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Winter Haven Red Sox 1966–1992 (1966-1967, 1969-1992) Winter Haven, Florida |
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| League | Florida State League |
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| League titles | 1 (1979) |
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Chain of Lakes Park |
The Winter Haven Red Sox were a minor league baseball team in the Florida State League, based in Winter Haven, Florida, from 1968-1992. However, the franchise began in 1966 in Deerfield Beach, Florida, as the Deerfield Beach Sun Sox, a Class-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. However, on June 27, 1966, the team moved to Winter Haven becoming the Winter Haven Sun Sox. The first team was managed by Don Bacon and Bruce Andrew and had a 55-83 record overall.
In 1967, the Sun Sox were renamed the Winter Haven Mets after their new affiliate, the New York Mets. The Mets posted a stellar 94-46 record, but were defeated by the St. Petersburg Cardinals for the western division title by two and a half games. Nolan Ryan pitched for the 1967 team. The Winter Haven Mets only existed one year before they were renamed the Winter Haven Red Sox in 1969, after becoming an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The team remained intact until folding in 1992.
From 1966 to 1992 the team played home games at Chain of Lakes Park, located at 500 Cletus Allen Drive. The park still exists as part of the Chain of Lakes Sports Complex.
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