St. Petersburg Pelicans

The St. Petersburg Pelicans were one of the eight original franchises that began play in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989. The team went 42-30 in the regular season and won the Northern Division title. Steve Henderson hit .352 for the club, and Lenny Randle batted .349. Milt Wilcox went 12-3, and Jon Matlack added 10 wins. Led by Lamar Johnson's home run and three RBI, the Pelicans went on to beat the West Palm Beach Tropics 12-4 to win the league's championship game. Bobby Tolan managed the team both seasons. The St. Petersburg Pelicans returned for a second season and were leading the league with a 15-8 record when the league folded on December 28, 1990.

Home Ballpark: Al Lang Stadium

Player/Manager: Bobby Tolan

1989 Attendance 39,611 (36 Games) Average 1,100

Coaches: Dock Ellis, Ozzie Virgil, Tom Zimmer

1989 Opening Day Roster:

PITCHERS: Dock Ellis, Al Holland (also with St. Lucie), Randy Lerch, Jon Matlack, Gerry Pirtle, Dave Rajsich, Joe Sambito, Elias Sosa, Sammy Stewart (also with Bradenton), Milt Wilcox, Mike Williams

CATCHERS: Butch Benton, Mark Corey, Dwight Lowry

INFIELDERS: Alan Bannister, Sergio Ferrer (also with St. Lucie), Luis Gomez, Roy Howell, Gary Rajsich, Lenny Randle

OUTFIELDERS: Steve Henderson, Steve Kemp, Jerry Martin (also with Orlando), Bake McBride (also with Orlando)

DISABLED LIST: Ron LeFlore (also with Bradenton), Pat Zachry

Other Players: Dick Bosman, Nardi Contreras, Ivan DeJesus, Hoot Gibson, Lamar Johnson, Ken Landreaux (also with Orlando), Jim Morley, John "Blue Moon" Odom, Bombo Rivera, Ozzie Virgil Jr.

1989-1990 Stats (Incomplete)

Hitting Stats
Player	POS	AVG	HR	RBI	SB
Alan Bannister	OF-IF	.307	1	29	0
Butch Benton	C	.374	3	34	1
Ivan DeJesus	SS	.333	0	4	1
Luis Gomez	SS	.293	0	9	3
Steve Henderson	OF	.352	5	55	5
Roy Howell	3B	.320	1	36	2
Lamar Johnson	1B	.372	6	22	0
Steve Kemp	OF	.329	3	32	0
Ken Landreaux	OF	.304	2	21	3
Ron LeFlore	OF	.362	0	6	1
Dwight Lowry	C	.245	1	19	0
Gary Rajsich	1B	.294	6	43	3
Lenny Randle	2B	.349	0	40	16
Ozzie Virgil Jr.	C	.290	2	22	0

Pitching Stats
Pitcher	W	L	ERA	SV
Dick Bosman	1	1	4.07	1
Dock Ellis	0	2	1.76	6
Randy Lerch	4	5	6.88	0
Jon Matlack	10	2	4.10	0
Joe Sambito	3	1	3.72	7
Elias Sosa	3	4	2.90	3
Milt Wilcox	12	3	3.19	0