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Paul Nicoli

Southern League (1887, 1892–1894, 1896–1898)
Southern Association (1908–1931, 1945–1961)

Nicknames

Swamp Angels (1877)
Blackbirds (1892–1893, 1896)
Bluebirds (1894–1895, 1899)
Sea Gulls (1908–1917)
Bears (1918–1931, 1944–1958, 1960–1961)

Where They Played

Monroe Park/League Park (1887–1926)
Hartwell Field (1927–1958)

Pennant-Winning Teams

Year Won Lost Pct Manager
1922 97 55 .638 Bert Niehoff
1947 94 59 .614 Al Todd

Where They Finished

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
2
6
5
4
5.0% of the time in 1st place
15.0% of the time in 2nd place
12.5% of the time in 3rd place
10.0% of the time in 4th place
    42.5% in the top half 
5th
6th
7th
8th
7
4
7
5
17.5% of the time in 5th place
10.0% of the time in 6th place
17.5% of the time in 7th place
12.5% of the time in 8th place
    57.5% in the bottom half 

               
            1953  
  1959         1931  
  1958     1960   1929  
  1923 1956   1957   1926 1961
  1914 1951   1946   1921 1954
  1913 1949 1955 1925 1950 1915 1930
  1912 1945 1948 1924 1927 1911 1917
1947 1894 1918 1928 1909 1920 1898 1916
1922 1892 1896 1919 1908 1910 1887 1893
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th


Notable Managers

Name Years Won Lost Pct Pennants
Bert Niehoff 1922 - 1923 185 121 .605 1
Al Todd 1946 - 1948 244 212 .535 1
Paul Chervinko 1949 - 1951 232 300 .436  

Notable Players


19th Century

Newt Fisher
William Kling
Rudolph Roach
Frank Weikart
 

1900 – 1909

Rube Wadell
Zack Wheat
 

1910 - 1919

Johnny Bates
Al Demaree
Johnny Dodge
Elmer Miller
Dave "Dee" Robertson

1920 – 1929


Ed Bogart
Emil Huhn
Thomas Long
John Schulte
Denny Williams

1930 – 1939


Johnny Chapmen  

1940 – 1949


Calvin Abrams
Bill Antonello
Chuck Conners
George Shuba
Vern "Trader" Horn
Pete Layden
Al Kozar
William Seinsoth
Al Simononis

1950 – 1960


Wade Browning
Gord Coleman
William Dailey
George Freese
Jim Gentile
Forrest Jacobs
Thomas Lakos
Carl Mathias
Ralph Mauriello
Walt Moryn
Russell Rose
John Waters


Photo Gallery/Memorabilia

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