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"Steel Arm" Dickey games pitched for the 1920 Knoxville Giants

Date	Opponent	Location (City)	Park	KG score	Opp score	Kville Result	NSL Game?	Notes	Score type	Source 1	Source 2	Knoxville Pitcher(s)	Knoxville Catcher(s)
Fri, Apr. 23, 1920	Indianapolis ABCs	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	9	2	W	N		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Sat, April 24, 1920	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Sat, April 24, 1920	Dickey
Thu, Apr. 29, 1920	Nashville White Sox	Nashville		6	2	W	Y	NSL season starts	line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Fri, April 30, 1920		Dickey	Grimes
Mon, May 3, 1920	Jacksonville Stars	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	8	4	W	Y		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Tue, May 4, 1920		Dickey	Grimes
Wed, May 5, 1920	Jacksonville	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	12	1	W	Y		score	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Thu, May 6, 1920	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Thu, May 6, 1920	Dickey
Fri, May 7, 1920	Atlanta Cubs	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	11	1	W	Y		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Sat, May 8, 1920	The Constitution (Atlanta, GA), Sat, May 8, 1920	Dickey	Grimes
Tue, May 11, 1920	New Orleans Caulfield Ads	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	14	1	W	Y		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Wed, May 12, 1920		Dickey / McGrue	Grimes
date unknown probably Sun, May 16, 1920	Atlanta	Chattanooga		6	0	W	Y	DH Dickey throws No-Hitter	score	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Tue, May 18, 1920		Dickey
Sun, May 23, 1920	Pensacola Giants	Pensacola	Moro Castle	4	1	W	Y	Dickey wins 7th straight game	box	The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, FL), Mon, May 24, 1920	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Mon, May 24, 1920	Dickey	Grimes
Tue, May 25, 1920	Jacksonville	Jacksonville		5	3	W	Y		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Wed, May 26, 1920		Dickey
Thu, May 27, 1920	Atlanta Cubs	Atlanta		8	4	W	Y		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Fri, May 28, 1920	The Constitution (Atlanta, GA), Fri, May 28, 1920	Dickey	Grimes
Tue, June 1, 1920								12 inn. - date?	line	The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL), Thu, June 3, 1920		Dickey	Grimes
Wed, June 2, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	4	0	W	Y		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Thu, June 3, 1920	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Thu, June 3, 1920	Dickey	Grimes
Wed, June 9, 1920	Asheville	Asheville, NC	Oates park	4	2	W	N	alt score: 5-2	line	The Asheville Citizen (Asheville, NC), Wed, June 9, 1920	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Thu, June 10, 1920	Dickey
Sun, June 13, 1920	A.P. Martin Barber College	Memphis	Russwood Park	9	4	W	N	12 inn. Scores differ between papers.	line	The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), Mon, June 14, 1920	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Mon, June 14, 1920	Dickey	Grimes
Thu, June 17, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	5	3	W	Y		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Fri, June 18, 1920	The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL), Sat, June 19, 1920	Dickey	Grimes
Sat, June 19, 1920	Columbus Gallo Tailors	Columbus, OH	Neil Park	9	2	W	N	White team	line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Sun, June 20, 1920		Dickey	Grimes
Sun, June 27, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Montgomery		2	1	W	Y		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Mon, June 28, 1920		Dickey	Grimes
Wed, June 30, 1920	Montgomery	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	9	0	W	Y		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Thu, July 1, 1920	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Thu, July 1, 1920	Dickey	Grimes
Mon, July 5, 1920	Birmingham Black Bears	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	3	2	W	Y	DH	line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Tue, July 6, 1920	The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL), Tue, July 6, 1920	Dickey	Grimes
Mon, July 5, 1920	Birmingham Black Bears	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	5	3	W	Y	DH - 2nd source tells different outcome	line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Tue, July 6, 1920	The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL), Tue, July 6, 1920	Dickey	Grimes
Fri, July 9, 1920	Columbus Francis Dry Cleaners	Columbus, OH	Neil Park	15	0	W	N		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Sat, July 10, 1920	The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH), Sat, July 10, 1920	Dickey	Grimes
Mon, July 12, 1920	Winston-Salem Pond Giants	Winston-Salem, NC	Prince Albert Park	4	1	W	N		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Tue, July 13, 1920		Dickey	Grimes
Tue, July 20, 1920	Asheville Royal Giants	Asheville, NC	Oates park	5	3	W	N	Dickey wins 24 straight	line	The Asheville Citizen (Asheville, NC), Wed, July 21, 1920	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Wed, July 21, 1920	Dickey	Grimes
Fri, July 23, 1920	Pensacola Giants	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	8	0	W	Y	Dickey gets 25th straight win	score	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Sat, July 24, 1920		Dickey
Thu, July 29, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	3	5	L	Y		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Fri, July 30, 1920		Dickey	Sanders
Sat, July 31, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	3	1	W	Y		line	The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL), Mon, Aug. 7, 1920	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Mon, Aug. 2, 1920	Dickey	Sanders
Mon, Aug. 2, 1920	Dixie Cuban All-Stars	Chattanooga	Andrews Field	4	1	W	N	2nd source has scores reversed for games 1 & 3	line	Chattanooga Daily Times (Chattanooga, TN), Tue, Aug. 3, 1920	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Wed, Aug. 4, 1920	Dickey	Sanders
Tue, Aug. 10, 1920	Winston-Salem Pond Giants	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	9	1	W	N	forfeit		The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Wed, Aug. 11, 1920	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Wed, Aug. 11, 1920	Dickey	Smith
Mon, Aug. 16, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Montgomery		1	4	L	Y		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Tue, Aug. 17, 1920		Dickey	Smith
Sat, Aug. 21, 1920	New Orleans Caulfield Ads	New Orleans	Heinemann Park	3	4	L	Y		box	The New Orleans Item (New Orleans, LA), Sun, Aug. 22, 1920	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Sun, Aug. 22, 1920	Dickey	Smith
Tue, Aug. 24, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Birmingham	Rickwood Field	3	0	W	Y	DH – 5 inn.	box	The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL), Wed, Aug. 25, 1920	The Birmingham Reporter (Birmingham, AL), Sat, Aug. 28, 1920	Dickey	Brown
Wed, Aug. 25, 1920	Atlanta Black Crackers	Atlanta	Ponce de Leon	1	8	L	Y		line	The Constitution (Atlanta, GA), Thu, Aug. 26, 1920		Dickey / Maddox	Brown
Tue, Aug. 31, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	-	-	-	Y	push	score	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Wed, Sept. 1, 1920	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Wed, Sept. 1, 1920	Dickey	Brown
Wed, Sept. 1, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	3	0	W	Y		line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Thu, Sept. 2, 1920	The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL), Thu, Sept. 2, 1920	Dickey	Smith
Mon, Sept. 6, 1920	Asheville Royal Giants	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	5	2	W	N	DH – 9 inn.	line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Tue, Sept. 7, 1920	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Tue, Sept. 7, 1920	Dickey	Brown
Fri, Sept. 10, 1920	Atlanta Cubs	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington Park	0	1	L	Y	DH – 9 inn.	line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Sat, Sept. 11, 1920	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Sat, Sept. 11, 1920	Dickey	Smith
Tue, Sept. 21, 1920	Chicago American Giants	Birmingham		0	9	L		WS Game 1 - forfeit by Knoxville	box	The Birmingham Reporter (Birmingham, AL), Sat, Sept. 25, 1920	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Sat, Sept. 23, 1920	Dickey	Cardenas
Sat, Oct. 2, 1920	Chicago American Giants	Knoxville		1	2	L		WS Game 6	line	Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL), Sat, Oct. 9, 1920	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Sun, Oct. 3, 1920	Dickey	Smith

Baseball Poetry

Haiku

Bats crack in the air,
Fielders chase the flying ball,
Baseball's rhythm flows.

Pitcher winds, fires fast,
Batter swings with all his might,
Crowd holds its breath tight.

Diamond under lights,
Infield dirt and grass unite,
Baseball's sacred site.

Summer's sun beats down,
Players sweat, fans cheer aloud,
Baseball's heartbeat pounds.

Glove snaps, ball meets palm,
Outfielder leaps with grace,
Baseball's ballet dance.

Scoreboard tells the tale,
Hits, runs, and errors displayed,
Baseball's language shared.

Manager's steady hand,
Guiding players through the game,
Baseball's strategist.

Crack of bat, it soars,
Over fences, out of sight,
Baseball's soaring dream.

Rally caps come out,
Hope ignites in every heart,
Baseball's magic spark.

From Little League fields,
To grand stadiums, we play,
Baseball's legacy.

Shakespearean sonnets

Upon the diamond's stage, the players tread, Their movements swift, with grace and strength they strive, Each inning fought, a battle to be led, With bats and gloves, they keep the dream alive.
The pitcher stands, a monarch on the mound, His arm a weapon, poised to strike or feign, While batters wait, with hopes to so confound, Their swings intent to break the pitcher's chain.
And in the stands, the crowd erupts in cheers, Their hearts entwined with every pitch and swing, For in this game, they shed their doubts and fears, As heroes rise and legends take their wing.
So let us praise this sport of noble might, Where dreams take flight beneath the stadium's light.

In summer's heat, upon the verdant field, Where emerald grass meets sky of azure hue, The game of baseball, with its power revealed, Unfolds its drama, pure and ever true.
The crack of bat, the ball's majestic flight, The crowd's crescendo as it clears the wall, In this grand theater, under day or night, Each play, each moment holds a magic thrall.
The players, warriors in uniform, With skill and passion, they do battle fierce, Their quest for victory, their hearts transform, As fans and foes alike their deeds rehearse.
So let us hail this game of grand design, Where heroes rise, and destinies align.

Upon the field, where diamond's light doth gleam, The players gather, bound by common thread, Their hearts alight with passion's fervent beam, In this great game, where dreams are born and spread.
The pitcher, poised, with ball in hand, doth stand, A master of his craft, a king of mounds, While batters wait, with bats held firm in hand, Their hopes and fears in every swing resound.
And in the stands, the crowd doth roar and cheer, Their voices blend in harmony divine, For in this game, they find a love sincere, In every play, in every well-struck line.
So let us raise a toast to baseball's lore, Where dreams take flight, and legends evermore.

Limericks

There once was a pitcher named Jack,
Whose fastball was truly a whack.
With a windup so fine,
He struck batters nine,
And sent them all packing, no slack.

In the outfield, young Tim made his name,
With catches that earned him much fame.
He'd leap and he'd dive,
To keep hopes alive,
And win every game was his aim.

But the batter named Billy was sly,
With a swing that could make angels cry.
He'd wait for his chance,
Then with one mighty glance,
Send the ball soaring up high.

In the dugout, the team would unite,
Their spirits as strong as the night.
With cheers loud and true,
They knew what to do,
And victory was always in sight.

On the diamond, the game would unfold,
With stories of courage untold.
Baseball's rhythm and rhyme,
Echo through space and time,
In limericks of legends of old.

Free Verse

In the stadium's embrace, under floodlights' glow, Pitcher and batter face off, locked in silent duel. With ball in hand, the pitcher winds, releases, A blur of motion, a dance of precision.
In the outfield, beneath the vast expanse of sky, Fielders await, ready to chase down destiny's arc. Gloved hands poised, hearts pounding in anticipation, As the crack of bat signals the battle's beginning.
Amidst the roar of the crowd, each play unfolds, A symphony of skill, strategy, and chance. From the dugout's depths to the diamond's edge, Every moment etched in the annals of time.
For in this game, where dreams take flight, And legends are born with every swing, Baseball's story is told in the language of the heart, In the poetry of the players, the rhythm of the game.

Acrostic

Beneath the bright lights, the game comes alive,
As players take their places, eager to strive.
Swinging for the fences, with all of their might,
Every pitch is a chance to take flight.
Bases are loaded, the tension runs high,
A roar from the crowd as the ball soars through the sky.
Legends are born in moments like these,
Lasting memories carried on the breeze.

Source

I prompted ChatGPT for the above poetry.

Players that played in both the Negro Leagues and for the Knoxville minor league teams

• Ike Brown (1960-1961 Kansas City Monarchs / 1964 Knoxville Smokies)
• Harry Chappas (1975 Indianapolis Clowns / 1977 Knoxville Sox)
• David Mobley (1952 Indianapolis Clowns / 1953 Birmingham Black Barons / 1953 Knoxville Smokies)
• Bill Powell (1949-52, 54 Birmingham Black Barons / 1958 Knoxville Smokies)
• Jim Proctor (1955 Indianapolis Clowns / 1959, 63 Knoxville Smokies)
• Joe Scott (1937, 39-41 Chicago American Giants / 1940 Philadelphia Stars / 1943-45 Cleveland Buckeyes / 1944-45 Memphis Red Sox / 1946 NY Black Yankees / 1947-1950 Memphis Red Sox / 1948 Birmingham Black Barons / 1956 Knoxville Smokies)
• Willie Smith (1957-60 Birmingham Black Barons / 1961-62 Knoxville Smokies)
• Jim Tugerson (1951-52 Indianapolis Clowns / 1953 Knoxville Sox)
• Leander Tugerson (1950-52 Indianapolis Clowns / 1953 Knoxville Sox)

1920 KG Day by Day W/L record

Date	Opponent	Location (City)	KG score	Opp score	NSL Game?	NSL Cum W	NSL Cum L	NSL Cum T	NSL %	Ind Cum W	Ind Cum L	Ind Cum T	Ind %	Total Games W	Total Games L	Total Games T	Total %
Fri, April 23, 1920	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Knoxville	9	2	N	-	-	-	-	1	0	0	1.000	1	0	0	1.000
Sat, April 24, 1920	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Knoxville	2	13	N	-	-	-	-	1	1	0	0.500	1	1	0	0.500
Sat, April 24, 1920	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Knoxville	T	T	N	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	0.500	1	1	1	0.500
Mon, April 26, 1920	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Chattanooga	0	7	N	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	0.333	1	2	1	0.333
Mon, April 26, 1920	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Chattanooga	0	2	N	-	-	-	-	1	3	1	0.250	1	3	1	0.250
Wed, April 28, 1920	Nashville White Sox	Nashville	6	2	Y	1	0	0	1.000	1	3	1	0.250	2	3	1	0.400
Fri, April 30, 1920	Nashville White Sox	Nashville	7	3	Y	2	0	0	1.000	1	3	1	0.250	3	3	1	0.500
Sat, May 1, 1920	Nashville White Sox	Nashville	2	3	Y	2	1	0	0.667	1	3	1	0.250	3	4	1	0.429
Mon, May 3, 1920	Jacksonville	Knoxville	8	4	Y	3	1	0	0.750	1	3	1	0.250	4	4	1	0.500
Tue, May 4, 1920	Jacksonville	Knoxville	2	8	Y	3	2	0	0.600	1	3	1	0.250	4	5	1	0.444
Wed, May 5, 1920	Jacksonville	Knoxville	12	1	Y	4	2	0	0.667	1	3	1	0.250	5	5	1	0.500
Thu, May 6, 1920	Atlanta Cubs	Knoxville	4	3	Y	5	2	0	0.714	1	3	1	0.250	6	5	1	0.545
Fri, May 7, 1920	Atlanta Cubs	Knoxville	11	1	Y	6	2	0	0.750	1	3	1	0.250	7	5	1	0.583
Sat, May 8, 1920	Atlanta Cubs	Knoxville	0	1	Y	6	3	0	0.667	1	3	1	0.250	7	6	1	0.538
Mon, May 10, 1920	New Orleans Cauldfield Ads	Knoxville	10	8	Y	7	3	0	0.700	1	3	1	0.250	8	6	1	0.571
Tue, May 11, 1920	New Orleans Cauldfield Ads	Knoxville	14	1	Y	8	3	0	0.727	1	3	1	0.250	9	6	1	0.600
Prob May 16, 1920	Atlanta	Chattanooga	6	0	Y	9	3	0	0.750	1	3	1	0.250	10	6	1	0.625
Prob May 16, 1920	Atlanta	Chattanooga	3	0	Y	10	3	0	0.769	1	3	1	0.250	11	6	1	0.647
Fri, May 21, 1920	Pensacola Giants	Pensacola	1	2	Y	10	4	0	0.714	1	3	1	0.250	11	7	1	0.611
Sat, May 22, 1920	Pensacola Giants	Pensacola	8	2	Y	11	4	0	0.733	1	3	1	0.250	12	7	1	0.632
Sun, May 23, 1920	Pensacola Giants	Pensacola	4	1	Y	12	4	0	0.750	1	3	1	0.250	13	7	1	0.650
Mon, May 24, 1920	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	1	2	Y	12	5	0	0.706	1	3	1	0.250	13	8	1	0.619
Tue, May 25, 1920	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	5	3	Y	13	5	0	0.722	1	3	1	0.250	14	8	1	0.636
Thu, May 27, 1920	Atlanta Cubs	Atlanta	8	4	Y	14	5	0	0.737	1	3	1	0.250	15	8	1	0.652
Fri, May 28, 1920	Atlanta Cubs	Atlanta	5	3	Y	15	5	0	0.750	1	3	1	0.250	16	8	1	0.667
Sat, May 29, 1920	Atlanta Cubs	Atlanta	6	8	Y	15	6	0	0.714	1	3	1	0.250	16	9	1	0.640
Wed, June 2, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Knoxville	4	0	Y	16	6	0	0.727	1	3	1	0.250	17	9	1	0.654
Fri, June 4, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Knoxville	8	4	Y	17	6	0	0.739	1	3	1	0.250	18	9	1	0.667
Sat, June 5, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Knoxville	4	0	Y	18	6	0	0.750	1	3	1	0.250	19	9	1	0.679
Sat, June 5, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Knoxville	2	0	Y	19	6	0	0.760	1	3	1	0.250	20	9	1	0.690
Mon, June 7, 1920	Asheville	Asheville, NC	11	4	N	19	6	0	0.760	2	3	1	0.400	21	9	1	0.700
Tue, June 8, 1920	Asheville	Asheville, NC	8	1	N	19	6	0	0.760	3	3	1	0.500	22	9	1	0.710
Tue, June 8, 1920	Asheville	Asheville, NC	8	0	N	19	6	0	0.760	4	3	1	0.571	23	9	1	0.719
Wed, June 9, 1920	Asheville	Asheville, NC	4	2	N	19	6	0	0.760	5	3	1	0.625	24	9	1	0.727
Thu, June 10, 1920	Nashville White Sox	Knoxville	1	0	Y	20	6	0	0.769	5	3	1	0.625	25	9	1	0.735
Fri, June 11, 1920	Nashville White Sox	Knoxville	8	4	Y	21	6	0	0.778	5	3	1	0.625	26	9	1	0.743
Sat, June 12, 1920	Nashville White Sox	Knoxville	4	1	Y	22	6	0	0.786	5	3	1	0.625	27	9	1	0.750
Sun, June 13, 1920	Barber College	Memphis	5	4	N	22	6	0	0.786	6	3	1	0.667	28	9	1	0.757
Mon, June 14, 1920	Barber College	Memphis	10	2	N	22	6	0	0.786	7	3	1	0.700	29	9	1	0.763
Tue, June 15, 1920	New Orleans Cauldfield Ads	Knoxville	1	0	Y	23	6	0	0.793	7	3	1	0.700	30	9	1	0.769
Wed, June 16, 1920	New Orleans Cauldfield Ads	Knoxville	11	1	Y	24	6	0	0.800	7	3	1	0.700	31	9	1	0.775
Thu, June 17, 1920	Montgomery Giants	Knoxville	5	3	Y	25	6	0	0.806	7	3	1	0.700	32	9	1	0.780
Fri, June 18, 1920	Montgomery Giants	Knoxville	2	5	Y	25	7	0	0.781	7	3	1	0.700	32	10	1	0.762
Sat, June 19, 1920	Columbus Gallo Tailors	Columbus, OH	9	2	N	25	7	0	0.781	8	3	1	0.727	33	10	1	0.767
Mon, June 21, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Birmingham	1	0	Y	26	7	0	0.788	8	3	1	0.727	34	10	1	0.773
Tue, June 22, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Birmingham	5	4	Y	27	7	0	0.794	8	3	1	0.727	35	10	1	0.778
Wed, June 23, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Birmingham	4	0	Y	27	7	0	0.794	8	3	1	0.727	35	10	1	0.778
Thu, June 24, 1920	Bessemer	Birmingham	7	6	N	27	7	0	0.794	9	3	1	0.750	36	10	1	0.783
Fri, June 25, 1920	Montgomery	Montgomery	7	8	Y	27	8	0	0.771	9	3	1	0.750	36	11	1	0.766
Sat, June 26, 1920	Montgomery	Montgomery	5	5	Y	27	8	1	0.771	9	3	1	0.750	36	11	2	0.766
Sun, June 27, 1920	Montgomery	Montgomery	2	1	Y	28	8	1	0.778	9	3	1	0.750	37	11	2	0.771
Wed, June 30, 1920	Montgomery	Knoxville	9	0	Y	29	8	1	0.784	9	3	1	0.750	38	11	2	0.776
Thu, July 1, 1920	Montgomery	Knoxville	3	4	Y	29	9	1	0.763	9	3	1	0.750	38	12	2	0.760
Sat, July 3, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Knoxville	0	8	Y	29	10	1	0.744	9	3	1	0.750	38	13	2	0.745
Mon, July 5, 1920	Birmingham Black Bears	Knoxville	3	2	Y	30	10	1	0.750	9	3	1	0.750	39	13	2	0.750
Mon, July 5, 1920	Birmingham Black Bears	Knoxville	5	3	Y	31	10	1	0.756	9	3	1	0.750	40	13	2	0.755
Tue, July 6, 1920	Birmingham Black Bears	Knoxville	4	3	Y	32	10	1	0.762	9	3	1	0.750	41	13	2	0.759
Fri, July 9, 1920	Columbus Francis Dry Cleaners	Columbus, OH	15	0	N	32	10	1	0.762	10	3	1	0.769	42	13	2	0.764
Sat, July 10, 1920	Buckeye Steel Castings Co.	Columbus, OH	3	0	N	32	10	1	0.762	11	3	1	0.786	43	13	2	0.768
Mon, July 12, 1920	Winston-Salem Pond Giants	Winston-Salem, NC	4	1	N	32	10	1	0.762	12	3	1	0.800	44	13	2	0.772
Tue, July 13, 1920	Winston-Salem Pond Giants	Winston-Salem, NC	1	0	N	32	10	1	0.762	13	3	1	0.813	45	13	2	0.776
Wed, July 14, 1920	High Point Red Sox	High Point, NC	14	5	N	32	10	1	0.762	14	3	1	0.824	46	13	2	0.780
Fri, July 16, 1920	Winston-Salem Pond Giants	Winston-Salem, NC	5	2	N	32	10	1	0.762	15	3	1	0.833	47	13	2	0.783
Sat, July 17, 1920	Winston-Salem Pond Giants	Winston-Salem, NC	9	4	N	32	10	1	0.762	16	3	1	0.842	48	13	2	0.787
Tue, July 20, 1920	Asheville Royal Giants	Asheville, NC	5	3	N	32	10	1	0.762	17	3	1	0.850	49	13	2	0.790
Wed, July 21, 1920	Morristown	Morristown, TN	8	5	N	32	10	1	0.762	18	3	1	0.857	50	13	2	0.794
Thu, July 22, 1920	Pensacola Giants	Knoxville	0	2	Y	32	11	1	0.744	18	3	1	0.857	50	14	2	0.781
Fri, July 23, 1920	Pensacola Giants	Knoxville	8	0	Y	33	11	1	0.750	18	3	1	0.857	50	14	2	0.785
Sat, July 24, 1920	Pensacola Giants	Knoxville	5	1	Y	34	11	1	0.756	18	3	1	0.857	51	14	2	0.788
Mon, July 26, 1920	Asheville Royal Giants	Knoxville	4	1	N	34	11	1	0.756	19	3	1	0.864	53	14	2	0.791
Tue, July 27, 1920	Asheville Royal Giants	Knoxville	2	0	N	34	11	1	0.756	20	3	1	0.870	54	14	2	0.794
Wed, July 28, 1920	Asheville Royal Giants	Knoxville	3	2	N	34	11	1	0.756	21	3	1	0.875	55	14	2	0.797
Thu, July 29, 1920	Montgomery	Knoxville	3	5	Y	34	12	1	0.739	21	3	1	0.875	55	15	2	0.786
Fri, July 30, 1920	Montgomery	Knoxville	3	2	Y	35	12	1	0.745	21	3	1	0.875	56	15	2	0.789
Sat, July 31, 1920	Montgomery	Knoxville	3	1	Y	36	12	1	0.750	21	3	1	0.875	57	15	2	0.792
Sun, Aug 1, 1920	Dixie Cuban All-Stars	Chattanooga	5	1	N	36	12	1	0.750	22	3	1	0.880	58	15	2	0.795
Sun, Aug 1, 1920	Dixie Cuban All-Stars	Chattanooga	2	3	N	36	12	1	0.750	22	4	1	0.846	58	16	2	0.784
Mon, Aug 2, 1920	Dixie Cuban All-Stars	Chattanooga	4	1	N	36	12	1	0.750	23	4	1	0.852	59	16	2	0.787
Thu, Aug 5, 1920	Nashville White Sox	Knoxville	2	1	Y	37	12	1	0.755	23	4	1	0.852	60	16	2	0.789
Fri, Aug 6, 1920	Nashville White Sox	Knoxville	3	4	Y	37	13	1	0.740	23	4	1	0.852	60	17	2	0.779
Sat, Aug 7, 1920	Nashville White Sox	Knoxville	3	6	Y	37	14	1	0.725	23	4	1	0.852	60	18	2	0.769
Mon, Aug 9, 1920	Winston-Salem Pond Giants	Knoxville	2	3	N	37	14	1	0.725	23	5	1	0.821	60	19	2	0.759
Tue, Aug 10, 1920	Winston-Salem Pond Giants	Knoxville	9	1	N	37	14	1	0.725	24	5	1	0.828	61	19	2	0.763
Wed, Aug 11, 1920	Winston-Salem Pond Giants	Knoxville	1	4	N	37	14	1	0.725	24	6	1	0.800	61	20	2	0.753
Fri, Aug 13, 1920	Winston-Salem Pond Giants	Winston-Salem, NC	7	2	N	37	14	1	0.725	25	6	1	0.806	62	20	2	0.756
Sun, Aug 15, 1920	Montgomery	Montgomery	1	2	Y	37	15	1	0.712	25	6	1	0.806	62	21	2	0.747
Mon, Aug 16, 1920	Montgomery	Montgomery	1	4	Y	37	16	1	0.698	25	6	1	0.806	62	22	2	0.738
Thu, Aug 19, 1920	New Orleans Cauldfield Ads	New Orleans	1	1	Y	37	16	2	0.698	25	6	1	0.806	62	22	3	0.738
Fri, Aug 20, 1920	New Orleans Cauldfield Ads	New Orleans	3	0	Y	38	16	2	0.704	25	6	1	0.806	63	22	3	0.741
Fri, Aug 20, 1920	New Orleans Cauldfield Ads	New Orleans	4	3	Y	39	16	2	0.709	25	6	1	0.806	64	22	3	0.744
Sat, Aug 21, 1920	New Orleans Cauldfield Ads	New Orleans	3	4	Y	39	17	2	0.696	25	6	1	0.806	64	23	3	0.736
Sun, Aug 22, 1920	New Orleans Cauldfield Ads	New Orleans	6	1	Y	40	17	2	0.702	25	6	1	0.806	65	23	3	0.739
Mon, Aug 23, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Birmingham	1	5	Y	40	18	2	0.690	25	6	1	0.806	65	24	3	0.730
Tue, Aug 24, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Birmingham	5	6	Y	40	19	2	0.678	25	6	1	0.806	65	25	3	0.722
Tue, Aug 24, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Birmingham	3	0	Y	41	19	2	0.683	25	6	1	0.806	66	25	3	0.725
Wed, Aug 25, 1920	Atlanta Black Crackers	Atlanta	1	8	Y	41	20	2	0.672	25	6	1	0.806	66	26	3	0.717
Thu, Aug 26, 1920	Atlanta Black Crackers	Atlanta	3	2	Y	42	20	2	0.677	25	6	1	0.806	67	26	3	0.720
Mon, Aug 30, 1920	Montgomery	Knoxville	3	0	Y	43	20	2	0.683	25	6	1	0.806	68	26	3	0.723
Tue, Aug 31, 1920	Montgomery	Knoxville	W	L	Y	44	20	2	0.688	25	6	1	0.806	69	26	3	0.726
Wed, Sep 1, 1920	Montgomery	Knoxville	3	0	Y	45	20	2	0.692	25	6	1	0.806	70	26	3	0.729
Thu, Sep 2, 1920	Montgomery	Knoxville	5	2	Y	46	20	2	0.697	25	6	1	0.806	71	26	3	0.732
Mon, Sep 6, 1920	Asheville	Knoxville	5	2	N	46	20	2	0.697	26	6	1	0.813	72	26	3	0.735
Mon, Sep 6, 1920	Asheville	Knoxville	11	0	N	46	20	2	0.697	27	6	1	0.818	73	26	3	0.737
Tue, Sep 7, 1920	Atlanta Cubs	Knoxville	1	4	Y	46	21	2	0.687	27	6	1	0.818	73	27	3	0.730
Fri, Sep 10, 1920	Atlanta Cubs	Knoxville	0	1	Y	46	22	2	0.676	27	6	1	0.818	73	28	3	0.723
Fri, Sep 10, 1920	Atlanta Cubs	Knoxville	4	0	Y	47	22	2	0.681	27	6	1	0.818	74	28	3	0.725
Sat, Sep 11, 1920	Atlanta Cubs	Knoxville	0	3	Y	47	23	2	0.671	27	6	1	0.818	74	29	3	0.718
Mon, Sep 13, 1920	Capt. Johnson’s All-Stars	Norfolk, VA	7	2	N	47	23	2	0.671	28	6	1	0.824	75	29	3	0.721
Tue, Sep 14, 1920	Capt. Johnson’s All-Stars	Norfolk, VA	7	4	N	47	23	2	0.671	29	6	1	0.829	76	29	3	0.724
Wed, Sep 15, 1920	Winston-Salem	Winston-Salem, NC	1	2	N	47	23	2	0.671	29	7	1	0.806	76	30	3	0.717
Thu, Sep 16, 1920	Winston-Salem	Winston-Salem, NC	9	1	N	47	23	2	0.671	30	7	1	0.811	77	30	3	0.720
Fri, Sep 17, 1920	Winston-Salem	Winston-Salem, NC	8	3	N	47	23	2	0.671	31	7	1	0.816	78	30	3	0.722

Overview

The Class A-1 Southern Association of 1939 started and ended with eight teams. This was the ninth season that the Knoxville fielded a team in the Southern Association. Neil Caldwell was the manager in both 1937, 1938, and 1939. He would also skipper the club in 1940. The 1939 season opened on April 14 and closed on September 10, 1939. Chattanooga was the regular season victor and Nashville was declared the league champion in the post season playoffs.

Playoffs - Nashville defeated Memphis, three games to none; Atlanta defeated Chattanooga, three games to none. In the finals, Nashville defeated Atlanta, four games to three.

Knoxville team photos

• 1897 Reds - Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, part of the Knox County Public Library

• 1910 Appalachians - The Knoxville Sentinel - June 7, 1910

• 1921 Pioneers - Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, part of the Knox County Public Library

• 1925 Smokies - The Knoxville Journal - May 25, 1925

• 1929 Smokies - The Knoxville Journal - April 14, 1929

• 1929 Smokies - The Knoxville News-Sentinel - September 8, 1929

• 1931 Smokies - The Knoxville News-Sentinel - July 23, 1931

• 1934 Smokies - Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, part of the Knox County Public Library

• 1935 Smokies - Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, part of the Knox County Public Library

• 1935 Smokies - The Knoxville Journal - March 24, 1935

League Final Standings

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chattanooga Lookouts	85	65	.567	-
Memphis Chicks	84	67	.556	1 ½
Nashville Vols	85	68	.556	1 ½
Atlanta Crackers	83	67	.553	2
Knoxville Smokies	79	73	.520	7
Little Rock Travelers	68	83	.450	17 ½
Birmingham Barons	64	89	.418	22 ½
New Orleans Pelicans	57	93	.380	28

Team Names, Parks, Attendance, and Managers

Team	Stadium	Attendance	Manager
Atlanta Crackers	Ponce de Leon Park II	235,968	Paul Richards
Birmingham Barons	Rickwood Field	95,381	Dutch Zwilling
Chattanooga Lookouts	Joe Engel Stadium	133,676	Kiki Cuyler
Knoxville Smokies	Smithson Stadium	116,591	Neil Caldwell
Little Rock Travelers	Ray Winder Field	62,843	George Toorcer
Memphis Chicks	Russwood Park	90,345	Frank Brazill
Nashville Vols	Sulphur Dell	124,232	Larry Gilbert
New Orleans Pelicans	Pelican Stadium	92,551	Roger Peckinpaugh

Statistics

League Batting

Team	G	AB	R	OR	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SH	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	SLG	TB	HB
Smashville	156	5307	887	815	1628	328	42	72	799	140	54	42	549	573	.307	.425	2256	19
Memphis	151	5043	719	684	1524	278	67	44	633	147	81	47	375	536	.303	.410	2068	39
Knoxville	156	5235	859	847	1564	301	62	103	778	154	56	26	491	529	.299	.439	2298	26
Atlanta	151	4983	770	701	1480	283	66	61	691	187	121	66	456	586	.297	.417	2078	57
Birmingham	156	5178	656	821	1483	250	87	46	593	146	49	36	369	453	.286	.395	2045	32
Chattanooga	153	4957	760	641	1407	234	71	71	680	157	166	60	508	570	.284	.403	1996	28
Little Rock	154	4982	666	719	1380	228	62	23	596	184	117	36	442	438	.277	.362	1801	22
New Orleans	155	5092	641	750	1384	233	65	38	569	170	61	54	453	515	.272	.364	1855	16

Knoxville Individual Batting

Last Name	First Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	SLG	TB	HBP	SH
Young	Babe	156	613	120	223	50	13	21	137	8	4	55	43	.364	.591	362	4	13
Hafey	Bud	74	282	80	100	18	6	16	43	1	1	56	45	.355	.631	178	2	8
Riley	Lee	20	68	9	24	2	2	2	13	1	0	7	1	.353	.529	36	0	1
Sodd	Bill	21	74	14	25	10	1	1	11	0	0	5	4	.338	.541	40	2	2
Abernathy	Woody	135	485	84	161	32	4	16	103	5	0	52	37	.332	.513	249	0	10
Rambert	Pep	74	183	33	58	6	4	0	23	2	1	9	20	.317	.393	72	0	8
Meyer	Dutch	110	425	68	129	31	2	9	76	5	1	34	46	.304	.449	191	2	14
McDougal	Milton	58	179	23	53	8	2	2	31	1	1	14	19	.296	.397	71	0	3
McLeod	Jim	156	564	80	166	21	4	5	71	10	8	50	38	.294	.372	210	7	27
Shelley	Hugh	124	457	80	134	21	11	3	53	17	4	32	19	.293	.407	186	2	17
Glock	Charles	81	323	51	92	22	1	2	32	3	1	25	26	.285	.378	122	1	10
Chapman	Glenn	79	305	49	86	16	4	4	24	3	3	24	30	.282	.400	122	3	7
Swigart	Oad	45	89	10	25	1	0	0	4	0	0	3	11	.281	.292	26	0	4
Reitz	Harold	60	180	25	49	9	1	1	19	3	0	9	21	.272	.350	63	2	3
Goda	Mike	45	136	15	36	6	0	4	25	1	0	12	25	.265	.397	54	0	8
Richmond	Proctor	81	291	58	77	18	4	12	47	2	4	38	45	.265	.478	139	2	6
Lamanske	Frank	58	91	17	24	4	2	0	17	0	0	7	16	.264	.352	32	0	3
Watkins	Linville	11	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	.250	.250	3	0	0
Schroeder	Rip	37	89	9	20	2B	0	0	10	0	0	6	13	.225	.247	22	0	2
Kies	Norm	79	223	32	49	15	2	3	18	0	0	26	30	.220	.345	77	1	8
Sharp	Kola	30	44	4	9	1	0	0	6	0	0	1	4	.205	.227	10	0	1
Mallory	Pete	33	40	0	8	1	0	0	4	0	0	4	13	.200	.225	9	0	0
Bertram	Clare	40	50	4	11	5	0	0	5	0	0	3	11	.196	.320	16	0	1
Aragon	Jack	16	26	3	5	0	0	0		0	0			.192	.192	5		0
Kohlman	Joe	11	12	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.083	.167	2	0	1
Stephenson	Walter	9	26		6									.231
McClure	Jim	4	2		1									.500
Ehrensberger	Bill	1	0		0									.000
Hughes	Bill	2	2		0									.000
Livengood	Wes	2	1		0									.000
Radunich	Nick	2	0		0									.000

League Fielding

Team	G	DP	PO	A	E	Pct.	RF/G
Nashville	156	126	3933	1634	184	.971	35.69
Knoxville	156	130	3929	1825	184	.969	36.88
Birmingham	156	145	3004	1722	187	.968	30.29
Little Rock	154	141	3879	1801	169	.967	36.88
New Orleans	155	140	3808	1630	209	.964	35.08
Memphis	151	95	3833	1518	202	.964	35.44
Chattanooga	153	177	3847	1846	221	.963	37.21
Atlanta	151	107	3842	1009	218	.962	32.13

Knoxville Individual Fielding

Last Name	First Name	Position	G	PO	A	E	Pct.	RF/G
Young	Babe	1B	156	1381	118	13	.991	9.61
Glock	Charles	2B	45	88	124	8	.964	4.71
Meyer	Dutch	2B	110	299	337	29	.956	5.78
Reitz	Harold	3B	51	35	106	9	.940	2.76
Goda	Mike	3B	44	43	68	9	.925	2.52
Glock	Charles	3B	36	31	66	9	.915	2.69
McLeod	Jim	SS	156	364	525	29	.968	5.70
Abernathy	Woody	OF	129	255	12	6	.978	2.07
Hafey	Bud	OF	74	216	11	6	.974	3.07
Shelley	Hugh	OF	123	299	18	11	.966	2.58
Richmond	Proctor	OF	78	137	5	5	.966	1.82
Chapman	Glenn	OF	79	170	5	7	.962	2.22
Rambert	Pep	OF	34	70	2	4	.947	2.12
Riley	Lee	OF	19	30	2	2	.941	1.68
Sodd	Bill	OF	20	35	3	5	.884	1.90
Lamanske	Frank	P	32	3	25	0	1.000	0.88
Mallory	Pete	P	31	7	18	0	1.000	0.81
Kohlman	Joe	P	11	2	15	0	1.000	1.55
Watkins	Linville	P	11	1	11	0	1.000	1.09
Schroeder	Rip	P	37	15	53	1	.986	1.84
Rambert	Pep	P	32	15	51	1	.985	2.06
Bertram	Clare	P	40	4	28	1	.970	0.80
Swigart	Oad	P	42	11	52	2	.969	1.50
Sharp	Kola	P	29	7	23	2	.938	1.03
Kies	Norm	C	71	253	28	7	.976	3.96
McDougal	Milton	C	52	157	24	8	.958	3.48
Aragon	Jack	C	12	15	8	2	.920	1.92

Knoxville Individual Pitching

Last Name	First Name	W	L	Pct	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HBP	BF	WHIP	H9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Swigart	Oad	17	10	.630	3.90	42	242	265	126	105	84	110	2	953	1.442	9.9	2.9	7.9	1.31
Bertram	Clare	11	9	.550	4.35	40	151	171	82	73	49	85	2	575	1.457	10.2	2.6	9.3	1.73
Sharp	Kola	6	6	.500	4.70	29	111	151	67	59	19	10	0	455	1.532	12.2	1.1	1.3	0.53
Rambert	Pep	11	8	.579	4.82	32	153	180	91	82	42	39	4	608	1.451	10.6	2.1	3.9	0.93
Schroeder	Rip	14	12	.538	5.34	37	231	293	160	137	70	57	3	941	1.571	11.4	2.2	3.2	0.81
Mallory	Pete	5	11	.313	5.43	31	121	160	81	73	28	52	3	498	1.554	11.9	1.6	5.8	1.86
Lamanske	Frank	13	7	.650	5.73	32	179	265	132	114	55	62	2	773	1.788	13.3	1.9	4.2	1.13
Kohlman	Joe	1	3	.250	6.13	11	47	64	36	32	21	10	1	194	1.809	12.3	3.0	2.5	0.48
Watkins	Linville	1	3	.250		11	36
Hughes	Bill	0	2	.000		2	7
Livengood	Wes	0	1	.000		2	5

References / Resources

• The Sporting News at Paper of Record
• various newspapers at GenealogyBank.com
• various newspapers at newspapers.com
• Allen, Ronald R. Same Old Smokies: A brief history of baseball in Knoxville, Tennessee, 1865-1954, self published, 2008
• Johnson, Lloyd, and Miles Wolff. Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball - Third Edition, Baseball America, 2007, pp. 410
• 1939 Knoxville Smokies page at bbref.com
• 1939 Knoxville Southern Association page at StatsCrew.com

Credit

This page was assembled and presented by Mark D. Aubrey.

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