New Orleans, LA

New Orleans is the largest city in Louisiana, located on the Mississippi River and on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, 60 miles southeast of Baton Rouge, LA.

Teams that have played here

• New Orleans Pelicans, Southern League (1887-1889, 1898-1899); Southern Association (1892-1896)
• New Orleans Pelicans, Texas League (1888)
• New Orleans Pelicans, Southern Association (1901-1959)
• New Orleans Little Pels, Cotton States League (1912)
• New Orleans-St. Louis Stars, Negro Leagues (1940)
• New Orleans-St. Louis Stars, Negro American League (1941)
• New Orleans Pelicans, American Association (1977)
• New Orleans Zephyrs, American Association (1993-1997)
• New Orleans Zephyrs, Pacific Coast League (1998-2016)
• New Orleans Baby Cakes, Pacific Coast League (2017-2019)

Persons who were born here

• Ben Abadie, college coach
• Warren Abadie, minor league pitcher
• Ryan Adams, infielder
• William Adams, minor league infielder and manager
• Dick Barnhart, minor league infielder
• Kim Batiste, infielder
• Hal Bevan, catcher
• John Bissant, outfielder
• Jeremy Bleich, pitcher
• Nino Bongiovanni, outfielder
• Zeke Bonura, infielder
• Brett Bordes, minor league infielder
• Charles Bordes, minor league infielder
• Greg Bordes, minor league infielder
• Eugene Bremer, pitcher
• Joe Brockhoff, college coach
• Ameal Brooks, catcher/outfielder
• Joe Broussard, minor league pitcher
• Paul Bruno, minor league outfielder, pitcher and manager
• Jim Bullinger, pitcher
• Kirk Bullinger, pitcher
• Herbert Buster, infielder
• Bill Butler, outfielder
• Putsy Caballero, infielder
• Andy Cannizaro, infielder
• Pete Catalano, minor league outfielder
• Will Clark, infielder
• Dan Collins, outfielder
• Jack Cressend, pitcher
• Norman Cross, pitcher
• Mike Daniel, minor league outfielder
• Fats Dantonio, catcher
• Lloyd Davenport, outfielder
• Peanuts Davis, pitcher
• Porter Dallas, infielder
• Lionel Decuir, catcher
• Rod Dedeaux, infielder
• Russ Dedeaux, pitcher
• George Digby, scout
• Edwin Dimes, outfielder
• Scott Dohmann, pitcher
• Joe Dowie, outfielder
• Eddie Ducy, infielder
• Ralph Ducy, outfielder
• Floyd Economides, minor league player
• Jason Fitzgerald, minor league outfielder
• Al Flair, infielder
• Percy Forest, pitcher
• J.P. France, pitcher
• Jim Gaudet, catcher
• Oscar Georgy, pitcher
• Charlie Gilbert, outfielder
• Larry Gilbert, outfielder
• Tookie Gilbert, infielder
• Gary Gray, infielder
• Tripp Haddad, Palestinian national team infielder
• A.J. Heinemann, minor league owner
• Greg Hibbard, pitcher
• Dave Hill, pitcher
• Billy Horne, infielder
• Sanford Jackson, outfielder
• Clarence Johns, minor league pitcher
• Lou Jorda, minor league catcher
• Ted Jourdan, infielder
• Al Jurisich, pitcher
• Lou Klein, infielder; manager
• Jack Kramer, pitcher
• Ed Lafitte, pitcher
• Larry LaGarde, minor league outfielder
• Larry Lassalle, minor league pitcher
• Milt Laurent, infielder
• Lou Legett, catcher
• Al Leitz, minor league catcher and manager
• Carl Lind, infielder
• Greg Litton, infielder
• Ziggy Marcell, catcher
• Joe Martina, pitcher
• Charlie Mason, outfielder; manager
• Ernie Mason, pitcher
• Brian Migliore, minor league pitcher
• Al Montreuil, infielder
• George Mundinger, catcher
• Steve Mura, pitcher
• Moe Ogier, minor league pitcher
• Johnny Oulliber, outfielder
• Olen Parker, college coach
• Mel Parnell, pitcher
• John Peltz, outfielder
• Robert Pender, minor league infielder and manager
• Bill Perrin, pitcher
• John Peters, infielder
• Larry Pezold, infielder
• Rogers Pierre, pitcher
• Howie Pollet, pitcher
• Salvador Poree, pitcher
• Joe Ranson, catcher
• Barry Raziano, pitcher
• Matt Riser, college coach
• Earl Robinson, outfielder
• Gabriel Rodriguez, minor league outfielder
• Tony Roig, infielder
• Mike Romano, pitcher
• Herman Roth, catcher
• Jimsey Roussell, outfielder
• Connie Ryan, infielder; manager
• Gerry Schoen, pitcher
• Al Schroll, pitcher
• Paul Sentell, infielder; umpire
• Mike Shea, pitcher
• David Sheldon, minor league infielder
• Bill Smith, pitcher
• Tookie Spann, minor league outfielder
• Harry Spies, infielder
• Rusty Staub, outfielder
• Robert Stiehl, minor league pitcher
• George Strickland, infielder; manager
• George Stumpf, outfielder
• Raymond Theobald, minor league outfielder
• Steve Toole, pitcher
• Riley Unroe, minor league infiedler
• Ron Washington, infielder; manager
• Lenny Webster, catcher
• Craig Westcott, minor league pitcher
• Joe Wiley, infielder
• Bobby Williams, infielder; manager
• Gerald Williams, outfielder
• Frank Wills, pitcher
• Percy Wilson, infielder
• Jimmy Woulfe, outfielder
• John Wright, pitcher
• Len Yochim, pitcher
• Ray Yochim, pitcher

Persons who died here

• William Adams, minor league infielder and manager
• Jake Atz, infielder
• Larry Bettencourt, outfielder
• Hal Bevan, catcher
• Zeke Bonura, infielder
• Bill Butler, outfielder
• Putsy Caballero, infielder
• Count Campau, outfielder; manager
• Duke Carmel, infielder/outfielder
• Dan Collins, outfielder
• Porter Dallas, infielder
• Fats Dantonio, catcher
• Lloyd Davenport, outfielder
• Lionel Decuir, catcher
• Tony DeFate, infielder
• Joe Dowie, outfielder
• Jimmy Dygert, pitcher
• Al Flair, infielder
• Gene Freese, infielder
• Oscar Georgy, pitcher
• Charlie Gilbert, outfielder
• Larry Gilbert, outfielder
• Tookie Gilbert, infielder
• Mule Haas, outfielder
• A.J. Heinemann, minor league owner
• Tex Hoffman, infielder
• Bill Hogg, pitcher
• Billy Horne, infielder
• Jack Horner, pitcher
• Johnny Humphries, pitcher
• Ted Jourdan, infielder
• Al Jurisich, pitcher
• Jay Kirke, outfielder
• Cotton Knaupp, infielder
• Rube Kroh, pitcher
• Milt Laurent, infielder
• Lou Legett, catcher
• Joe Martina, pitcher
• Harold Millon, infielder
• Leo Moon, pitcher
• Carlos Moore, pitcher
• Ed Morgan, infielder
• Mel Ott, outfielder; manager; Hall of Fame
• Johnny Oulliber, outfielder
• Mel Parnell, pitcher
• John Peltz, outfielder
• Robert Pender, minor league infielder and manager
• Bill Perrin, pitcher
• Cy Pfirman, umpire
• Rogers Pierre, pitcher
• Al Pinkston, outfielder
• Diamond Pipkins, pitcher
• Abner Powell, outfielder/pitcher
• Tom Reilly, infielder
• Dick Robertson, pitcher
• Tony Robichaux, college coach
• Herman Roth, catcher
• Mike Shea, pitcher
• George Sias, infielder
• Herb Simpson, Negro League player
• Bill Smith, pitcher
• George Strickland, infielder; manager
• Roy Walker, pitcher
• Aaron Ward, infielder
• Orlie Weaver, pitcher
• Randy Wiles, pitcher
• Joe Wiley, infielder
• Frank Wills, pitcher
• Percy Wilson, infielder
• Lefty Wolf, pitcher
• Doc Wood, infielder
• Jimmy Woulfe, outfielder
• Ray Yochim, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Alcee Fortier High School
• Brother Martin High School
• De La Salle High School (New Orleans)
• Delgado Community College
• Dillard University
• Holy Cross School
• Isidore Newman School
• Jesuit High School
• Leland University
• Loyola University New Orleans
• McDonogh No. 35 Senior High School
• New Orleans University
• Redeemer-Seton High School
• Rugby Academy
• S.J. Peters High School
• Southern University at New Orleans
• St. Augustine High School
• Tulane University
• University of New Orleans
• Warren Easton High School
• Xavier University of Louisiana

Further Reading

• Anthony Castrovince: "6 cities that nearly landed an MLB team", mlb.com, January 9, 2022. [1]
• S. Derby Gisclair: Early Baseball in New Orleans: A History of 19th Century Play, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2019. ISBN 978-1-4766-7781-1