The Miami Sun Sox (also known as the Miami Tourists) were a

minor league baseball Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), constituted of teams affiliated with MLB clubs. It was founded on September 5, 1901, in response to the growing dominance of the National Le ...

affiliate of the

Brooklyn Dodgers The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays. In 1884, it became a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brook ...

between 1949 and 1954. They played in the

Florida International League The Florida International League was a lower- to mid-level circuit in American and Cuban minor league baseball that existed from 1946 through July 27, 1954. It was designated Class C level league for its first three seasons, then upgraded to Clas ...

and were based in

Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

, at

Miami Stadium Miami Stadium, later officially known as Bobby Maduro Miami Stadium, was a baseball stadium in Miami, Florida. It was primarily used as the home field of the Miami Marlins (International League), Miami Marlins minor league baseball team, as wel ...

. The 1952 Sun Sox were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.

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Baseball ReferenceArticle on 1952 team
Defunct minor league baseball teams Baseball teams in Miami Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliates Defunct baseball teams in Florida 1946 establishments in Florida 1954 disestablishments in Florida Baseball teams established in 1946 Baseball teams disestablished in 1954 {{Miami-stub