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Morristown Red Sox
The Morristown Red Sox were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D/ Class C Mountain States League (MSL) from 1948 to 1954. They were located in Morristown, Tennessee, and played their home games at Sherwood Park. They won the inaugural MSL championship in 1948. Over seven years of competition, their all-time regular season win–loss record was 416–331 (.557). History Professional baseball in Morristown, Tennessee, began in 1910 when the Morristown Jobbers became charter members of the Southeastern League. The Jobbers continued in the Appalachian League in 1911 and, with the exception of a brief absence in the first month of the 1913 campaign, played each season through 1914. From 1923 to 1925, the city's entry in the league was called the Morristown Roosters. Twenty-three years later, the Morristown Red Sox became charter members of the Mountain States League (MSL). They opened the season at home with a 6–4 win over the Newport Canners on May 1 at Sherw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenkins Cavaliers
The Jenkins Cavaliers were a minor league baseball team based in Jenkins, Kentucky. From 1948 to 1951, Jenkins played exclusively as members of the Class D level Mountain States League. The Cavaliers hosted home minor league games at the Jenkins Athletic Field. History The 1948 Jenkins Cavaliers began minor league play as members of the Class D level Mountain States League. The "Cavaliers" was also the moniker of the local Jenkins High School and remains so today. The Cavaliers joined fellow league members, the Harlan Smokies, Hazard Bombers, Morristown Red Sox, Newport Canners and Pennington Gap Miners in the six–team league. In their first season of play in 1948, the Jenkins Cavaliers finished with a record of 35–78 placing 6th and last in the league standings. Managed by Ray Russell, Jack Bell and Brenton Mays, Jenkins finished 33.5 games behind 1st place Morristown. The Cavaliers began play at Jenkins Athletic Field. The 1949 Jenkins Cavaliers continued play as memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nap Reyes
Napoleón Aguilera Reyes (November 24, 1919 – September 15, 1995) was a Major League Baseball third baseman–first baseman who played for the New York Giants from 1943 to 1945, and again in 1950. A native of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, he stood 6'1" and weighed 205 lbs. Reyes made his major league debut on May 19, 1943 against the Cincinnati Reds at the Polo Grounds. He got into 40 games as a rookie, and then played regularly in 1944 and 1945. After World War II was over, however, he got into only one more big league game. Five years later, on April 27, 1950 he played part of a game at first base and went 0-for-1. Career totals include 279 games played, 264 hits, 13 home runs, 110 runs batted in, 90 runs scored, and a lifetime batting average of .284. Defensively, he fielded both of his positions very well. (.960 at third base and .991 at first base) Reyes died at the age of 75 in Miami, Florida. Fact *In 1945, Reyes tied for the National League lead i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Ramos
Pedro Ramos Guerra (born April 28, 1935), is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and the expansion Washington Senators, all of the American League (AL), and the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cincinnati Reds, all of the National League (NL), over the course of a 15-year career (–; –). Ramos was elected to the AL All-Star team in . He led the league in losses four times, in (18), 1959 (19), (18), and (20). On April 11, 1961, in the Twins’ first game ever, Ramos was the winning pitcher, when the team defeated the Yankees, 6-0, at Yankee Stadium. A starter most of his career, "Pete" Ramos became an unexpected sensation in September 1964 after being traded from the Indians to the Yankees for $75,000 and two players to be named later (after the season, the Indians received Ralph Terry and Bud Daley). In 13 appearances for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Ordeñana
Antonio Ordeñana Rodríguez 'Or-deh-nyahna''(October 30, 1918 – September 29, 1988), nicknamed "Mosquito", was a Major League Baseball shortstop who appeared in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1943. The 5'9", 158 lb. rookie was a native of Guanabacoa, Cuba. He was born on October 30, 1918, in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba. Ordeñana is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. His major league debut was on October 3, 1943, and he was in the starting lineup at home against the Philadelphia Phillies for the last game of the season. The Pirates lost the game 11–3, but Ordeñana went 2-for-4 and drove in all three runs against starter and winner Roger McKee. Ordeñana truly was a "one-game wonder"...excellent in the field as well as with the bat. He recorded two putouts, five assists, no errors, and participated in one double play. Ordeñana died at the age of 69 in Miami, Florida Miami ( ), officially the City of Miam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The NL and AL were formed in 1876 and 1901, respectively. Beginning in 1903, the two leagues signed the National Agreement and cooperated but remained legally separate entities until 2000, when they merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball. MLB is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. It is also included as one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Baseball's first all-professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was founded in 1869. Before that, some teams had secretly paid certain players. The first few decades of professional baseball were characterized by rivalries between leagues and by players who often jumped from one te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morristown Cubs
The Morristown Cubs were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Short Season Appalachian League from 1959 to 1961. They were located in Morristown, Tennessee, and were named for their Major League Baseball affiliate, the Chicago Cubs. Morristown won the Appalachian League pennant in 1959. History Professional baseball in Morristown, Tennessee, began in 1910 when the Morristown Jobbers became charter members of the Southeastern League. The Jobbers continued in the Appalachian League in 1911 and, with the exception of a brief absence in the first month of the 1913 campaign, played each season through 1914. From 1923 to 1925, the city's entry in the league was called the Morristown Roosters. In 1948, the Morristown Red Sox became charter members of the Mountain States League in which they played through 1954. The Red Sox folded early in the 1954 season and were replaced in the league by the Morristown Reds. After four years without a team, the Morristown Cubs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morristown Reds
The Morristown Reds were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class C Mountain States League (MSL) in 1954 as an affiliate of the Cincinnati Redlegs. They were located in Morristown, Tennessee, and played their home games at Sherwood Park. A separate team called the Morristown Red Sox began the 1954 season in the MSL but withdrew on May 19 citing high expenses and low revenues due in part to the league operating with seven teams instead of an even number. On June 19, the owners of the Maryville-Alcoa Twins surrendered their franchise to the league due to financial problems of its own. The league placed the team in Morristown on June 20, where they became the Morristown Reds, an affiliate of the major league Cincinnati Redlegs. They lost their first two games, a road doubleheader to the Middlesboro Athletics on June 20, 6–4 and 9–1. Morristown withdrew from the league on July 1 due to a lack of good players and financial losses. They lost both games of a doubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingsport Cherokees
Kingsport is a city in Sullivan and Hawkins counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 55,442. Lying along the Holston River, Kingsport is commonly included in what is known as the Mountain Empire, which spans a portion of southwest Virginia and the mountainous counties in northeastern Tennessee. It is the largest city in the Kingsport–Bristol metropolitan area, which had a population of 307,614 in 2020. The metro area is a component of the larger Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia, with a population of 508,260 in 2020. The name "Kingsport" is a simplification of "King's Port", originally referring to the area on the Holston River known as King's Boat Yard, the head of navigation for the Tennessee Valley. History Kingsport was developed after the Revolutionary War, at the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Holston River. In 1787 it was known as "Salt Lick" for an ancient mineral lick. It was first settled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knoxville Smokies
Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's third largest city after Nashville and Memphis.U.S. Census Bureau2010 Census Interactive Population Search. Retrieved: December 20, 2011. Knoxville is the principal city of the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 869,046 in 2019. First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the first capital of Tennessee. The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century. The arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom. The city was bitterly divided over the secession issue during the American Civil War and was occupied alternately by Confederate and Union armies, culminating in the Battle of Fort Sanders in 1863. Following the war, Knoxville grew rapidly as a major wholesaling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
