Sanford Greyhounds

Minor league baseball team

1919–1960
(1919–1920, 1925–1928, 1936–1941, 1946–1953, 1955, 1959–1960)
Sanford, Florida

Minor league affiliationsPrevious classesClass DLeagueFlorida State LeagueMajor league affiliationsPrevious teams

Kansas City Athletics (1960)
Washington Senators (1959)
St. Louis Cardinals (1953, 1955)
New York Giants (1948–1951)
Washington Senators (1936–1939)

Minor league titlesLeague 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)

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]

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

Early Wynn (1937) Inducted, 1972

Notable alumni

Dale Alexander (1939) 1932 AL Batting Title

Ben Cantwell (1926)

Dick Green (1960)

Ken Harrelson (1960) MLB All-Star

Sid Hudson (1938-1939) 2 x MLB All-Star

References

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