West Palm Beach Indians

Class-level
West Palm Beach Indians 1940–1956 (1940–1942, 1946–1956) West Palm Beach, Florida
Previous	Class D (1955–1956) Class B (1949–1954) Class C (1946–1948) Class D (1940–1942)
Minor league affiliations
League	Florida State League (1955–1956)
Previous leagues	Florida International League (1946–1954) Florida East Coast League (1940–1942)
Major league affiliations
Previous	Cincinnati Redlegs (1956) Philadelphia Athletics (1955)
Team data
Previous names	West Palm Beach Sun Chiefs (1956) West Palm Beach Indians (1940–1955)
Previous parks	Connie Mack Field

The West Palm Beach Indians were a minor league baseball team based in West Palm Beach, Florida. The team played its home games at Connie Mack Field.^[1]

History

Through its existence, the Indians were mostly an independent team playing in the Florida East Coast League from 1940 to 1942, the Florida International League from 1946 to 1954, and the Florida State League in 1955. In between, they were affiliated with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1950, Havana Sugar Kings in 1954, and Milwaukee Braves in 1955.^[1]

Year-by-year record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1940	52-60	4th	Cecil Downs / Joe Murff	Lost in First Round
1941	84-55	1st	Harry Hughes	Lost League Finals
1942	9-18	6th	Al Reitz	League disbanded May 14

1946	58-64	4th	Herb Thomas (6-21) / Shaw Buck (14-11) / Harry Hughes (38-32)	Lost League Finals
1947	68-86	6th	Harry Hughes
1948	70-83	6th	Rudy Laskowski / Michael Schemer
1949	74-78	5th	Lou Finney
1950	67-85	6th	Clyde Smoll / Rudy Laskowski
1951	64-75	7th	Rudy Laskowski / Herschel Held
1952	68-85	6th	Billy Holm / Bubba Harris
1953	57-80	5th	Whitey Platt / Bubba Harris
1954	47-51	3rd	Gil Torres	League disbanded July 27
1955	71-68	5th	Bill Steinecke	none

^[2]

West Palm Beach Sun Chiefs

In 1956, the franchise name was changed to the West Palm Beach Sun Chiefs and were affiliated to the Cincinnati Redlegs.^[3]

The Sun Chiefs were managed by Walt Novick and posted an 81-58 record to finish in third place, 8 ¹⁄₂ games out of the first place spot. The team included on its roster future big leaguers as Dave Bristol, Duane Richards and Cookie Rojas, but did not return for the following season.^[4]

West Palm Beach was without a professional team until 1965, when the West Palm Beach Braves joined the league as an affiliate club for the Milwaukee Braves.^[1]

Sources

Florida State League

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Florida International League

Teams	Fort Lauderdale Braves Fort Lauderdale Lions Greater Miami Flamingos Havana Cubanos Key West Conchs Lakeland Pilots Miami Sun Sox Miami Tourists Miami Beach Flamingos St. Petersburg Saints Tallahassee Rebels Tampa Smokers West Palm Beach Indians

Florida East Coast League

Teams: 1940-1942	Cocoa Beach Fliers DeLand Red Hats Fort Lauderdale Tarpons Fort Pierce Bombers Hollywood Chiefs Miami Beach Flamingos Miami Beach Tigers Miami Seminoles Miami Wahoos Orlando Senators West Palm Beach Indians

Teams: 1972	Cocoa Astros Cocoa Expos Melbourne Reds Melbourne Twins

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