St. Augustine Saints

Class-level
St. Augustine Saints 1926–1952 (1926–1927, 1936–1941, 1946–1950, 1952) St. Augustine, Florida
Previous	Class D (1936–1941) Class B (1926–1927)
Minor league affiliations
League	Florida State League (1936–1952)
Previous leagues	Southeastern League (1926–1927)
Major league affiliations
Previous	Chicago Cubs (1948–1949)
Minor league titles
League titles	2 (1936, 1949)
Team data
Previous names	St. Augustine Saints (1936–1952) Waycross Saints (1927) St. Augustine Saints (1926–1927)
Previous parks	Francis Field

St. Augustine Saints were a professional minor league baseball team that played primarily in the Florida State League, winning two league titles. The team did play however for two seasons in the Southeastern League. During World War II, Saints' pitching phenom, Forrest "Lefty" Brewer was one of 5 men, who played minor-league or semipro ball, to die while taking place in the D-Day Invasion.^[1]

During the 1927 season, the team was briefly known as the Waycross Saints.

References

↑ Whitney, David (2014-06-05). "Five baseball players were killed 70 years ago on D-Day". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2014-08-05.

Baseball Reference

Florida State League

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Southeastern League

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