915 Petersburg Goobers.