West Palm Beach Indians
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| League | Florida State League (1955–1956) |
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| Conference titles | 1 1941 |
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Previous parks | Connie Mack Field |
The West Palm Beach Indians were a minor league baseball team based in West Palm Beach, Florida. The team played its home games at Connie Mack Field.[1]
History
Through its existence, the Indians were mostly an independent team playing in the
Milwaukee Braves in 1955.[1]
In 1956, the franchise name was changed to the West Palm Beach Sun Chiefs an affiliate of the
Cincinnati Redlegs.[3] Managed by Walt Novick, the 1965 team posted an 81–58 record to finish in third place, 8+1⁄2 games out of the first place spot.[2] The team included on its roster future big leaguers as Dave Bristol, Duane Richards and Cookie Rojas. The franchise but did not return for the 1957 season.[4]
West Palm Beach was without a professional team until 1965, when the
The ballpark
West Palm Beach teams played home minor league games at
Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts occupies the site today.[7]
Notable alumni
- Dave Bristol (1956)
- Lou Finney (1949) MLB All-Star
- Claude Raymond(1955) MLB All-Star
- Cookie Rojas (1956) 5 x MLB All-Star
Year–by–year records
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs/notes |
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| 1940 | 52–60 | 4th | Cecil Downs / Joe Murff | Lost in first round |
| 1941 | 84–55 | 1st | Harry Hughes | Lost league finals |
| 1942 | 9–18 | 6th | Al Reitz | League disbanded May 14 |
| 1946 | 58–64 | 4th | Herb Thomas (6-21) / Shaw Buck (14-11) / Harry Hughes (38-32) |
Lost league finals |
| 1947 | 68–86 | 6th | Harry Hughes | Did not qualify |
| 1948 | 70–83 | 6th | Rudy Laskowski / Michael Schemer |
Did not qualify |
| 1949 | 74–78 | 5th | Lou Finney | Did not qualify |
| 1950 | 67–85 | 6th | Clyde Smoll / Rudy Laskowski | Did not qualify |
| 1951 | 64–75 | 7th | Rudy Laskowski / Herschel Held | Did not qualify |
| 1952 | 68–85 | 6th | Billy Holm / Bubba Harris | Did not qualify |
| 1953 | 57–80 | 5th | Whitey Platt / Bubba Harris | Did not qualify |
| 1954 | 47–51 | 3rd | Gil Torres |
League disbanded July 27 |
| 1955 | 71–68 | 5th | Bill Steinecke | No playoffs held |
[2][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Sources
- ^ a b "West Palm Beach Indians minor league baseball Statistics and Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ ISBN 978-1932391176.
- ^ "1956 West Palm Beach Sun Chiefs Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1956 Florida State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1965 West Palm Beach Braves minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Connie Mack Field in West Palm Beach, FL minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ISBN 1-59629-115-X.
- ^ "1940 West Palm Beach Indians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1941 West Palm Beach Indians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1942 West Palm Beach Indians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1946 West Palm Beach Indians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1947 West Palm Beach Indians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1948 West Palm Beach Indians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1949 West Palm Beach Indians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1950 West Palm Beach Indians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1951 West Palm Beach Indians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1952 West Palm Beach Indians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1953 West Palm Beach Indians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1954 West Palm Beach Indians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1955 West Palm Beach Indians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
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