Lakeland, FL
Lakeland is located in central Florida, 30 miles east of Tampa, FL.
Lakeland is the spring training home of the Detroit Tigers at a complex known as "Tigertown". The team played in Henley Field from 1934 to 1966 and has played in Joker Marchant Stadium since 1967.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Lakeland Highlanders, Florida State League (1919-1926)
- Lakeland Pilots, Florida International League (1946-1950, 1952)
- Lakeland Patriots, Florida International League (1951)
- Lakeland Pilots, Florida State League (1953-1955)
- Lakeland Indians, Florida State League (1960)
- Lakeland Giants, Florida State League (1962)
- Lakeland Tigers, Florida State League (1963-1964, 1967-2006)
- GCL Tigers, Gulf Coast League (1995-2015)
- Lakeland Flying Tigers, Florida State League (2007-2019, 2022- )
- GCL Tigers East, Gulf Coast League (2016)
- GCL Tigers West, Gulf Coast League (2016)
- Lakeland Flying Tigers, Low-A Southeast (2021)
- FCL Tigers East, Florida Complex League (2021)
- FCL Tigers West, Florida Complex League (2021)
- FCL Tigers, Florida Complex League (2022- )
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Alec Asher, pitcher
- Sean Barber, umpire
- Keon Broxton, outfielder
- Drew Carlton, pitcher
- Carson Fulmer, pitcher
- Matt Gaski, minor league infielder
- Bubba Hardwick, minor league pitcher
- Walter Hardy, infielder
- Graham Hicks, minor league pitcher
- Drew Hutchison, pitcher
- Brian Johnson, pitcher
- Wade Kirkland, minor league infielder
- Marcus Lemon, minor league infielder
- Josh Lucas, pitcher
- Nick McCully, minor league pitcher
- Alan Mills, pitcher
- Steve Pearce, outfielder
- Boog Powell, infielder
- Chris Sale, pitcher
- Mike Sodders, minor league pitcher
- Randy Sodders, minor league infielder
- Jameson Taillon, pitcher
- Clay Timpner, outfielder
- Chris Waters, pitcher
- Sean Whiteside, pitcher
- Johnny Wiggs, minor league pitcher and college coach
- Ryan Yarbrough, pitcher
Persons who died here[edit]
- Chuck Anderson, college coach
- Jim Campbell, general manager
- Blas Cedeno, minor league pitcher
- Evan Chambers, minor league outfielder
- Bob Dustal, pitcher
- Alice Haylett, AAGPBL pitcher
- Dave Hill, pitcher
- Bud Hollowell, minor league catcher
- Mike Modak, pitcher
- Mo Mozzali, minor league outfielder
- Stubby Overmire, pitcher
- Dick Stello, umpire
- Bill Strickland, pitcher
- Jim Weaver, pitcher
- Ed White, outfielder
Educational institutions located here[edit]
- Florida Southern College
- George W. Jenkins High School
- Kathleen High School
- Lake Gibson High School
- Lakeland Christian School
- Lakeland Senior High School
- McKeel Academy of Technology
- Santa Fe Catholic High School
- Southeastern University
Further Reading[edit]
- George Gmelch: "Spring Training: Tiger Town", in Playing with Tigers: A Minor League Chronicle of the Sixties, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2016, pp. 79-100. ISBN 978-0-8032-7681-9
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