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Tampa Tarpons (1957–1988)

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800: 808: 833: 670:, embarked on a rebranding effort that would include a name change; they considered adopting the Tampa Bay Tarpons name in honor of the minor league team before making the less radical step of shortening their nickname to simply the Rays in 2008. The (Devil)-Rays have worn Tampa Tarpons uniforms for several 841: 309:). The Chicago White Sox subsequently moved their Class A affiliation to Tampa for the 1988 season, amid rumors that the major league White Sox would be moving to the area soon thereafter. That season the club, renamed the 313:, drew 55,900 fans, seventh in the 14-team FSL, and went 35–35 in the first half before they won the western division second-half title at 36–24. They fell in the second round of the playoffs to the 410:
Another notable Tarpon was Randy Poffo, whose brief minor league baseball career ended in 1974 after batting .232 as a 21-year-old outfielder. Poffo would later have much more success as a
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led the Tarpons to a FSL championship with a .331 batting average and 30 triples – still a FSL record. Other Reds players from that era who started with the Tarpons include
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before both the league and the team folded in 1954, temporarily leaving Tampa without a professional baseball team. The city built
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in 1954, and the Tampa Tarpons became the ballpark's first tenant when they began play there in 1955 as a new member of the
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After the 1988 season, owner Mitchell Mick sold his franchise to the Chicago White Sox, who relocated the club to
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re-joined the Florida State League in 1994. After the 2017 season, that team rebranded itself as the Tarpons.
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Many former Tarpons went on to play in the major leagues, including important members of Cincinnati's
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The Tarpons were an independent minor league team until 1957, when they became an affiliate of the
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Tampa has had a long history of minor league baseball, beginning in 1919, when the original
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On July 17, 1999, the Devil Rays wore 1960 Tarpons uniforms against the
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On June 24, 2006, the Devil Rays wore 1975 Tarpon uniforms against the
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On August 13, 2010, the Rays wore 1970 Tarpons uniforms against the
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road uniforms. Coincidentally, two Rays coaches, third-base coach
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During the 1980s talk spread of a major league team coming to the
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revived the name when they were rebranded as the Tampa Tarpons.
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Meanwhile, Tampa was without professional baseball until the
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Index

Tampa Tarpons
1957
1988
Tampa, Florida

Class A
Class D
Florida State League
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Al Lopez Field
minor league baseball
Tampa, Florida
Al Lopez Field
Class A
Florida State League
Cincinnati Reds
Sarasota White Sox
Tampa Yankees
Baseball in the Tampa Bay area
Tampa Smokers
Florida State League
Florida International League
Al Lopez Field
Class D
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Class A-Advanced
Tampa Bay Area

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