The Lafayette Drillers were a Class AA farm club of the San Francisco Giants in southwestern Louisiana in 1975 and 1976. The Drillers were named co-champions of the Texas League in 1975 after rain washed away the deciding game of the league championship series.. The Texas Rangers purchased the struggling franchise in late 1976 and moved it to Tulsa, Oklahoma where the ball club plays on today, nearly a half century later, as the Tulsa Drillers.
Florida State League (1968-1973) Born: 1968 Folded: December 12, 1973 First Game: April 12, 1968 (L 6-4 vs. St. Petersburg Cardinals) Last Game: August 29, 1973 (W
The Utah Rollerbees were one of twelve founding franchises in Roller Hockey International during the summer of 1993. Unique among RHI’s twelve clubs in 1993, the Rollerbees initially played their games in an outdoor setting. The club played on a 4,700-seat court erected in the parking lot of the South Towne Center shopping mall in Sandy. But at the end of July, the team ended the outdoor experiment and moved their final three home games into the Delta Center, home of the NBA’s Utah Jazz. The Rollerbees moved to Las Vegas in 1994.
Carolina League (1963) Born: January 10, 1963 – Re-branded from Raleigh Capitals Affiliation Change: October 16, 1963 (Raleigh Cardinals) First Game: April 19, 1963 (L
The San Antonio Texans were a One-Year Wonder in the Canadian Football League, playing a single season at the Alamodome in the autumn of 1995. The franchise had a twisty backstory, dating back to the formation of the NFL-backed World League of American Football (WLAF) in 1990.
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