St. Petersburg, FL

St. Petersburg is located on the west coast of Florida, on a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico to the west and Tampa Bay to the east. Tampa, FL is located across the bay, and Bradenton, FL to the south, across the bay's inlet; Clearwater, FL is immediately to the north. The name Tampa Bay that is used by various sports teams including the Tampa Bay Rays represents the entire metropolitan area formed by those cities.

Teams that have played here

• St. Petersburg Saints, Florida State League (1920-1928, 1955-1965)
• St. Petersburg Saints, Florida International League (1947-1954)
• St. Petersburg Cardinals, Florida State League (1966-1996)
• St. Petersburg Pelicans, Senior Professional Baseball Association (1989-1990)
• GCL Devil Rays, Gulf Coast League (1996-1998)
• St. Petersburg Devil Rays, Florida State League (1997-2000)
• Tampa Bay Devil Rays, American League (1998-2007)
• Tampa Bay Rays, American League (2008-present)

Persons who were born here

• Jack Albright, infielder
• Jacob Barnes, pitcher
• Cam Bonifay, minor league infielder; General Manager
• Boof Bonser, pitcher
• Josh Bowman, minor league pitcher
• Joe Buck, broadcaster
• Jeff D'Amico, pitcher
• David Francia, minor league outfielder
• Kyle Ginley, minor league pitcher
• Colton Gordon, minor league pitcher
• Jack Hardy, pitcher
• John Higgins, umpire
• Bobby Kline, infielder
• Dan Kolb, minor league pitcher
• Casey Kotchman, infielder
• Ben Kozlowski, pitcher
• Gordon Mackenzie, catcher
• Nick Masset, pitcher
• Matt North, minor league pitcher
• Dan O'Brien, pitcher
• Nate Oliver, infielder
• Shawn Purdy, minor league pitcher
• Todd Redmond, pitcher
• Steve Rippley, umpire
• Nick Shaw, minor league infielder
• George Smith, infielder
• Roy Smith, pitcher
• Nick Stanley, minor league infielder and manager
• Doug Waechter, pitcher
• Ryan Weber, pitcher
• Jake Woodford, pitcher
• Pete Woodworth, coach
• Frank Wren, General Manager

Persons who died here

• Johnny Allen, pitcher
• Billy Alvord, infielder
• Herb Brett, pitcher
• Johnny Burroughs, minor league executive
• Ed Cartwright, infielder
• Gowell Claset, pitcher
• Clem Clemens, catcher
• Bill Connors, pitcher
• Jerry Donovan, catcher
• Randy Fierbaugh, minor league pitcher
• Frank Fletcher, pinch-hitter
• Bob Flori, minor league player and manager
• Mike Fornieles, pitcher
• Bob Hall, pitcher
• Earl Halstead, minor league umpire
• Hooks Iott, pitcher
• John H. Johnson, minor league executive
• Jack Kerouac, writer
• Bobby Kline, pitcher
• Al Lang, minor league executive
• Ron Law, pitcher
• Hod Leverette, pitcher
• Pete Lister, infielder
• Gordon Mackenzie, catcher
• Jim McKean, umpire
• Joe Medwick, outfielder; Hall of Fame
• Johnny Nee, minor league infielder
• Red Nelson, pitcher
• Jim Oliver, infielder
• Andy Olsen, umpire
• Frank Parenti, minor league infielder
• Ron Plaza, minor league infielder
• Paul Pryor, umpire
• Silas Rooney, college coach
• Doc Shanley, infielder
• Si Simmons, pitcher
• Bill Sisler, minor league pitcher
• George Smith, infielder
• Ed Stauffer, pitcher
• J. Roy Stockton, writer
• Del Wilber, catcher; manager
• Jimmy Williams, infielder
• Pete Wilson, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Bishop Barry High School
• Dixie Hollins High School
• Eckerd College
• Florida Military Academy
• Gibbs High School
• Lakewood High School
• Northeast High School
• Northside Christian School
• St. Petersburg College
• St. Petersburg High School

Further Reading

• Bob Andelman: Stadium for Rent: Tampa Bay's Quest for Major League Baseball, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 1993. ISBN 978-0899508399
• Adam Berry: "Rays announce deal for St. Petersburg ballpark", mlb.com, September 19, 2023. [1]