Hammond Berries

[1] The Abbeville Athletics, Alexandria Aces, Baton Rouge Red Sticks, Houma Indians, Natchez Giants, New Iberia Cardinals and Thibodaux Giants teams joined Hammond in beginning league play on April 23, 1946.

[10] The Berries finished with a 79–58 record, placing second in the Evangeline League regular season standings.

The first round playoff series with the Thibodaux Giants was tied 2 games to 2 when the entire postseason was cancelled due to bad weather.

[12] Playing for the Berries in 1948, Ray Sanner won the Evangeline League Triple Crown.

In the Finals, Hammond beat the Alexandria Aces 4 games to 2 to capture the championship under manager Paul Bruno.

[6][18][19][20] In the regular season, Ray Dunn of Hammond hit 39 home runs to lead the league.

In the finals, the Hammond Berries defeated the Baton Rouge Red Sticks 4 games to 2 to win the championship.

[6] Despite the success on the field in winning the Evangeline League championship, the Hammond franchise folded after the 1951 season, during which they drew a total of 28,230 fans.

The Berry Stadium site is now the location of SLU's Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field baseball grounds.