The New Orleans Pelicans actually started playing baseball in 1887 and died out in the late 1960’s with a brief revival in the late 1970’s.
Re your post 17, thanks. I didn’t know that the Pelicans went back that far. All I can say with certitude is that as a kid I was a fan of the Birmingham Barons and the New Orleans Pelicans played the Barons in the same league, the Southern League.