Palatka Azaleas

Class-level
Palatka Azaleas 1937–1968 (1936-1939, 1946-1953) Palatka, Florida
Previous	Class D
Minor league affiliations
League	Florida State League
Major league affiliations
Previous	New York Yankees (1937) Detroit Tigers (1936)
Minor league titles
League titles	1 (1952)

The Palatka Azaleas were a minor league baseball team that existed from 1936 to 1939 and from 1946 to 1953. They played in the Florida State League. In 1936, they were affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, in 1937 they were affiliated with the New York Yankees, and in 1949 they were affiliated with the Tampa Smokers.^[1]

Year-by-year record

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Notes
1936	60-60	3rd	Jeff Emerson / Teen Gallegos	Lost in 1st round
1937	71-69	5th	Sam Agnew / Shaw Buck
1938	63-76	6th	George Andrews / Herb Thomas
1939	36-99	8th	Bill Leitz / Sam "Cowboy" Jones

1946	62-75	6th	Myril Hoag
1947	64-75	6th	John Toncoff
1948	48-89	8th	Ray Ryan / John Toncoff / Charlie Bowles / Ben Geraghty (17-44)
1949	76-62	4th	Julian Morgan / Bitsy Mott	Lost League Finals
1950	41-98	8th	Bitsy Mott / Robert Rucker
1951	80-59	3rd	Bill Steinecke	Lost League Finals
1952	78-59	3rd	Bill Steinecke	League Champs
1953	13-22	--	Charles Baird		Palatka moved to Lakeland (34-67) May 15

References

↑ Palatka Azaleas

Florida State League

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