Category: Hall of Fame
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Bob Feller’s Post-War Baseball School
1946 Bob Feller served faithfully in World War II while in the prime of his major league career. Feller was able to play baseball in the military intermittently during his stint that began when he heard of the Pearl Harbor bombing and immediately enlisted in the Navy. In March of 1942 he began playing for…
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Hall of Famers That Trained in the Region
Part 13: 1971 – 75 Boston Red Sox Winter Haven Chain O’ Lakes Park Chicago White Sox Sarasota Payne Park Cincinnati Reds Tampa Al Lopez Field Detroit Tigers Lakeland Joker Marchant Stadium New York Mets St. Petersburg Huggins-Stengel Field/ Al Lang Field Philadelphia Phillies Clearwater Jack Russell Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates Bradenton McKechnie Field St. Louis…
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Hall of Famers That Trained in the Region
Part 12: 1966 – 70 Boston Red Sox Winter Haven Chain O’ Lakes Park Chicago White Sox Sarasota Payne Park Cincinnati Reds Tampa Al Lopez Field Detroit Tigers Lakeland Joker Marchant Stadium New York Mets St. Petersburg Huggins-Stengel Field/ Al Lang Field Kansa City ’66/Oakland ’67, 68 A’s Bradenton McKechnie Field Philadelphia Phillies Clearwater Jack…
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Hall of Famers That Trained in the Region
Part 11: 1961 – 65 Chicago White Sox Sarasota Payne Park Cincinnati Reds Tampa AL Lopez Field Detroit Tigers Lakeland Henley Field Kansas City A’s Bradenton ’63 – 65 McKechnie Field Milwaukee Braves Bradenton ’61, 62 Braves Field ’61 McKechnie Field ’62 New York Yankees St. Petersburg ’61 Huggins Field, Al Lang Field New York…
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Hall of Famers That Trained in the Region
Part 10: 1956 – 1960 Boston Red Sox 1956 – 58 Sarasota Payne Park Chicago White Sox ’56 – 59 Tampa Al Lopez Field ’60 Sarasota Payne Park Cincinnati Reds 1956 – 60 Tampa AL Lopez Field Detroit Tigers 1956 – 60 Lakeland Henley Field Milwaukee Braves 1956 – 60 Bradenton Braves Field New York…
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Hall of Famers That Trained in the Region
Part 9: 1951 – 1955 Boston ‘51,52, Milwaukee Braves ’53 – 55 Bradenton Braves Field Boston Red Sox Sarasota Payne Park Chicago White Sox ’54, 55 Tampa Plant Field Cincinnati Reds Tampa Plant Field Detroit Tigers Lakeland Joker Marchant New York Giants ’51 St. Petersburg Huggins Fled/Al Lang Field New York Yankees ’50, 52 –…
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Hall of Famers That Trained in the Region
Part 8: 1946 – 50 Boston Braves ’48 – 50 Bradenton – City Park Boston Red Sox ’46 – 50 Sarasota – Payne Park Cincinnati Reds ’46 – 50 Tampa – Plant Field Cleveland Indians ’46 Clearwater – Athletic Park (Green) Detroit Tigers ’46 – 50 Lakeland – Henley Field New York Yankees St. Petersburg…
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Dr. J. L. Moorefield and Moorefield Ballpark, 1920
Doc Moorefield became St. Pete’s Mr. Baseball for 1920 Part 1 Who is Dr. J. L. Moorefield? Is he a scoundrel? A philanthropist? A businessman trying to make it anyway he can? The man who perhaps saved St. Petersburg, Fla’s., aspirations to be a home for spring training baseball? I’ll leave those judgements up to…
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Did You Know?
During the 1916 – 17 training camp at Coffee Pot park, the Phillies had a young outfielder named Bud Weiser. * * * When the Braves came to play the Cardinals at Al Lang Field in 1952, their leadoff man was named Jack Daniels. * * * Also in 1952, March 9, combative…
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Hall of Famers That Trained in the Region
Part 5: 1935 – 39 Boston Braves ‘ 35 Bees ’36 – 37 St. Petersburg – Waterfront Park “38 – 39 Bradenton – City Park Boston Red Sox ’35 – 39 Sarasota – Payne Park Brooklyn DOdgers ’36 – 39 Clearwater -Brooklyn Field Cincinnati Reds ’35 – 39 Tampa – Plant Field Detroit Tigers ’35…