Exhibition Games with UT
UT vs Professional Teams - exhibition games
Professional baseball teams, on their way back home from Spring Training, would sometimes stop in Knoxville to play the Volunteers. In more recent times the local minor league club played the Vols.
| Date | Visiting Team | Pro Score | UT Score | Field | Pregame Story | Postgame Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, April 7, 1905 | Cincinnati Reds | |
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Baker-Himel Field | Knoxville Sentinel – April 7, 1905 | Knoxville Sentinel – April 8, 1905 |
| Saturday, March 27, 1909 | Cincinnati Reds | |
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Wait Field | Knoxville Sentinel – March 27, 1909 | Journal and Tribune – March 28, 1909 |
| Saturday, April 2, 1910 | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
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Wait Field | Journal and Tribune – April 2, 1910 | Journal and Tribune – April 3, 1910 |
| Wednesday, April 6, 1910 | Boston Doves | |
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Wait Field | Knoxville Sentinel – April 6, 1910 | Knoxville Sentinel – April 7, 1910 |
| Saturday, April 1, 1911 | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
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Wait Field | Knoxville Sentinel – April 1, 1911 | Journal and Tribune – April 2, 1911 |
| Friday, March 21, 1913 | St. Louis Nationals | |
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Chilhowee Park | Journal and Tribune – March 21, 1913 | Journal and Tribune – March 22, 1913 |
| Monday, March 31, 1913 | Philadelphia A’s | |
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Chilhowee Park | Journal and Tribune – March 31, 1913 | Journal and Tribune – April 1, 1913 |
| Friday, April 9, 1915 | New York Giants | |
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Chilhowee Park | Knoxville Sentinel – April 8, 1915 | Knoxville Sentinel – April 9, 1915 |
| Tuesday, April 4, 1916 | Philadelphia A’s | |
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Chilhowee Park | Journal and Tribune – April 4, 1916 | Journal and Tribune – April 5, 1916 |
| Friday, April 12, 1918 | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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Wait Field | Journal and Tribune – April 12, 1918 | Knoxville Sentinel – April 13, 1918 |
| Friday, April 6, 1921 * | New York Giants (2nd team) | |
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Caswell Park | Journal and Tribune – April 6, 1921 | Journal and Tribune – April 7, 1921 |
| Wednesday, May 1, 2002 | Tennessee Smokies | |
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Smokies Park | ||
| Wednesday, April 30, 2003 | Tennessee Smokies | |
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Smokies Park | ||
| Tuesday, April 4, 2006 | Tennessee Smokies | |
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Smokies Park |
* The UT Media Guide lists two games played on April 5 and 6, 1921, against the New York Giants. My research shows a single game on the 6th.
Credit
This page was assembled and presented by Mark D. Aubrey.
Sources used:
- University of Tennessee's 2019 Baseball Media Guide
- Newspapers.com
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