Like the Florida Beachdogs who were profiled in BLaze Issue 1 the West Palm Beach Tropics were the cream of the crop in their respective league. The SPBA that is. Senior Professional Baseball Association.
Managed by Dick Williams, the Tropics would finish the ‘89 season with 52 wins vs 20 losses. Attendance at Municipal Stadium was highest in the league. Shortstop and future Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington was league MVP. Batting .359 with a league high 73 RBI’S. Unfortunately they lost in the league championship to the St. Petersburg Pelicans. (12-4). By 1990 the league was done.
Some of our favorite West Palm Beach Tropics
(1) Rodney Scott
(15) Ron Washington
(17) Micky Rivers
(23) Dick Williams
(26) Dave Kingman
(33) Lee Lacy
(34) Rollie Fingers
(40) Lowell Palmer
(49) Tim Stoddard