Georgia–Florida League
| Sport | Minor League Baseball Class A (1962) Class D (1935–1942, 1946–1958, 1962–1963) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1935 |
| Ceased | 1963 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | USA |
| Most titles | 8 Albany |
The Georgia–Florida League was a
minor baseball league that existed from 1935 through 1958 (suspending operations during World War II) and in 1962–1963. It was one of many Class D circuits that played in the Southeastern United States during the postwar period—a group that included the Georgia State League, Georgia–Alabama League, Florida State League, and the Alabama State League
.
The GFL's longest-serving clubs represented Moultrie, Thomasville and Albany, all in Georgia. While it managed to survive the downturn in minor league baseball attendance through 1958 and experienced only a handful of in-season franchise shifts (and no in-season team foldings), its member clubs frequently switched affiliations and identities.
In
Thomasville Tigers, a Detroit
affiliate, attracted only 7,234 fans over the entire course of a home schedule of over 60 games—an average of about 120 fans per game. Attendance woes such as that sealed the league's fate; it folded that autumn and has not since been revived.
Cities represented
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References
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, editors: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997.