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Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League

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Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League
FormerlyKentucky–Indiana–Tennessee League
ClassificationClass D (1903–1906, 1910–1916, 1922–1924, 1935–1942, 1946–1955)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1903
Ceased1955
PresidentDr. William I. Thompson (1903–1904)
Charles W. Brown (1905)
Clifton C. Gosnell (1906, 1910–1911)
Dr. Frank H. Bassett (1912–1914, 1916, 1922–1924, 1935–1937)
J.E. Hannephin (1938)
Ben F. Howard (1939)
Shelby Peace (1946–1955)
No. of teams22
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles5
Paducah (1904, 1905, 1913, 1953, 1955)
Mayfield (1922, 1923, 1937, 1941, 1950)
Related
competitions		Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League

The Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (or KITTY League) was a Class D level minor league baseball circuit that went through six different periods of play between 1903 and 1955. The League hosted teams in 29 cities from the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.

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Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern United States. It shares borders with Wisconsin to its north, Iowa to its northwest, Missouri to its southwest, Kentucky to its south, and Indiana to its east. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other metropolitan areas include Peoria and Rockford, as well as Springfield, its capital. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area.

Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th state on December 11, 1816. It is bordered by Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west.

Kentucky

Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west. Its northern border is defined by the Ohio River. Its capital is Frankfort, and its two largest cities are Louisville and Lexington. Its population was approximately 4.5 million in 2020.

Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states : Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With more than six million residents, it is the 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City.

Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is geographically, culturally, and legally divided into three Grand Divisions of East, Middle, and West Tennessee. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, and anchors its largest metropolitan area. Other major cities include Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Clarksville. Tennessee's population as of the 2020 United States census is approximately 6.9 million.

History

The first KITTY League played from 1903 through 1906. The next one ran from 1910 through 1914. The third try played the 1916 season. The circuit was revived in 1922 and lasted three years. The fifth KITTY League lasted the longest, playing from 1935 through 1955 with a break from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II. The league was also known briefly as the Kentucky–Indiana–Tennessee League, for during this time the league contained teams such as the Evansville Yankees from Evansville, Indiana. Unlike most leagues that were dormant for years in between playing, the KITTY was much the same from 1903 to 1955, through its inactive years. Clifton C. Gosnell was league president in 1906, after which the league stopped playing, and was president in 1910–1911 when play resumed. Then Dr. Frank H. Bassett was league president 1912–1914, 1916, 1922–1924, and 1935–1937, through the active times and the inactive. Hopkinsville, Kentucky was represented for 28 of the 31 active seasons of the KITTY League, while Paducah, Kentucky made it for 23.

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Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is a city in and the county seat of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in Southern Indiana, and the 249th-most populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Evansville metropolitan area, a hub of commercial, medical, and cultural activity of southwestern Indiana and the Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area, that is home to over 911,000 people. The 38th parallel crosses the north side of the city and is marked on Interstate 69.

Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Hopkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 31,180.

Paducah, Kentucky

Paducah, Kentucky

Paducah is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The largest city in the Jackson Purchase region, it is located at the confluence of the Tennessee and the Ohio rivers, halfway between St. Louis, Missouri, to the northwest and Nashville, Tennessee, to the southeast. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,137, up from 25,024 during the 2010 U.S. Census. Twenty blocks of the city's downtown have been designated as a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

League name revived

In 2004, the league moniker was reincarnated, as a summer collegiate baseball league called the "KIT League" was formed. Members of the KIT League featured some of the former KITTY League cities, who formed teams and revived their previous monikers, such as the Fulton Railroaders, Owensboro Oilers and Union City Greyhounds. The KIT League is now defunct, with the teams having evolved to form the currently active ten–team Ohio Valley League in 2010.[1]

Media

The league history was the subject of a book. The Kitty League was written by Joshua Maxwell and Kevin McCann and published in 2012.[2][3]

All former teams (1903–1906, 1910–1914, 1916, 1922–1924, 1935–1942, 1946–1955)

Bowling Green, Kentucky
*Bowling Green Barons 1939–1942
Cairo, Illinois
*Cairo Egyptians 1903, 1912–1914, 1922–1924, 1946–1948
*Cairo Champions 1904
*Cairo Giants 1905–1906
*Cairo Dodgers 1949–1950
Central City, Kentucky
*Central City Reds 1954
Clarksville, Tennessee
*Clarksville Villagers 1903
*Clarksville Grays 1904
*Clarksville Volunteers 1910, 1913, 1916
*Clarksville Billies 1911
*Clarksville Rebels 1912
*Clarksville Boosters 1914
*Clarksville Owls 1946
*Clarksville Colts 1947
*Clarksville Cats 1948–1949
Danville, Illinois
*Danville Old Soldiers 1906
Dawson Springs, Kentucky
*Dawson Springs Resorters 1916
Dyersburg, Tennessee
*Dyersburg Forked Deers 1923–1924
Evansville, Indiana
*Evansville Yankees 1912
Fulton, Kentucky
*Fulton Colonels 1911
*Fulton Railroaders 1922–1924, 1949–1951
*Fulton Eagles 1936–1938
*Fulton Tigers 1939–1942
*Fulton Chicks 1946–1948
*Fulton Lookouts 1952–1955
Harrisburg, Illinois
*Harrisburg Merchants 1910
*Harrisburg Miners 1911
*Harrisburg Coal Miners 1913
Henderson, Kentucky
*Henderson Hens 1903, 1905, 1911–1914, 1916
*Henderson Blue Birds 1904
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
*Hopkinsville Hoppers 1903, 1910–1914, 1916, 1922–1923, 1935–1942, 1946–1954
*Hopkinsville Browns 1904
Jackson, Tennessee
*Jackson Railroaders 1903
*Jackson Climbers 1911
*Jackson Blue Jays 1924
*Jackson Generals 1935–1942, 1950–1954
Jacksonville, Illinois
*Jacksonville Jacks 1906
Lexington, Tennessee
*Lexington Giants 1935–1938
Madisonville, Kentucky
*Madisonville Miners 1916, 1922, 1946–1955
Mattoon, Illinois & Charleston, Illinois
*Mattoon-Charleston Canaries 1906
Mayfield, Kentucky
*Mayfield Pantsmakers 1922–1924
*Mayfield Clothiers 1936–1938, 1946–1955
*Mayfield Browns 1939–1941
McLeansboro, Illinois
*McLeansboro Miners 1910–1911
Milan, Tennessee & Trenton, Tennessee
*Milan-Trenton Twins 1923
Owensboro, Kentucky
*Owensboro Distillers 1903, 1914, 1916
*Owensboro Pirates 1936
*Owensboro Oilers 1937–1942, 1946–1955
Paducah, Kentucky
*Paducah Chiefs 1903, 1912–1913, 1951–1955
*Paducah Indians 1904–1906, 1910, 1914, 1922–1923, 1936–1941
*Paducah Polecats 1911
*Paducah Red Birds 1935
Paris, Tennessee
*Paris Travelers 1922
*Paris Parisians 1923–1924
Portageville, Missouri
*Portageville Pirates 1935–1936
Princeton, Kentucky
*Princeton Infants 1905
Springfield, Tennessee
*Springfield Blanket Makers 1923
Trenton, Tennessee
*Trenton Reds 1922
Union City, Tennessee
*Union City Greyhounds 1935–1942, 1946-1952
*Union City Dodgers 1953–1955
Vincennes, Indiana
*Vincennes Alices 1903–1906, 1910, 1913
*Vincennes Hoosiers (1911)

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Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Warren County, Kentucky, United States. Founded by pioneers in 1798, Bowling Green was the provisional capital of Confederate Kentucky during the American Civil War. As of the 2020 census, its population of 72,294 made it the third-most-populous city in the state, after Louisville and Lexington; its metropolitan area, which is the fourth largest in the state after Louisville, Lexington, and Northern Kentucky, had an estimated population of 179,240; and the combined statistical area it shares with Glasgow has an estimated population of 233,560.

Bowling Green Barons

Bowling Green Barons

The Bowling Green Barons were a baseball team that represented Bowling Green, Kentucky in the Class D Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee (Kitty) League from 1939 to 1942. The franchise was purchased from the Lexington (TN) Bees during the off-season. The Barons were owned by a group of local investors led by Vick Smith Sr. Their home field was Fairgrounds Park.

Cairo, Illinois

Cairo, Illinois

Cairo is the southernmost city in Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County.

Cairo Egyptians

Cairo Egyptians

The Cairo Egyptians were a minor league baseball team from Cairo, Illinois, that played in the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League on and off from 1903 to 1948 and in the Central League in 1897.

Cairo Dodgers

Cairo Dodgers

The Cairo Dodgers were a minor league baseball team based in Cairo, Illinois. As a minor league affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949 and 1950, the Cairo Dodgers played as members of the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League, qualifying for the playoffs in their first season. Cairo hosted minor league home games at Dodger Field.

Central City, Kentucky

Central City, Kentucky

Central City is a home rule-class city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 5,978 at the 2010 census. It is also the largest city in the county and the principal community in the Central City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Muhlenberg County.

Central City Reds

Central City Reds

The Central City Reds were a minor league baseball team based in Central City, Kentucky. In 1954, the Central City Reds played a partial season as members of the Class D level Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League, hosting home games at the Central City Municipal Park. The 1954 Jackson Generals had a record of 1–44, with 26 consecutive losses when the team was relocated to Central City during the season.

Clarksville, Tennessee

Clarksville, Tennessee

Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States. It is the fifth-largest city in the state behind Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. The city had a population of 166,722 as of the 2020 United States census.

Clarksville Grays

Clarksville Grays

The Clarksville Grays were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League from 1903 to 1904. They were located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and played their home games at League Park. The team was known as the Clarksville Villagers in 1903 before becoming the Grays in 1904.

Clarksville Volunteers

Clarksville Volunteers

The Clarksville Volunteers were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League from 1910 to 1915 and in 1916. They were located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and played their home games at League Park. The team operated under various names over their six-year run: the Volunteers in their first and last years, the Clarksville Billies (1911), Clarksville Rebels (1912), and Clarksville Boosters (1913–1914). They won the KITTY League pennant in 1912.

Clarksville Colts

Clarksville Colts

The Clarksville Colts were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League from 1946 to 1949. They were located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and played their home games at Goodrich Park. The team was known as the Clarskville Owls in 1946 before operating as the Clarksville Colts from 1947 to 1949.

Danville, Illinois

Danville, Illinois

Danville is a city in and the county seat of Vermilion County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 33,027. As of 2019, the population was an estimated 30,479.

Championship titles

  • 1903 – Cairo Egyptians
  • 1904 – Paducah Indians
  • 1905 – Paducah Indians
  • 1906 – Vincennes Alices
  • 1910 – McLeansboro Miners / Vincennes Alices
  • 1911 – Fulton Colonels / Hopkinsville Hoppers
  • 1912 – Clarksville Rebels
  • 1913 – Paducah Chiefs
  • 1914 – Cairo Egyptians
  • 1916 – Clarksville Volunteers
  • 1922 – Mayfield Pantsmakers
  • 1923 – Mayfield Pantsmakers
  • 1924 – Dyersburg Forked Deers
  • 1935 – None declared
  • 1936 – Union City Greyhounds
  • 1937 – Mayfield Clothiers
  • 1938 – Jackson Generals
  • 1939 – Bowling Green Barons
  • 1940 – Jacksonville Generals
  • 1941 – Mayfield Browns
  • 1942 – Fulton Tigers
  • 1946 – Owensboro Oilers
  • 1947 – Hopkinsville Hoppers
  • 1948 – Union City Greyhounds
  • 1949 – Madisonville Miners
  • 1950 – Mayfield Clothiers
  • 1951 – Fulton Railroaders
  • 1952 – Madisonville Miners
  • 1953 – Paducah Chiefs
  • 1954 – Union City Dodgers
  • 1955 – Paducah Chiefs

Source: "Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, October 2nd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee_League.

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Paducah Chiefs

Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area
References
  1. ^ "About Us". Ohio Valley League.
  2. ^ Maxwell, Joshua R.; McCann, Kevin D. (June 7, 2012). The Kitty League. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738593722 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Josh Maxwell writes book about Kitty League baseball". The Logan Journal.
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