Jacksonville Suns (1970-2016)

Born: 1970 – Southern League expansion franchise
Re-Branded: November 2, 2016 (Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp)

First Game: April 16, 1970 (L 6-5 @ Savannah Indians)
Last Game: September 5, 2016 (W 4-0 vs. Mobile BayBears)

Southern League Championships: 1996, 2001 (co-Champions), 2005, 2009, 2010 & 2014

1970-2002: Wolfson Park (8,200)¹2000 Southern League Yearbook
Opened: 1955
Demolished: 2002

Dimensions (2000): Left: 323′, Center: 401′, Right: 323′²2000 Southern League Yearbook

2003-2016: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Opened: 2003

Radio:

• 1974: WJNJ (104.9 FM)
• 1978: WJNJ (104.9 FM)
• 1980: WJAX (930 AM)
• 1999-2000: WBWL (600 AM)

Radio Broadcasters:

• 1974: Dave Glass & Bruce French
• 1978: Terry Smith
• 1980: Terry Smith, Mike Ondina & Chico Eliopulos
• 1999: Dave Schultz
• 2000: Alan Garrett

• 1970: ?
• 1971: Marshall Fox
• 1972-1978: Keith Price & Carl Grant
• 1978: Joe Melosi & Dave Melosi
• 1979-1984: Lou Eliopulos
• 1984-2012: Peter Bragan Sr.
• 2012-2015: Peter Bragan Jr.
• 2016: Ken Babby

Sale (1970): $13,000 (to Marshall Fox)³ASSOCIATED PRESS. “Parrack, Fox Buy Jacksonville Team”. The Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, FL). November 11, 1970

Sale (1978): $100,000 (to Lou Eliopulos)⁴Kosnett, Jeff. “Big-league it’s not, but Class-A ball still has a touch of glamour about it”. The Sun (Baltimore, MD). May 3, 1981

Sale (1984): $330,000 (to Peter Bragan Sr.)⁵Frenette, Gene. “Longtime owner of Jacksonville Suns in talks to sell minor league team”. Jacksonville.com (Jacksonville, FL). January 12, 2015

Major League Affiliations:

• 1970: Montreal Expos
• 1970: Milwaukee Brewers
• 1971: Cleveland Indians
• 1972-1983: Kansas City Royals
• 1984-1990: Montreal Expos (Known as Jacksonville Expos from 1985-1990)
• 1991-1994: Seattle Mariners
• 1995-2000: Detroit Tigers
• 2001-2008: Los Angeles Dodgers
• 2009-2016: Miami Marlins

Southern League Most Valuable Player

• 1983: John Morris
• 1984: Andrés Galarraga
• 1998: Gabe Kapler