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  New Orleans
Lou (Boze) Berger

Southern League (1887–1899)
Southern Association (1901–1959)

Nicknames

Pelicans (1887–1959)

Where They Played

Sportsman’s Park (1886–1900)
Athletic Park (1901–1907)
Pelican Park (1908–1914)
Heinemann Park (1915–1937)
Pelican Stadium (1938–1957)
City Park Stadium (1958–1959)

Pennant-Winning Teams

Year
Won
Lost
Pct
Manager
1887
74
40
.649
Thomas Brennan
1889
46
9
.836
Abner Powell
1896
67
30
.691
Abner Powell
1905
84
45
.651
Charles Frank
1910
87
53
.621
Charles Frank
1911
78
54
.591
Charles Frank
1915
91
63
.591
Charles Frank
1918
49
21
.700
Johnny Dobbs
1923
89
57
.610
Larry Gilbert
1926
101
53
.656
Larry Gilbert
1927
96
57
.627
Larry Gilbert
1934
94
60
.610
Larry Gilbert


Where They Finished


1st
9
0.153
2nd
12
0.203
3rd
13
0.220
4th
8
0.136
5th
7
0.119
6th
3
0.051
7th
3
0.051
8th
4
0.068
 
59
1.000

1941
1938
1954
1937
1934
1947
1929
1927
1943
1928
1926
1935
1924
1923
1933
1922
1949
1918
1930
1919
1946
1956
1915
1925
1913
1945
1953
1911
1921
1912
1942
1952
1910
1920
1907
1936
1950
1958
1905
1917
1904
1909
1948
1959
1957
1896
1916
1902
1906
1940
1955
1951
1939
1889
1908
1899
1901
1931
1932
1944
1913
1887
1892
1888
1895
1894
1898
1903
1893
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th


Notable Managers


Name
Years
Won
Lost
Pct
Pennants
Abner Powell 1888–1902
394
317
.554
Charles Frank 1904–1913
736
607
.548
Johnny Dobbs 1914–1922
728
515
.585
Larry Gilbert 1923–1931,
1933–1939 
1,307
968
.575


Notable Players

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