St. Augustine Saints
Appearance
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St. Augustine Saints | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
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League | Florida State League (1936–1952) |
Previous leagues | Southeastern League (1926–1927) |
Major league affiliations | |
Previous teams | Chicago Cubs (1948–1949) |
Minor league titles | |
League titles | 2 (1936, 1949) |
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Previous names |
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Previous parks | Francis Field |
St. Augustine Saints were a professional minor league baseball team that played primarily in the Florida State League, winning two league titles. The team did play however for two seasons in the Southeastern League. During World War II, Saints' pitching phenom, Forrest "Lefty" Brewer was one of 5 men, who played minor-league or semipro ball, to die while taking place in the D-Day Invasion.[1]
During the 1927 season, the team was briefly known as the Waycross Saints.
References
- ^ Whitney, David (2014-06-05). "Five baseball players were killed 70 years ago on D-Day". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
External links
Categories:
- Defunct Florida State League teams
- Baseball teams established in 1926
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1952
- 1926 establishments in Florida
- 1952 disestablishments in Florida
- St. Augustine, Florida
- Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates
- Defunct baseball teams in Florida
- Southern United States baseball team stubs
- Florida sports team stubs