The Panama City Fliers were a minor league baseball team based in

Panama City, Florida Panama City is a city in and the county seat of Bay County, Florida, United States. Located along U.S. Route 98 in Florida, U.S. Highway 98 (US 98), it is the largest city between Tallahassee, Florida, Tallahassee and Pensacola, Florida, Pe ...

, that operated in the

Alabama–Florida League The Alabama–Florida League was a low-level circuit in American minor league baseball that existed from 1936 through 1939 and 1951 through 1962. The temporary absence of clubs based in Florida caused the league to change its name to the Alabama S ...

. They were founded in 1951 as an affiliate of the

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. In 1958, they were affiliated with the

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and they ended up as an affiliate of the

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. The team won league championships in 1955 and 1957. The team was moved to

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, for the 1962 season and renamed the Andalusia Dodgers. The team was then moved again mid-season to

Ozark, Alabama Ozark is a city in and the county seat of Dale County, Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 14,907. Ozark is the principal city of the Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as a part of the Dothan-Ozark Co ...

, and renamed again as the Ozark Dodgers. The team folded after that. From 1936 to 1939, the Panama City Pelicans played also in the Alabama–Florida League.

Notable alumni

Bobby Cox Robert Joe Cox (born May 21, 1941) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cox played for the New York Yankees and managed the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays. He is a member of ...

(1961) Inducted

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, 2014 *

Jimmy Bloodworth James Henry Bloodworth (July 26, 1917 – August 17, 2002) was an American professional baseball second baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators (1901–1960), Washington Senators (1937 and 1939–41), Detroi ...

(1935) * Ken Chase (1935) *

Roy Hartsfield Roy Thomas Hartsfield (October 25, 1925 – January 15, 2011) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball; his MLB playing and managing careers each lasted three years. Hartsfield played his entire major league career wi ...

(1960) * Bob Johnson (1955)

External links

Panama City - Baseball Reference

The history of Alabama–Florida League and Class D leagues of Florida, Alabama, & Georgia
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