Knoxville Teams and Records
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| Year | Name | League | Class | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Finish | Manager 1 | Manager 2 | Major League Affliliate | Stadium |
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| 1896 | Knoxville Indians | |
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Baldwin Park | |
| 1897 | Knoxville Indians | Southeastern | |
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1st | Frank Moffett | |
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Baldwin Park |
| 1898 | No Team | |
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| 1899 | No Team | |
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| 1900 | No Team | |
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| 1901 | No Team | |
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| 1902 | Knoxville Reds | |
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| 1903 | Knoxville Reds | |
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Baldwin Park |
| 1904 | Knoxville Reds | Tenn.-Ala. | |
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1st | Frank Moffett | Charles Akers | |
Baldwin Park / Chilhowee Park |
| 1905 | Knoxville Reds | Tenn.-Ala.-Geo. | |
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Chilhowee Park / Baldwin Park |
| 1906 | No Team | |
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| 1907 | No Team | |
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| 1908 | No Team | |
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| 1909 * | Knoxville Orphans | South Atlantic | |
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5th | Wilson Matthews | Steve Griffin | |
Chilhowee Park |
| 1910 | Knoxville Appalachians | Southeastern | |
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1st (Champs) | Frank Moffett | |
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Chilhowee Park |
| 1911 | Knoxville Appalachians | Appalachian | |
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2nd | Frank Moffett | |
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Chilhowee Park |
| 1912 | Knoxville Reds | Appalachian | |
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2nd | Frank Moffett | |
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Chilhowee Park |
| 1913 | Knoxville Reds | Appalachian | |
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2nd | Frank Moffett | |
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Chilhowee Park |
| 1914 | Knoxville Reds | Appalachian | |
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4th | Frank Moffett | Ambrose Gaines | |
Chilhowee Park |
| 1915 | No Team | |
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| 1916 | No Team | |
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| 1917 | No Team | |
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| 1918 | No Team | |
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| 1919 | No Team | |
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| 1920 | No Team | |
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| 1921 | Knoxville Pioneers | Appalachian | |
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5th | Roy Clunk | |
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Caswell Park |
| 1922 | Knoxville Pioneers | Appalachian | |
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5th | Frank Moffett | |
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Caswell Park |
| 1923 | Knoxville Pioneers | Appalachian | |
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1st (Champs) | Frank Moffett | |
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Caswell Park |
| 1924 | Knoxville Pioneers | Appalachian | |
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1st (Champs) | Frank Moffett | |
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Caswell Park |
| 1925 | Knoxville Smokies | South Atlantic | |
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8th | Bill Holden | Walt Barbare | |
Caswell Park |
| 1926 | Knoxville Smokies | South Atlantic | |
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7th | Frank Moffett | |
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Caswell Park |
| 1927 | Knoxville Smokies | South Atlantic | |
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3rd | Bob Coleman | |
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Caswell Park |
| 1928 | Knoxville Smokies | South Atlantic | |
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5th | Gabby Street | |
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Caswell Park |
| 1929 | Knoxville Smokies | South Atlantic | |
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1st (Champs) | Joe Schepner | |
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Caswell Park |
| 1930 | No Team | |
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| 1931 * | Knoxville Smokies | Southern Assoc. | |
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7th | Milt Stock | |
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Smithson Stadium |
| 1932 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern Assoc. | |
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8th | Joe Schepner | Bernie Neis | |
Smithson Stadium |
| 1933 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern Assoc. | |
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6th | Tommy Taylor | |
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Smithson Stadium |
| 1934 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern Assoc. | |
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6th | Pee Wee Wanninger | Lee Head | |
Smithson Stadium |
| 1935 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern Assoc. | |
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8th | Lee Head | |
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Smithson Stadium |
| 1936 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern Assoc. | |
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6th | Jesse Petty | Neil Caldwell | Boston Bees | Smithson Stadium |
| 1937 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern Assoc. | |
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8th | Neil Caldwell | |
Brooklyn Dodgers | Smithson Stadium |
| 1938 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern Assoc. | |
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8th | Neil Caldwell | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Smithson Stadium |
| 1939 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern Assoc. | |
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5th | Neil Caldwell | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Smithson Stadium |
| 1940 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern Assoc. | |
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8th | Neil Caldwell | Fred Lindstrom | New York Giants | Smithson Stadium |
| 1941 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern Assoc. | |
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8th | Fred Lindstrom | |
Brooklyn Dodgers | Smithson Stadium |
| 1942 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern Assoc. | |
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8th | Bert Niehoff | |
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Smithson Stadium |
| 1943 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern Assoc. | |
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5th | Buddy Lewis | |
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Smithson Stadium |
| 1944 * | Knoxville Smokies | Southern Assoc. | |
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5th | Buddy Lewis | |
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Smithson Stadium |
| 1945 | No Team | |
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| 1946 | Knoxville Smokies | Tri-State | |
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3rd | Dale Alexander | |
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Smithson Stadium |
| 1947 | Knoxville Smokies | Tri-State | |
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3rd | Dale Alexander | |
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Smithson Stadium |
| 1948 | Knoxville Smokies | Tri-State | |
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6th | Dale Alexander | David Garcia | New York Giants | Smithson Stadium |
| 1949 | Knoxville Smokies | Tri-State | |
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5th | Frank Genovese | |
New York Giants | Smithson Stadium |
| 1950 | Knoxville Smokies | Tri-State | |
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1st | Jack Aragon | |
New York Giants | Smithson Stadium |
| 1951 | Knoxville Smokies | Tri-State | |
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5th | Jack Aragon | |
New York Giants | Smithson Stadium |
| 1952 | Knoxville Smokies | Tri-State | |
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7th | Jack Aragon | Fred Gerken | New York Giants | Smithson Stadium |
| 1953 | Knoxville Smokies | Mountain States | |
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2nd (Champs) | Vince Pankovits | |
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Chapman Hwy. Park |
| 1954 | Knoxville Smokies | Tri-State | |
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2nd (Champs) | Pat McGlothin | Lewis Davis | |
Municipal Stadium |
| 1955 | No Team | |
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| 1956 * | Knoxville Smokies | South Atlantic | |
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8th | Dick Bartell | Earl Weaver | Baltimore Orioles | Municipal Stadium |
| 1957 | Knoxville Smokies | South Atlantic | |
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4th | George Staller | |
Baltimore Orioles | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1958 | Knoxville Smokies | South Atlantic | |
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5th | George Staller | |
Baltimore Orioles | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1959 | Knoxville Smokies | South Atlantic | |
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1st | Johnny Pesky | |
Detroit Tigers | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1960 | Knoxville Smokies | South Atlantic | |
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4th | Frank Skaff | |
Detroit Tigers | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1961 | Knoxville Smokies | South Atlantic | |
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2nd | Frank Carswell | |
Detroit Tigers | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1962 | Knoxville Smokies | South Atlantic | |
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2nd | Frank Carswell | |
Detroit Tigers | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1963 | Knoxville Smokies | South Atlantic | |
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5th | Frank Carswell | Frank Skaff | Detroit Tigers | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1964 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern | |
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5th | Bobby Mavis | |
Detroit Tigers | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1965 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern | |
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4th | John “Red” Davis | |
Cincinnati Reds | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1966 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern | |
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8th | Jack Cassini | |
Cincinnati Reds | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1967 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern | |
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6th | Don Zimmer | Lou Fitzgerald | Cincinnati Reds | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1968 | No Team | |
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| 1969 | No Team | |
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| 1970 | No Team | |
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| 1971 | No Team | |
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| 1972 | Knoxville Knox Sox | Southern | |
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4th | Joe Sparks | |
Chicago White Sox | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1973 | Knoxville Knox Sox | Southern | |
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5th | Jim Napier | |
Chicago White Sox | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1974 | Knoxville Knox Sox | Southern | |
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3rd (Champs) | Jim Napier | |
Chicago White Sox | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1975 | Knoxville Knox Sox | Southern | |
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6th | Jim Napier | |
Chicago White Sox | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1976 | Knoxville Knox Sox | Southern | |
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7th | Gordon Lund | |
Chicago White Sox | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1977 | Knoxville Knox Sox | Southern | |
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8th | Jim Napier | |
Chicago White Sox | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1978 | Knoxville Knox Sox | Southern | |
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1st (Champs) | Tony LaRussa | Joe Jones | Chicago White Sox | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1979 | Knoxville Knox Sox | Southern | |
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7th | Gordon Lund | |
Chicago White Sox | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1980 | Knoxville Blue Jays | Southern | |
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10th | Duane Larson | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1981 | Knoxville Blue Jays | Southern | |
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10th | Duane Larson | Larry Hardy | Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1982 | Knoxville Blue Jays | Southern | |
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5th | Larry Hardy | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1983 | Knoxville Blue Jays | Southern | |
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8th | John McLaren | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1984 | Knoxville Blue Jays | Southern | |
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8th | John McLaren | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1985 | Knoxville Blue Jays | Southern | |
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1st | John McLaren | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1986 | Knoxville Blue Jays | Southern | |
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3rd | Larry Hardy | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1987 | Knoxville Blue Jays | Southern | |
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8th | Glenn Ezell | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1988 | Knoxville Blue Jays | Southern | |
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4th | Barry Foote | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1989 | Knoxville Blue Jays | Southern | |
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8th | Barry Foote | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1990 | Knoxville Blue Jays | Southern | |
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6th (tie) | John Stearns | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1991 | Knoxville Blue Jays | Southern | |
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7th (tie) | John Stearns | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1992 | Knoxville Blue Jays | Southern | |
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9th | Garth Iorg | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1993 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern | |
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8th | Garth Iorg | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1994 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern | |
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8th | Garth Iorg | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1995 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern | |
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10th | Garth Iorg | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1996 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern | |
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4th | Omar Malave | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1997 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern | |
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3rd | Omar Malave | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1998 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern | |
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4th | Omar Malave | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 1999 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern | |
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6th | Omar Malave | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| 2000 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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4th | Rocket Wheeler | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Smokies Stadium |
| 2001 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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2nd | Rocket Wheeler | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Smokies Stadium |
| 2002 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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6th | Rocket Wheeler | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Smokies Stadium |
| 2003 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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4th | Mark DeJohn | |
St. Louis Cardinals | Smokies Stadium |
| 2004 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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6th (Co-Champs) | Mark DeJohn | |
St. Louis Cardinals | Smokies Stadium |
| 2005 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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4th | Tony Perezchica | |
Arizona Diamondbacks | Smokies Stadium |
| 2006 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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5th | Bill Plummer | |
Arizona Diamondbacks | Smokies Stadium |
| 2007 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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2nd | Pat Listach | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2008 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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2nd | Buddy Bailey | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2009 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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3rd | Ryne Sandberg | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2010 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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1st | Bill Dancy | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2011 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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1st | Brian Harper | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2012 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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3rd | Buddy Bailey | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2013 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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1st | Buddy Bailey | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2014 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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2nd | Buddy Bailey | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2015 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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2nd | Buddy Bailey | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2016 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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5th | Mark Johnson | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2017 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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6th (tie) | Mark Johnson | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2018 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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5th (tie) | Mark Johnson | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2019 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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9th | Jimmy Gonzalez | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2020 * | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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Michael Ryan | |
Chicago Cubs | |
| 2021 | Tennessee Smokies | South | |
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7th | Mark Johnson | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2022 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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4th | Michael Ryan | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2023 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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3rd (Champs) | Michael Ryan | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2024 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern | |
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1st | Lance Rymel | |
Chicago Cubs | Smokies Stadium |
| 2025 | Knoxville Smokies | Southern | |
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5th | Lance Rymel | |
Chicago Cubs | Covenant Health Park |
Notes
- 1909 - Team moved from Charleston (SC) to Knoxville on July 5. The Knoxville team went 25-28-4.
- 1931 - Team moved from Mobile (AL) to Knoxville on July 22.
- 1944 - Knoxville moved to Mobile (AL) on July 5, at the end of the first half of the Southern Association season. The Mobile Bears went 32-38.
- 1956 - Team moved from Montgomery (AL) to Knoxville in mid June.
- 2020 - Minor League Baseball season cancelled.
Credit
This page was assembled and presented by Mark D. Aubrey.
Please see Copyright info.
