The Tallahassee Capitals were a Minor League Baseball team, based in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, that operated between 1935 and 1942. Playing as members of the GeorgiaâÂÂFlorida League (1935âÂÂ1942, 1946âÂÂ1950) and AlabamaâÂÂFlorida League (1951), Tallahassee teams won league championships in 1935, 1936 and 1950.
The team originated in the GeorgiaâÂÂFlorida League as the Capitals. They had affiliation deals with the New York Giants (1935âÂÂ1936), Brooklyn Dodgers (1938) and Cleveland Indians (1939). The onset of World War II led to the team temporarily shutting down in 1942.
When the war ended, they reformed as an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1946, now known as the Tallahassee Pirates.
When that agreement ended, they joined the AlabamaâÂÂFlorida League for one last season, in 1951, as the Tallahassee Citizens.
The Capitals played at Centennial Field. Centennial Field was built in 1925 and demolished in 1975. It was located on South Monroe Street just South of the State Capitol Building. Today, the site has been repurposed and hosts a new Centennial Field at Cascades Park, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.