independent
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Minor League Baseball
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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– ...
from 1903 to 1904. They were located in
Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia is a city in and the county seat of Maury County, Tennessee. The population was 41,690 as of the 2020 United States census. Columbia is included in the Nashville metropolitan area.
The self-proclaimed "mule capital of the world," Colu ...
, 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
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Major League Baseball
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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 h ...
, who pitched in and won one game for the
Cincinnati Reds
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