New Orleans Pelicans (baseball)

New Orleans Pelicans Baseball 1887–1977 (1887–1888, 1890, 1892–1896, 1901–1959, 1977) New Orleans, Louisiana
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Previous	Triple-A (1977) Double-A (1901–1959)
Minor league affiliations
League	American Association (1977)
Previous leagues	Southern Association (1901–1959) Texas-Southern League (1888) Southern League (1887, 1889, 1892–1896, 1898–1899)
Major league affiliations
Previous	St. Louis Cardinals (1977) New York Yankees (1957–1958) Pittsburgh Pirates (1948–1956) Boston Red Sox (1946–1947) Brooklyn Dodgers (1943–1944) St. Louis Cardinals (1940–1942) Cleveland Indians (1930–1939)
Minor league titles
Dixie Series titles (2)	1933 1934
League titles (3)	1932 1933 1934
Pennants (12)	1887 1889 1896 1905 1910 1911 1915 1918 1923 1926 1927 1934
Team data
Previous names	New Orleans Pelicans
Previous parks	Louisiana Superdome (1977) City Park Stadium (1958–1959) Pelican Stadium/Heinemann Park (1915–1957) Pelican Park (1908–1914) Athletic Park (1901–1907) Crescent City Base Ball Park/Sportsman's Park (1887–1900)

The New Orleans Pelicans or "Pels" were a minor league professional baseball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Founded in 1865 as an amateur social/sporting organization, the Pelicans became a professional franchise when they joined the Southern League in 1887. That league operated off and on until it finally folded in 1899. During that time the team captured three pennants: 1887, 1889, and 1896. The Pelicans then became a founding member of the Southern Association in 1901. From 1887–1900, the team played at Sportsman's Park/Crescent City Base Ball Park located at the foot of Canal Street near the New Basin Canal (now the Pontchartrain Expressway).

In 1901, the Pelicans moved to Athletic Park and played there until 1908. After the 1908 season the team moved to Pelican Park, which was located on South Carrollton Avenue, across from present-day Jesuit High School. In 1914, the Pelican Park wooden grandstand was moved by mule teams a quarter-mile down South Carrollton Avenue to the intersection with Tulane Avenue in Mid-City New Orleans. From 1915 through 1936 the facility was known as Heinemann Park after Alexander J. Heinemann, a shareholder in the club and owner of the stadium. The name was changed in 1936 to Pelican Stadium following the death of Heinemann and team owner Charles Somers. The Pelicans played their final game there in 1957. After this, they played for two years at City Park Stadium, now called Tad Gormley Stadium, in City Park. The franchise was sold to Little Rock at the end of the 1959 season. The Southern Association folded after the 1961 season.