Tallahassee Capitals

Tallahassee Capitals
19351951
Tallahassee, Florida
Class-level
Previous Class D
Minor league affiliations
League Alabama–Florida League (1951)
Previous leagues
Georgia–Florida League (1935–1942, 1946–1950)
Major league affiliations
Previous
Minor league titles
League titles 3 (1935, 1936, 1950)
Team data
Previous names
  • Tallahassee Citizens (1951)
  • Tallahassee Pirates (1946–1950)
  • Tallahassee Capitals (1935–1942)

The Tallahassee Capitals were a Minor League Baseball team, based in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, that operated between 1935 and 1951.

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 the Alabama–Florida League for one last season, in 1951, as the Tallahassee Citizens.

Year-by-Year Record

(from Capitals Baseball Reference Bullpen) (from Pirates Baseball Reference Bullpen) (from Citizens Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
1935 67–52 2nd Ed "Dutch" Hoffman League Champs
defeated Albany Travelers (4 games to 3)
1936 69–50 1st Ed "Dutch" Hoffman League Champs
defeated Cordele Reds (4 games to 0)
1937 51–70 5th Ed "Dutch" Hoffman
1938 56–69 4th Tim Murchison Lost in 1st round
vs. Thomasville Orioles (4 games to 3)
1939 69–66 3rd Ralph McAdams Lost in 1st round
vs. Albany Cardinals (3 games to 1)
1940 64–75 6th Harold Schultz
1941 47–86 8th Lance Richbourg
1942 62–64 5th Will Good
1946 63–62 5th Art Doll
1947 80–60 3rd Phil Seghi Won in the 1st round
vs. Waycross Bears (3 games to 2)
Lost League Finals
vs. Moultrie Packers (4 games to 2)
1948 70–69 4th Jack Rothrock Lost in 1st round
vs. Waycross Bears (3 games to 1)
1949 49–89 8th Norman Veazey / Bob Shawkey / Johnnie Heving / Gene Cabaniss
1950 77–58 3rd Walt Tauscher Won in the 1st round
vs. Valdosta Dodgers (4 games to 3)
League Champs
vs. Americus Phillies (4 games to 1)
1951 65–52 3rd Charles Quimby Won in the 1st round
vs. Headland Dixie Runners (4 games to 3)
Lost League Finals
vs. Dothan Browns (4 games to 3)

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