Tennessee–Alabama League
The Tennessee–Alabama League was an independent minor league baseball league which operated in the United States in 1904. Eight teams from Tennessee and Alabama competed in the league.
Teams
A total of 8 teams competed in the Tennessee†...
from 1903 to 1904. They were located in Columbia, Tennessee, and bore no moniker.
Columbia's August 10 season opener was played on the road and resulted in only three innings being played before it was called on account of rain with Columbia trailing Pulaski, 8–1. On September 13, Columbia closed out the season on the road with an 8–5 loss to Pulaski. The season was called early after New Decatur lost several players and did not travel to Pulaski to play the final series. Columbia compiled a win–loss record of either 13–16 (.448) or 12–17 (.415), placing third either way.
The league expanded to eight teams in 1904. Columbia started their second season with an 8–7 home win over Decatur. They ended the season on August 20 with a 16–3 win over Decatur at home. Columbia finished in second place with a 51–34 (.600) record, two games out of first.
The city did not field another professional baseball team until 1921 when the
Columbia Mules
The Columbia Mules were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Alabama–Tennessee League in 1921. They were located in Columbia, Tennessee, and were named in reference to Columbia being known as the "Mule Capital of the World" ...
joined the
Alabama–Tennessee League
The Alabama–Tennessee League was a Class D minor league baseball league which operated in the United States in 1921. Four teams from Alabama and Tennessee competed in the league. The Albany-Decatur Twins won the first half of the season, and ...
.
Notable players
The only player from Columbia to also play in Major League Baseball during his career was
King Bailey
Linwood C. "King" Bailey (November 1870 – November 19, 1917) was a baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. Born in Virginia, he died in Macon, Georgia. He played only one entire baseball game for the Cincinnati Reds during his career, which he ...
, who pitched in and won one game for the
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...