Fort Myers Sun Sox Explained

Fort Myers Sun Sox
Firstseason:1989
Lastseason:1990
City:Fort Myers, Florida
Past Class Level:Independent Winter League
League:Senior Professional Baseball Association
Division:Southern Division
Pastparks:Terry Park

The Fort Myers Sun Sox were one of the eight original franchises that began play in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989. The club was managed by Pat Dobson, while Joe Coleman, Dyar Miller, Jerry Terrell and Tony Torchia served as coaches.[1] The Sun Sox played their home games at Terry Park in Fort Myers.[2]

The Sun Sox finished their inaugural season in second place in the Southern Division with a 37–35 record. Their offense was led by the league's top hitter, Tim Ireland, who posted a .374 batting average, while Kim Allen topped the circuit with 33 stolen bases and Amos Otis belted 11 home runs. The Sun Sox were eliminated by the Bradenton Explorers in the playoffs.[1]

The following season, ownership squabbles in Fort Myers caused the Sun Sox to fold and the league to cease operations less than halfway through its second season.[1]

The statistics for all teams that played the 1989–90 season were published in the Sporting News on February 12, 1990, pages 30–31 "Assessing the Boys of Winter".

Notable players

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Notes and References

  1. Solomon, Burt (1997). The Baseball Timeline: The Day-By-Day History of Baseball, from Valley Forge to the Present Day. Avon Books.
  2. http://deadballbaseball.com/?tag=fort-myers-sun-sox Fort Myer’s Terry Park – Over 100 Years of Baseball History
  3. http://www.tradingcarddb.com/Team.cfm/tid/591/col/1/yea/0/Fort-Myers-Sun-Sox?sTeam=&sCardNum=&sNote=&sSetName=&sBrand= 1989–1990 Fort Myers Sun Sox