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Florida Marlins History and Facts
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On
June 10, 1991, the National League awarded a franchise to
Wayne Huizenga, chief executive officer of Blockbuster Entertainment
Corporation, owner of the Miami Dolphins football team, and
chairman of the board of the Florida Panthers hockey team.
The Marlins' first manager was Rene Lachemann, a former catcher
who had previously managed the Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee
Brewers. Lachemann kept Florida out of the Eastern Division
cellar during the 1993 season as the team finished the year
five games ahead of the last-place New York Mets. After the
Marlins finished last in their division in 1994 and fourth
in 1995, Lachemann was replaced as manager midway through
the 1996 season with the Marlins' director of player development,
John Boles.
Despite
problems in the dugout and on the field, the Marlins had some
bright spots on the mound and behind the plate in 1996. The
team's 3.95 earned run average (ERA) ranked third in the NL,
led by newcomer Kevin Brown, who finished the season with
a 17-11 win-loss record and an impressive 1.89 ERA. Catcher
Charles Johnson led the league with a .995 fielding percentage,
threw out a league-high 48 percent of base runners, and collected
his second straight Gold Glove Award for fielding excellence.
After a slow start, the Marlins finished the year with an
80-82 win-loss record to place third in their division. Boles
then returned to his previous position as director of player
development, and former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Jim Leyland
was hired to lead the club in 1997.
Although posting a winning record of 83-79 (only their third
winning season of their history), the Marlins' aspirations
of successfully defending their World Series title fell short
as they finished nine games behind the Houston Astros for
the National League Wild Card title, thus the Marlins became
the fourth consecutive Major League Baseball team not to repeat
as World Series champions.
A series of rain-outs in September (due to hurricanes in
Florida), the delayed doubleheaders that followed, and losing
three key players from the Marlins' previous championship
year (Ivan Rodriguez, Derrek Lee and Ugueth Urbina) factored
in the team's downfall during the season's stretch run.
But the team was able to retain Jack McKeon as coach for
the 2005 season.
Founded:
1993 (National League expansion)
Home ballpark: Dolphins Stadium
NOTE: The City of Miami and Marlins are negiotiating on building
a new ballpark near the Orange Bowl, and the Marlins have
been barred from playing any baseball at Dolphins Stadium
past the 2008 season. If negotiations fail in South Florida,
the Marlins will look to transfer the franchise - possibly
to Las Vegas, Nevada.
Uniform colors: Black, Gray, Aqua, and White; some
Orange
Logo design: Circle design with "FLORIDA"
and "MARLINS" written around it; a marlin jumping
through the circle and a baseball in the background.
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