List of Florida State League champions

The Florida State League of Minor League Baseball is a Low Single-A baseball league in the United States. The league was founded in 1919. A league champion is determined at the end of each season. Champions have been determined by postseason playoffs, winning the regular season pennant, or being declared champion by the league office. Off and on (1919–28, 1936–41, and 1946–68), the league recognized pennant winners and/or playoff winners as league champions. Currently, the first-half and second-half winners in each division (North and South) compete in a best-of-three series to determin division champions. Then, the North and South division winners play a best-of-five series to determine a league champion.[1] Since 1979, the winner of the League Championship Series has become the holder—until the following season's championship—of the Watson Spoelstra Florida State League Championship Trophy.[2]

Key
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Indicates pennant winner (1919–28, 1936–41, 1946–68)
Indicates playoff winner (1919–28, 1936–41, 1946–68)
Indicates pennant and playoff winner (1919–28, 1936–41, 1946–68)

League champions
Score and finalist information is only presented when postseason play occurred. The lack of this information indicates a declared league champion.
Year Champion Score Finalist
1919Sanford Celeryfeds^——
1920Tampa Smokers——
1921Orlando Tigers^——
1922St. Petersburg Saints——
1923Orlando Bulldogs——
1924Lakeland Highlanders^——
1925Tampa Smokers——
1926Sanford Celeryfeds——
1927Orlando Colts——
1928[a]Fort Lauderdale Tarpons
St. Petersburg Saints^		——
1936St. Augustine Saints——
1937Gainesville G-Men——
1938Leesburg Anglers^——
1938Gainesville G-Men——
1939Sanford Lookouts——
1940Daytona Beach Islanders^——
1940Sanford Seminoles——
1941St. Augustine Saints^——
1941Leesburg Anglers——
1946Orlando Senators——
1947St. Augustine Saints^——
1947Gainesville G-Men——
1948Orlando Senators^——
1948Daytona Beach Islanders——
1949Gainesville G-Men^——
1949St. Augustine Saints——
1950Orlando Senators^——
1950DeLand Red Hats——
1951DeLand Red Hats——
1952DeLand Red Hats^——
1952Palatka Azaleas——
1953Daytona Beach Islanders^——
1954Lakeland Pilots——
1955Orlando C.B.s^——
1956Cocoa Indians^——
1957Tampa Tarpons^——
1958St. Petersburg Saints^——
1959Tampa Tarpons^——
1960Palatka Redlegs^——
1961Tampa Tarpons^——
1962Fort Lauderdale Yankees^——
1963Sarasota Sun Sox^——
1964St. Petersburg Saints^——
1965Fort Lauderdale Yankees^——
1966St. Petersburg Cardinals^——
1967St. Petersburg Cardinals^——
1968[b]Miami Marlins^——
1969Miami Marlins4–1Orlando Twins
1970Miami Marlins2–0St. Petersburg Cardinals
1971Miami Orioles2–1Cocoa Astros
1972Miami Orioles2–1Daytona Beach Dodgers
1973St. Petersburg Cardinals2–0West Palm Beach Expos
1974West Palm Beach Expos2–1Fort Lauderdale Yankees
1975St. Petersburg Cardinals3–2Tampa Tarpons
1976Lakeland Tigers2–0Tampa Tarpons
1977Lakeland Tigers3–1St. Petersburg Cardinals
1978Miami Orioles2–1Lakeland Tigers
1979Winter Haven Red Sox3–2Fort Lauderdale Yankees
1980Fort Lauderdale Yankees3–1Vero Beach Dodgers
1981Daytona Beach Astros3–1Fort Myers Royals
1982Fort Lauderdale Yankees——
1983Vero Beach Dodgers3–2Daytona Beach Astros
1984Fort Lauderdale Yankees3–2Tampa Tarpons
1985Fort Myers Royals3–1Fort Lauderdale Yankees
1986St. Petersburg Cardinals3–1West Palm Beach Expos
1987Fort Lauderdale Yankees3–1Osceola Astros
1988St. Lucie Mets2–0Osceola Astros
1989Charlotte Rangers2–1St. Petersburg Cardinals
1990Vero Beach Dodgers2–1West Palm Beach Expos
1991West Palm Beach Expos2–0Clearwater Phillies
1992Lakeland Tigers2–0Baseball City Royals
1993Clearwater Phillies3–1St. Lucie Mets
1994Tampa Yankees3–1Brevard County Manatees
1995Daytona Cubs3–2Fort Myers Miracle
1996St. Lucie Mets3–1Clearwater Phillies
1997St. Petersburg Devil Rays3–2Vero Beach Dodgers
1998St. Lucie Mets3–2Tampa Yankees
1999Kissimmee Cobras3–1Dunedin Blue Jays
2000Daytona Cubs3–0Dunedin Blue Jays
2001[c]Brevard County Manatees
Tampa Yankees		Championship series canceled
due to September 11 attacks
2002Charlotte Rangers3–2Lakeland Tigers
2003St. Lucie Mets3–1Dunedin Blue Jays
2004[d]Daytona Cubs
Tampa Yankees		Championship series canceled
due to Hurricane Ivan
2005Palm Beach Cardinals3–2Lakeland Tigers
2006St. Lucie Mets3–0Dunedin Blue Jays
2007Clearwater Threshers3–1Brevard County Manatees
2008Daytona Cubs3–1Fort Myers Miracle
2009Tampa Yankees3–2Charlotte Stone Crabs
2010Tampa Yankees3–1Charlotte Stone Crabs
2011Daytona Cubs3–0St. Lucie Mets
2012Lakeland Flying Tigers3–2Jupiter Hammerheads
2013Daytona Cubs3–1Charlotte Stone Crabs
2014Fort Myers Miracle3–1Daytona Cubs
2015Charlotte Stone Crabs3–1Daytona Tortugas
2016Bradenton Marauders3–1Tampa Yankees
2017[e]Dunedin Blue Jays
Palm Beach Cardinals		Championship series canceled
due to Hurricane Irma
2018Fort Myers Miracle3–1Daytona Tortugas
2019[f]Postseason canceled due to Hurricane Dorian
2020[g]Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Championship wins by team

Active Florida State League teams appear in bold.

Wins Team Championship years
7Orlando Tigers/Bulldogs/Colts/Senators/C.B.s1921, 1923, 1927, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1955
6Daytona Cubs/Tortugas1995, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013
6Fort Lauderdale Yankees1962, 1965, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987
6Miami Marlins/Orioles1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978
6St. Petersburg Saints/Cardinals/Devil Rays1966, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1997
5St. Lucie Mets1988, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2006
5Tampa Yankees/Tarpons1994, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2010
4Daytona Beach Islanders/Astros1981, 1940, 1948, 1953
4Gainesville G-Men1937, 1938, 1947, 1949
4Lakeland Tigers/Flying Tigers1976, 1977, 1992, 2012
4Sanford Celeryfeds/Lookouts/Seminoles1919, 1926, 1939, 1940
4St. Augustine Saints1936, 1941, 1947, 1949
3DeLand Red Hats1950, 1951, 1952
3Tampa Tarpons1957, 1959, 1961
2Charlotte Rangers1989, 2002
2Clearwater Phillies/Threshers1993, 2007
2Fort Lauderdale Tarpons-St. Petersburg Saints1922, 1928
2Fort Myers Miracle2014, 2018
2Leesburg Anglers1938, 1941
2Palm Beach Cardinals2005, 2017
2Tampa Smokers1920, 1925
2Vero Beach Dodgers1983, 1990
2West Palm Beach Expos1974, 1991
1Bradenton Marauders2016
1Brevard County Manatees2001
1Charlotte Stone Crabs2015
1Cocoa Indians1956
1Dunedin Blue Jays2017
1Fort Myers Royals1985
1Kissimmee Cobras1999
1Lakeland Highlanders1924
1Lakeland Pilots1954
1Palatka Azaleas1952
1Palatka Redlegs1960
1Sarasota Sun Sox1963
1Winter Haven Red Sox1979

Notes
  • a Fort Lauderdale-St. Petersburg had the best record when the league disbanded on July 4.
  • b The Orlando Twins defeated Miami, 2–1, in the final round of the playoffs, but Miami was awarded the pennant based on best win-loss percentage.
  • c Brevard County and Tampa were declared co-champions in the wake of the September 11 attacks, which caused a stoppage in professional baseball.
  • d Daytona and Tampa were declared co-champions due to the threat of Hurricane Ivan.
  • e Dunedin and Palm Beach were declared co-champions due to the threat of Hurricane Irma.[3][4]
  • f Playoffs were cancelled due to the threat of Hurricane Dorian.[5]
  • g The season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]

References
General
  • "League Champions". Florida State League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
Specific
  1. "Playoff Procedures". Florida State League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. "Championship Trophy". Florida State League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  3. Lancaster, Marc (September 5, 2017). "Florida State League cancels championship series as Hurricane Irma looms". Sporting News. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  4. "Hurricane forces cancellation of FSL Finals". MiLB.com.
  5. Florida State League (August 29, 2019). "FSL cancels weekend series, 2019 playoffs". milb.com. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  6. "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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