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The
Pensacola Snappers hosted 1913 minor league home games at Maxent Park. Built in 1911, the ballpark was later renamed to Legion Field in 1927. The ballpark was located at G Street & Gregory Street. The Snappers also were noted to have played some games at a ballpark near Star Lake in
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In their only season of play, the 1913 Pensacola
Snappers finished second in the league standings. Playing under manager Jimmy Hamilton, Pensacola ended the season with a record of 67–29 and finished 4.5 games behind the first place Jackson Lawmakers (71–24) in the final standings.
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at Maxent Park. The ballpark was segregated in the era, with 3,500 white spectators allowed in the grandstands, the seating for 500 black spectators required patrons to sit in the left field line bleachers. The
Pensacola Pilots continued minor league play at the ballpark in 1927.
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