Sanford Greyhounds

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.

Sanford Greyhounds
1919–1960
(1919–1920, 1925–1928, 1936–1941, 1946–1953, 1955, 1959–1960)
Sanford, Florida
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass D
LeagueFlorida State League
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
  • Kansas City Athletics (1960)
  • Washington Senators (1959)
  • St. Louis Cardinals (1953, 1955)
  • New York Giants (1948–1951)
  • Washington Senators (1936–1939)
Minor league titles
League titles 3 (1919, 1926, 1939)
Team data
Previous names
  • Sanford Greyhounds (1959–1960)
  • Sanford Cardinals (1953, 1955)
  • Sanford Seminole Blues (1952)
  • Sanford Giants (1948–1950)
  • Sanford Seminoles (1947)
  • Sanford Celeryfeds (1946)
  • Sanford Seminoles (1940–1941)
  • Sanford Lookouts (1936–1939)
  • Sanford Celeryfeds (1919–1920, 1925–1927)

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]

The 1939 Lookouts were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.[3]

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Citrus to Celery". Historic Markers Across Florida. Latitude 34 North. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  2. "Sanford, Florida Minor League Baseball". Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  3. "Top 100 Teams". MiLB.com. 2001. Retrieved May 9, 2017.


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