Sanford Greyhounds
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Sanford Greyhounds 1919–1960 (1919–1920, 1925–1928, 1936–1941, 1946–1953, 1955, 1959–1960) Sanford, Florida |
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League | Florida State League |
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League titles | 3 (1919, 1926, 1939) |
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Sanford Greyhounds were a professional minor league baseball team that played periodically from 1919 until 1960. Throughout its entire existence the team played in the then-Class D Florida State League and was a charter member of the league.
Originally the Sanford Celeryfeds, in honor of the city's dominant crop – celery,[1] the team's name changed several times over the years. The team has been known also as the Sanford Lookouts, Seminole Seminoles, Sanford Giants and the Sanford Blues.[2]
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- Sports clubs established in 1919
- Defunct Florida State League teams
- New York Giants minor league affiliates
- Kansas City Athletics minor league affiliates
- St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates
- Washington Senators minor league affiliates
- Defunct baseball teams in Florida
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