Fort Lauderdale Tarpons

Class-level
Fort Lauderdale Tarpons 1928–1942 (1928, 1940-1942) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Previous	Class A (1963-1968) Class D (1937-1962)
Minor league affiliations
League	Florida East Coast League (1940-1942)
Previous leagues	Florida State League (1928)
Major league affiliations
Previous	Pittsburgh Pirates (1940)
Minor league titles
League titles	1 (1940)

The Fort Lauderdale Tarpons were a minor league baseball team that played in the Florida State League in 1928 and in the Florida East Coast League from 1940 to 1942. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, they were affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1940.^[1]

Year-by-year record

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Notes
1928	13–12	--	Tommy Leach	--	Team moved to St. Petersburg (25–11) May 24
1940	69–40	1st	Herb Thomas	League Champs
1941	66–73	4th	Herb Thomas / Buster Kinard	Lost in 1st round
1942	4–3	--	Herb Thomas		Team disbanded April 25

References

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Champions Rosters Hall of Fame Player of the Year Award Pitcher of the Year Award Manager of the Year Award

Florida East Coast League

Teams: 1940-1942	Cocoa Beach Fliers DeLand Red Hats Fort Lauderdale Tarpons Fort Pierce Bombers Hollywood Chiefs Miami Beach Flamingos Miami Beach Tigers Miami Seminoles Miami Wahoos Orlando Senators West Palm Beach Indians

Teams: 1972	Cocoa Astros Cocoa Expos Melbourne Reds Melbourne Twins

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