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The St. Petersburg Pelicans were one of the eight original franchises that began play in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989. The team went 42-30 in the regular season and won the Northern Division title. Steve Henderson hit .352 for the club and Lenny Randle batted .349. Milt Wilcox went 12-3 and Jon Matlack added 10 wins. Led by Lamar Johnson’s home run and three RBI the Pelicans went on to beat the West Palm Beach Tropics 12-4 to win the league’s championship game.