Tampa Bay Regional Baseball History

Category: Hall of Fame

  • Dr. J. L. Moorefield and Moorefield Ballpark, 1920

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    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…

  • Did You Know?

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    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…

  • Hall of Famers That Trained in the Region

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    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…

  • Hall of Famers That Trained in the Region

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    Part 4: 1930 – 1934 Boston Braves ’30 – 34 St. Petersburg – Waterfront Park Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers ’30 – 32 Clearwater – Brooklyn Field Detroit Tigers 1930 Tampa Plant Field ’34 Lakeland – Henley Field New York Yankees ’30 – 34 St. Petersburg – Huggins Field, Watrefront Park Philadelphia Phillies ’30 – 35 Winter Haven…

  • Hall of Famers That Trained in the Region

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    Part 3: 1925 – 1929 Boston Braves ’25 – 29 St. Petersburg – Waterfront Park P                    Rube Marquard                       25 Mgr/SS      Dave Bancroft                          25 – 27 OF                Casey Stengel                          25 Mgr/2B      Rogers Hornsby                        28 1B                 George Sisler                             29 SS                 Rabbit Maranville                    29 Brooklyn Dodgers ’25 – 29 Clearwater – Brooklyn Field Cleveland Indians: 1925 – 27                    Lakeland – Henley…

  • Hall of Famers That Trained in the Region

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    Part 2 1919 – 24 Boston Red Sox: 1919 Tampa – Plant Field Washington Nationals: 1920 – 24 Tampa – Plant Field Boston Braves: 1922 – 24 St. Petersburg – Waterfront Park Cleveland Indians: 1923, 24 Lakeland – Henley Field St. Louis Cardinals: 1923, 24 Bradenton – City Park Chicago White Sox: 1924                            Winter Haven…

  • Hall of Famers That Trained in the Region

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    Part 1 1913 – 18 Chicago Cubs: 1913 – 16                     Tampa – Plant Field St. Louis Browns: 1914                                   St. Petersburg – Coffee Pot (Sunshine) Ballpark 1925 – 27                          Tarpon Springs – Sisler Field Philadelphia Phillies: 1915 – 18                          St. Petersburg – Coffee Pot (Sunshine) Ballpark