The Valdosta Tigers were a "Class-D" minor league baseball team that operated in the Georgia-Florida League

Georgia-Florida League

The Georgia-Florida League was a minor baseball league that existed from 1935 through 1958 and in 1962–1963...

. They went through a number of affiliations and names during their existence from 1941-1958. Their home games were played at Pendleton Park.

The team, based in Valdosta, Georgia

Valdosta, Georgia

Valdosta is the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 54,518. The Valdosta metropolitan area, according to the 2010 estimate, has a population of 139,588...

 was originally a Brooklyn Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...

 affiliate known as the Valdosta Dodgers (1946–1952), then they were a St. Louis Browns

Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

 affiliate known as the Valdosta Browns (1953) before becoming a Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

affiliate under their final name.

External links

• Georgia-Florida league timeline