NJTank Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Why did the Yankees leave their long time spirng home in St. Petersburgh for Fort Lauderdale in 1962? www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Because of its relationship to Soviet Russia at the time? The yankees didn't want to train at a town with the same name as a city in the USSR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 23, 2004 Author Share Posted February 23, 2004 Wow this one is was off, by the mere fact durring the Soviet Union days St. Petersburgh was known as Lenningrad, I menetioned that in anothe rthread on the logo board. Ill give everyone a hint it had to do with the treatment of certin players in the St Pete area. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 24, 2004 Author Share Posted February 24, 2004 St. Petersburg still had segregated hotels, and teh Yankees were tired of having players like Eslton Howard forced to be kept seperate so they moved to Fort Lauderdale since the had no segregation. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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