New Orleans Pelicans

	New Orleans Pelicans; 1887–1977; (1887 – 1888, 1892 – 1896, 1901 – 1959, 1977); New Orleans, Louisiana
; Team Logo	; Cap Insignia
	Class-level
	Triple-A (1977); Double-A (1901-1959);
	Minor league affiliations
	American Association (1977); Southern Association (1901-1959); Southern League (1892-1896); Texas League (1888); Southern League (1887-1888);
	Major league affiliations
	St. Louis Cardinals (1977); New York Yankees (1957-1958); Pittsburgh Pirates (1948-1956); Boston Red Sox (1946-1947); Brooklyn Dodgers (1943-1944); St. Louis Cardinals (1940-1942); Cleveland Indians (1934-1939);
	Name
	New Orleans Pelicans;
	Ballpark
	Louisiana Superdome (1977); City Park Stadium (1958-1959); Pelican Stadium (1915-1957); Crescent City Base Ball Park (later called Sportsman's Park and Athletic Park) (1880-1914);
	Minor league titles
League titles	1886, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1933, 1934,

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The New Orleans Pelicans were a Minor league professional baseball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

[edit] Team history

Founded in 1887, the Pelicans became part of the Southern Association in 1901. From 1915 through 1957, they played home games at Pelican Stadium (also known as Heinemann Park), formerly located at the riverside, downriver corner of Carrollton Avenue and Tulane Avenue in Mid City New Orleans. After this they played for 2 years at Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park. The team disbanded at the end of the 1959 season.

Notable Pelicans included Shoeless Joe Jackson, Cotton Knaupp, Bill Lindsay and Dixie Walker.

In the 1950s, the team was associated with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was managed by Danny Murtaugh. Other notable Pelican managers included Larry Gilbert and Abner Powell, with latter credited with introducing the "rain check".

The Pelicans' name briefly resurfaced during the 1977 season when New Orleans acquired a Triple-A minor league team which had moved from Tulsa. The team then moved to Springfield, Illinois, the next season and were re-named the Redbirds. The team subsequently moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where it continues to operate as Louisville Bats, the top minor-league affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Rights to the unused name are currently owned by Tom Benson, owner of the NFL's New Orleans Saints & partial owner of the AFL's New Orleans VooDoo.