League
Welcome to the Alabama-Florida League
Cyber Hall Of Fame in Montgomery, Alabama. Every great league
should have it’s own shrine and the AFL is no exception. Take
a stroll through the gallery, admission is free.
The Class of 1999
| Marvin Walker | George Grant | Neal Cobb | Virgil Trucks | Everett « Yam » Yaryan | Nesbit Wilson | Holt « Cat » Milner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrator | Administrator | Outfield, 1st Base, Manager | Pitcher | Catcher, Manager | 1st Base, Outfield | Manager, 1st Base |
| 1947-48 | 1936-1938 | 1948-1957 | 1937-38 | 1936-1940 | 1955-59 | 1939-54 |
| Walker was business manager for Andalusia during the late forties, but his true impact on the league came long after the AFL had disappeared. Walker, a civic leader in Andalusia, has supported baseball on all levels, from little league to professional ball for well over 50 years. A true fan of the game, it’s safe to say that this page wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for Marvin Walker. |
Grant was the founder and first president of the league. He served as the league head from 1936 through 1938 and later served as a US congressman. |
Cobb spent 8 seasons in the AFL and owns a lifetime league batting average of .334. In 1954, he lead all minor league hitters with a .432 average. |
Trucks was the league’s most dominant pitcher ever. In his only full season in the AFL, he set the professional baseball all-time strikeout record for a season with 418, and had a 25-6 record with a 1.25 ERA. |
Yaryan had already been out of the majors for 13 years when he joined the AFL. Well into his forties, he was a regular catcher and lead the league in homers with 17 in 1937. |
Wilson was a power hitter during his AFL career, setting the all-time single-season home run mark with 40 in 1956. In 1955, he hit 32 homers, third-best all-time, while batting .403. |
Milner holds the record for most seasons managed in the AFL with 10. He won four championships, three with Dothan and one with Graceville. As a hitter, Milner had a lifetime AFL average of .339. In 1939, Milner lead the league in hitting with a .381 average. |
| Joseph Pinder | Ernie « Doc » Wingard |
Clarence « Shovel » Hodge |
Spencer « Onion » Davis |
Chase Riddle | Max Peterson | Emory Lindsey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Manager, 1st Base, Pitcher |
Manager, Administrator | Pitcher | Manager, Catcher, Outfielder |
Pitcher | Catcher, Manager, Outfielder |
| 1941 | 1936-1941 | 1936-1955 | 1947-1955 | 1951-1954 | 1946-1947 | 1937-1950 |
| Joseph Pinder is one of only two known professional baseball players to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. He died on D-Day, June 6th, 1944. |
Wingard lead Troy to the first league championship in 1936. He managed for 4 successful seasons and as a hitter he had an AFL lifetime average of .342. In 1939, he lead the league in hits (180) and RBI’s (137). |
Hodge was one of the original 8 league managers and managed teams in 1936, 1950 and 1955. He was involved in the league in various administrative capacities for almost 20 years, and he served as president from 1952-1954. |
Davis was one of the league’s great strikeout pitchers, leading the league in that catagory in 1949, 1953, and 1954. Davis compiled a 21-8 record with a 2.04 ERA and 220 strikeouts in 1949 and went 23-4 with a 2.83 ERA and 215 strikeouts in 1954. |
Riddle managed for four seasons, winning back-to-back championships in 1952 and 1953. He was a powerful hitter with great speed, hitting .411 with 25 home runs,125 RBI’s, and 44 stolen bases in 1953. |
Peterson pitched for two seasons in the AFL, winning 47 games during that span. In 1947, he lead the league in wins (27), ERA (2.02), strikeouts (266), and innings (299). |
Lindsey was one of the AFL’s most durable players. During his nine seasons in the AFL, Lindsey played in 1000 games and had 3900 at bats. He hit .350 in 1940 and had a lifetime AFL batting average of .310. He managed for 2 seasons. |
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