Hall of Famers That Trained in the Region

Part 7: 1940 – 42

Note: No team trained in Florida during the war years ’43 & ’44

Boston Braves ’40 Bradenton – City Park

  • Mgr Casey Stengel
  • C Al Lopez

Boston Red Sox ’40 – 42 Sarasota – Payne Park

  • Mgr/SS Joe Cronin ’40 – 42
  • 1B Jimmie Foxx ’40 – 42
  • 2B Bobby Doerr ’40 – 42
  • OF Ted Williams ’40 – 42
  • P Lefty Grove ’40, 41

Brooklyn Dodgers ’40 Clearwater – Brooklyn Field

  • Mgr/SS Leo Durocher
  • SS Pee Wee Reese
  • OF Joe Medwick

Chicago Cubs ’41 Spent one week on West Fl. coast

  • 2B/3B Billy Herman
  • P Dizzy Dean

Detroit Tigers ’40 – 42 Lakeland – Henley Field

  • 2B Charlie Gehringer ’40 – 42
  • OF Hank Greenburg ’40, 41
  • OF Earl Averill ’40
  • P Hal Newhouser ’40 – 42

New York Giants ’40 Winter Haven -Dennison Field

  • Mgr Bill Terry
  • OF Mel Ott
  • P Carl Hubbell

New York Yankees ’40 St. Petersburg -Huggins Field,

Waterfront Park

  • Mgr Joe McCarthy ’40 – 42
  • C Bill Dickey ’40 – 42
  • 2B Joe Gordon ’40 – 42
  • OF Joe DiMaggio ’40 – 42
  • P Red Ruffing ’40 – 42
  • P Lefty Gomez ’40 – 42
  • SS Phil Rizzuto ’41, 42

St. Louis Cardinals ’40 – 42 St. Petersburg Waterfront Park

  • Mgr Billy Southworth ’40 – 42
  • 1B Johhny Mize ’40, 41
  • OF Enos Slaughter ’40 – 42
  • OF Joe Medwick ’40
  • OF Stan Musial ’41, 42