The Tallahassee Capitals were a Minor League Baseball team, based in Tallahassee, Florida , United States, that operated between 1935 and 1942. Playing as members of the Georgia–Florida League (1935–1942, 1946–1950) and Alabama–Florida League (1951), Tallahassee teams won league championships in 1935, 1936 and 1950.
5-733: The team originated in the Georgia–Florida League as the Capitals. They had affiliation deals with the New York Giants (1935–1936), Brooklyn Dodgers (1938) and Cleveland Indians (1939). The onset of World War II led to the team temporarily shutting down in 1942. When the war ended, they reformed as an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1946, now known as the Tallahassee Pirates . When that agreement ended, they joined
10-484: A baseball team in Florida is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Tallahassee, Florida -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Georgia%E2%80%93Florida League 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
15-528: A handful of in-season franchise shifts (and no in-season team foldings), its member clubs frequently switched affiliations and identities. In 1963 , the minor leagues reorganized and the Georgia–Florida League was designated Class A. But there were only four teams in the '63 GFL, and its champion, the Thomasville Tigers , a Detroit affiliate, attracted only 7,234 fans over the entire course of
20-698: The Alabama–Florida League for one last season, in 1951, as the Tallahassee Citizens . The Capitals played at Centennial Field. Centennial Field was built in 1925 and demolished in 1975. It was located on South Monroe Street just South of the State Capitol Building. Today, the site has been repurposed and hosts a new Centennial Field at Cascades Park , which is on the National Register of Historic Places . This article about
25-646: 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
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