Knoxville Reds

Minor league baseball team
  • 1909–1914
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
Minor league affiliationsPrevious classes
  • Class D (1910–1914)
  • Class B (1909)
Previous leagues
  • Appalachian League (1911–1914)
  • Southeastern League (1910)
  • South Atlantic League (1909)
Major league affiliationsPrevious teamsUnaffiliated (1909–1914)Minor league titlesPennants (1)1910Team dataName
  • Knoxville Reds (1912–1914)
  • Knoxville Appalachians (1909–1911)
BallparkChilhowee Park (1909–1914)

The Knoxville Reds were a minor league baseball team that played in Knoxville, Tennessee, from 1909 to 1914.[1][2] The team was known as the Knoxville Appalachians from 1909 to 1911 before adopting the Reds moniker.[1] They were members of the Class B South Atlantic League (1909) and the Southeastern League (1910) and Appalachian League (1911–1914), both Class D circuits.[1] They played their home games at Chilhowee Park.[3]

The 1910 Appalachians won the Southeastern League pennant with a 50–30 first-place finish.[1]

Major leaguers

Seven Appalachians/Reds also competed for major league teams during their careers.

  • Nick Cullop (1911), played for the Cleveland Naps (1914) Kansas City Packers (1914–15), New York Yankees (1916–17), and St. Louis Browns (1921).[4]
  • Dixie Davis (1911–12) played for the Cincinnati Reds (1912), Chicago White Sox (1915), Philadelphia Phillies (1918), and St. Louis Browns (1920–26).[5]
  • Pryor McElveen (1913) played for the Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers (1909–1911).[6]
  • John Merritt (1913) played for the New York Giants (1913).[7]
  • Billy Meyer (1910–1912) played for the Chicago White Sox (1913) and Philadelphia Athletics (1916–17) and managed the Pittsburgh Pirates (1948–1952).[8]
  • Bill Morley (1912) played for the Washington Senators (1913)[9]
  • Fin Wilson (1911–12) played for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–15).[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Knoxville Baseball Year-By-Year History" (PDF). 2019 Tennessee Smokies Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. 2019. p. 66. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Knoxville, Tennessee Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Smokies History" (PDF). 2019 Tennessee Smokies Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. 2019. p. 62. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Nick Cullop Minor Leagues Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Dixie Davis Minor Leagues Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Pryor McElveen Minor Leagues Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  7. ^ "John Merritt Minor Leagues Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "Billy Meyer Minor Leagues Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "Bill Morley Minor Leagues Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "Fin Wilson Minor Leagues Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2019.