New Orleans Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans were a Minor league professional baseball team based in New Orleans , Louisiana . The 1910 Pelicans , Southern Association Champions. # 12 , Shoeless Joe Jackson , was about to go on to fame in the majors . Founded in 1887 , the Pelicans became part of the Southern Association in 1901 . From 1915 through 1957 , they played home games at Pelican Stadium ( also known as Heinemann Park ) , formerly located at the downtown river corner of Carrollton Avenue and Tulane Avenue in Mid City New Orleans . After this they played for 2 years at Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park . The team disbanded at the end of the 1959 season . Notable Pelicans included Shoeless Joe Jackson , Cotton Knaupp , Oyster Joe Martina , . and Dixie Walker . In the 1950s , the team was associated with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was managed by Danny Murtaugh . Other notable Pelican managers included Larry Gilbert and Abner Powell , the later of whom is credited with introducing the `` rain check `` . The Pelicans ' name briefly resurfaced during the 1977 season when New Orleans acquired a triple A minor league team which moved the next season to Louisville . Rights to the unused name are currently owned by Tom Benson .  This article about a baseball team is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : Defunct minor league baseball teams | Sports in New Orleans | Baseball team stubs 