Fort Lauderdale Tarpons

The Fort Lauderdale Tarpons were a minor league baseball team that played in the Florida State League in 1928 and in the Florida East Coast League from 1940 to 1942. They were located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Fort Lauderdale Tarpons
1928–1942 (1928, 1940-1942) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class A (1963-1968) Class D (1937-1962)
League	Florida East Coast League (1940-1942)
Previous leagues	Florida State League (1928)
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Pittsburgh Pirates (1940)
Minor league titles
League titles	1 (1940)

Year-by-year record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Notes
1928	13–12	--	Tommy Leach	--	Team moved to St. Petersburg (25–11) May 24
1940	69–40	1st	Herb Thomas	League Champs[1]
1941	66–73	4th	Herb Thomas / Buster Kinard	Lost in 1st round
1942	4–3	--	Herb Thomas		Team disbanded April 25