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{{POV}}The '''Pensacola Dons''' are a defunct minor league baseball team that competed in the Class-D [[Wikipedia:Alabama-Florida League|Alabama-Florida League]] from 1957-1959. The Dons were an affliate of the [[Wikipedia:Baltimore Orioles|Baltimore Orioles]] of [[Wikipedia:Major League Baseball|Major League Baseball]] in 1958 and 1959. The league operated from 1936-1939, and then from 1951-1962 typically from April through August. The Dons fit into Pensacola's professional baseball heritage with the [[Pensacola Pilots]], the [[Pensacola Fliers]], the [[Pensacola Angels]], the [[Pensacola Senators]] and currently the [[Pensacola Pelicans]].
The Dons home field was [[Admiral Mason Park]], a 2,000 seat stadium located on 9th Avenue at the edge of Pensacola Bay (what is now the corner of 9th and Bayfront Parkway). The stadium was actually a miserable place to watch baseball. A sewage treatment plant was located directly across the street which meant a westerly breeze could choke even the most loyal fan. The lone parking lot was small and the dusky, humid summer evenings mixed with a large body of water brought mosquitoes. Admiral Mason Park was nicknamed "Stinko Stadium."
The General Manaager Manager was '''Doc McCormick'''. The players usually were paid $200-$250 a month and most lived in the [[Manhattan Hotel]] on Garden Street. The Dons would later be renamed the Angels (1960) and then the Senators (1961-1962).
==1957==