Sanford Greyhounds | |
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Previous classes | Class D |
League | Florida State League |
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Minor league titles | |
League titles | 3 (1919, 1926, 1939) |
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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.
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]