Spring Training Sites

 

It's March, and thoughts turn to Spring Training. No, not this season, because I have no interest in today's baseball (or any pro sports, really). 

 

Here are the teams' Spring Training sites during the 1960s. Orange indicates Florida (of course), while yellow indicates Arizona. (I should have probably used yellow and green, the color of grapefruit and cactii.) 

 

(As always, click on the charts to enlarge.)

Teams named in red did not relocate their camps during the decade. 

I was surprised to learn that the Red Sox and Astros began the 1960s in Arizona. 

 

More 1974 Expos Stuff

As I mentioned 2 posts ago, I went to an Expos' spring training game in 1974. Here are a few other things I found recently. (It's amazing how a little thing like moving will shake all the dust off of one's forgotten archives!)


An 11 x 8 tri-fold team roster (with Gary Carter as a non-roster invitee!)  The visiting Dodgers' roster is on the back flap. (Why are there periods after INF and OF, but not after P and C?)

My ticket for that game:

Jim from The Phillies Room: Wait until you see what else I found! (it's from April 1966)

1974 Expos Program

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Look what I found in my house a few weeks ago:

In 1974, I went to Disney World, with a side trip to Daytona Beach, the spring training site of the Montreal Expos. Here's a program from a game vs. the Dodgers. (Looks like I planned to keep score, but gave up after entering Lee Lacy's name in the batting order!)

 

There are 3 autographs on the back: Tim Foli and Walt Alston at the top, and Ron Fairly at the bottom.