Palatka Azaleas

Minor league baseball team

Palatka Azaleas

* 1937–1953
* (1936-1939, 1946-1953)
* Palatka, Florida

Minor league affiliations
Previous classes| Class D
League| Florida State League
Major league affiliations
Previous teams|

* New York Yankees (1937)
* Detroit Tigers (1936)

Minor league titles
League titles | 1 (1952)
Team data

Previous parks

| Azalea Bowl

The Palatka Azaleas were a minor league baseball team, based in Palatka, Florida, that existed from 1936 to 1939 and from 1946 to 1953. The Azaleas were members of the Florida State League. In 1936, they were affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, in 1937 they were affiliated with the New York Yankees, and in 1949 they were affiliated with the Tampa Smokers. In 1956, a Palatka team began play again and evolved into the Palatka Redlegs.[1]

## The Ballpark

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Palatka teams played at the Azalea Bowl in Forrester Field, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The address is 1600 Twigg Street. The park, with the original grandstand demolished, is still in use today as home to the Palatka High School Panthers. Babe Ruth conducted clinics at the field in the late 1930s.[2]

## Notable alumni

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* Myril Hoag (1946) MLB All-Star
* Bernie Neis (1936)
* Bob Swift (1936-1937)
* Sam Zoldak (1938)

## Year-by-year records

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Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs / Notes

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1936 | 60-60 | 3rd | Jeff Emerson / Teen Gallegos | Lost in 1st round
1937 | 71-69 | 5th | Sam Agnew / Shaw Buck | Did not qualify
1938 | 63-76 | 6th | George Andrews / Herb Thomas | Did not qualify
1939 | 36-99 | 8th | Bill Leitz / Sam "Cowboy" Jones | Did not qualify
1946 | 62-75 | 6th | Myril Hoag | Did not qualify
1947 | 64-75 | 6th | John Toncoff | Did not qualify
1948 | 48-89 | 8th | Ray Ryan / John Toncoff
Charlie Bowles / Ben Geraghty (17-44) | Did not qualify
1949 | 76-62 | 4th | Julian Morgan / Bitsy Mott | Lost League Finals
1950 | 41-98 | 8th | Bitsy Mott / Robert Rucker | Did not qualify
1951 | 80-59 | 3rd | Bill Steinecke | Lost League Finals
1952 | 78-59 | 3rd | Bill Steinecke | League Champs
1953 | 13-22 | \-- | Charles Baird | Did not qualify
Palatka moved to Lakeland (34-67) May 15

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## References

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1. ^ a b Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
2. ^ "Azalea Bowl, Palatka, Fla".

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