Knoxville was an

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Minor League Baseball team that played in the

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� ...

in 1904. They were located in

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, and played their home games at

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. The team was preceded in Knoxville by the

Knoxville Indians The Knoxville Indians were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Southeastern League in 1897. They were located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and played their home games at Baldwin Park. The Indians were the first professional baseball team t ...

, who played in 1897. Knoxville played its first game in the Tennessee–Alabama League on May 16, 1904, defeating Chattanooga, 7–4. They defeated Bristol, 6–1, in the season finale on August 20. Knoxville won the pennant with a 49–29 (.628) first-place finish. The city did not field another club until the Knoxville Appalachians began play in 1909.

Notable players

The only Knoxville player to also compete in

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during his career was

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, who played with the Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers from 1909 to 1911.

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