Big Stone Gap Rebels
The Big Stone Gap Rebels were a minor league baseball team based in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. From 1949 to 1953, the Rebels played exclusively as members of the Class D level Mountain States League, qualifying for the league playoffs in 1950 and 1952. The Big Stone Gap Rebels were a minor league affiliate of the New York Giants in 1952. Big Stone gap hosted home minor league games at Bullitt Park. History Minor league baseball began in Big Stone Gap, Virginia when the 1949 Big Stone Gap Rebels began play as members of the Class D level Mountain States League. The Big Stone Gap Rebels and Middlesboro Athletics joined the 1949 Mountain States League to form an eight–team league. The holdover Harlan Smokies, Hazard Bombers, Jenkins Cavaliers, Morristown Red Sox, Newport Canners and Pennington Gap Miners franchises completed the eight–team league. The 1949 Big Stone Gap Rebels began play as members of the Mountain States League and failed to qualify for the playoffs. Big S ...
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Ham Schulte
Herman Joseph "Ham" Schulte (born ''Schultehenrich''; September 1, 1912 – December 21, 1993) was an American professional baseball player. The second baseman appeared in one season () in Major League Baseball as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies. Schulte was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and attended the University of Iowa. A younger brother, Len, also played in MLB as an infielder with the – St. Louis Browns. Ham Schulte was listed as tall and ; he threw and batted right-handed. His professional career lasted for 18 seasons (1934–1942; 1946–1951), with the 1943–1945 campaigns missed due to his World War II service in the United States Army. During the 1930s, he spent five years at the top levels of the New York Yankees' farm system, until his trade to the Phillies in March 1940. In his one MLB season, he compiled a .236 batting average in 436 at-bats, with 18 doubles, two triples, one home run and 21 runs batted in. His lone homer came August 16 at the Polo Gr ...
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Baseball Teams Established In 1949
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Defunct Baseball Teams In Virginia
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Mountain States League (1948–1954) Teams
Mountain States League may refer to one of the following professional baseball leagues in the United States: *Mountain States League (1911–12), which operated in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia *Mountain States League (1948–54), which operated in Kentucky and Tennessee See also *Mountain State League The Mountain State League was a minor league baseball league that played as a six–team league from 1937 to 1942. The league franchises were based in Kentucky and West Virginia. The Mountain State League was a Class D level league from 1937 to 1 ...

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Joe Shipley
Joseph Clark Shipley (born May 9, 1935) is a retired American professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher appeared in 29 games over four seasons in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants (1958–60) and Chicago White Sox (1963)."Joe Shipley Statistics and History"
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Shipley's pro career lasted for 13 seasons (1953–65). Twenty-eight of his 29 big-league appearances came as a

Bob Bowman (pitcher)
Robert James Bowman (October 3, 1910 – September 4, 1972) was an American professional baseball player. The native of Keystone, West Virginia, a right-handed pitcher, played all or portions of four Major League Baseball seasons (–) as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Chicago Cubs. For his career, he compiled a 26–17 record in 109 appearances, 71 of them as a relief pitcher, with nine saves, 13 complete games, two shutouts, a 3.82 earned run average and 146 strikeouts in 365 innings pitched. He allowed 360 hits and 139 bases on balls. Bowman is most noted as being the pitcher who in June 1940 beaned former Cardinal teammate Joe Medwick, an incident that nearly cost Medwick his life. Baseball career During his active career, Bowman was listed as tall and . He entered the professional ranks in 1929 at age 18 in the minor leagues, but then dropped out of Organized Baseball for seven out of the next eight seasons (1930–1933, 1935–1937) — p ...
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Maryville-Alcoa Twins
The Maryville-Alcoa Twins were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D/ Class C Mountain States League (MSL) from 1953 to 1954. They played their home games at Hunt Field in Alcoa, Tennessee, but represented both Alcoa and nearby Maryville. Thus, the Twins were named for the twin cities. They won the MSL pennant in 1953. History Maryville, Tennessee, briefly hosted the relocated Newport Canners of the Appalachian League in 1940. Following a season of poor attendance in Newport, Tennessee, league directors voted on July 30 to transfer the franchise to Maryville for the remainder of the season. Their games were subsequently transferred back to Newport on the week of August 11. The Maryville-Alcoa Twins began competition in 1953 as members of the Class D Mountain States League. The team was managed by Jim Poole, a former American League first baseman. Maryville-Alcoa won their season opener against the Knoxville Smokies, 9–5, on April 25 before a home audi ...
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Lew Flick
Lewis Miller Flick (February 18, 1915 – December 7, 1990) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and pinch hitter. He debuted late in the season, playing right field for the Philadelphia Athletics on September 28. His game was quite impressive, as he got three hits in five at bats (a .600 batting average) while scoring two runs. The following season, he played in 19 games, but the results were not quite so positive, as he managed just 4 hits in 35 at bats for an abysmal .114 average. He also had one stolen base, but did not have any extra base hits. Both before and after his major league career, Flick put up big numbers in the minor leagues. He won three minor league batting titles, two in the Appalachian League before his major league stint, and one in the American Association in . He also led his league in hits six different times. On July 21, , he set a record for most consecutive hits in a single game, hitting safely nine straight times for the Little Rock Travelers The L ...
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Pennington Gap Miners
The Pennington Gap Miners was the final moniker of minor league baseball teams representing Pennington Gap, Virginia. Between 1937 and 1951, Pennington Gap teams played as members of the Class D level Appalachian League from 1937 to 1940 and the Mountain States League from 1948 to 1951, winning the 1937 league championship. The team was initially called the "Bears." Pennington Gap was a minor league affiliate of the St. Louis Browns from 1938 to 1940. Pennington Gap teams played home minor league games at Leeman Field. History Minor league baseball began in Pennington Gap, Virginia, when the 1937 Pennington Gap Lee Bears joined the four–team Appalachian League, which was reformed after a 12–year hiatus. The 1937 Pennington Gap Lee Bears finished the regular season with a 49–55 record, placing 3rd in the standings with league members Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox (57–45), Johnson City Soldiers (52–51) and Newport Canners (49–56). The Pennington Gap Lee Bears won the 1 ...
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