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== Baseball Poetry==
 +
=== Haiku ===
 +
 +
Bats crack in the air, <br>
 +
Fielders chase the flying ball, <br>
 +
Baseball's rhythm flows.<br>
 +
 +
Pitcher winds, fires fast, <br>
 +
Batter swings with all his might, <br>
 +
Crowd holds its breath tight.
 +
 +
Diamond under lights, <br>
 +
Infield dirt and grass unite, <br>
 +
Baseball's sacred site.
 +
 +
Summer's sun beats down, <br>
 +
Players sweat, fans cheer aloud, <br>
 +
Baseball's heartbeat pounds.
 +
 +
Glove snaps, ball meets palm, <br>
 +
Outfielder leaps with grace, <br>
 +
Baseball's ballet dance.
 +
 +
Scoreboard tells the tale, <br>
 +
Hits, runs, and errors displayed,<br>
 +
Baseball's language shared.
 +
 +
Manager's steady hand, <br>
 +
Guiding players through the game, <br>
 +
Baseball's strategist.
 +
 +
Crack of bat, it soars, <br>
 +
Over fences, out of sight, <br>
 +
Baseball's soaring dream.
 +
 +
Rally caps come out, <br>
 +
Hope ignites in every heart,<br>
 +
Baseball's magic spark.
 +
 +
From Little League fields,<br>
 +
To grand stadiums, we play, <br>
 +
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.<br>
 +
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.<br>
 +
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.<br>
 +
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.<br>
 +
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.<br>
 +
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.<br>
 +
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.<br>
 +
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.<br>
 +
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.<br>
 +
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, <br>
 +
Whose fastball was truly a whack. <br>
 +
With a windup so fine, <br>
 +
He struck batters nine, <br>
 +
And sent them all packing, no slack.
 +
 +
In the outfield, young Tim made his name, <br>
 +
With catches that earned him much fame. <br>
 +
He'd leap and he'd dive, <br>
 +
To keep hopes alive, <br>
 +
And win every game was his aim.
 +
 +
But the batter named Billy was sly, <br>
 +
With a swing that could make angels cry. <br>
 +
He'd wait for his chance, <br>
 +
Then with one mighty glance, <br>
 +
Send the ball soaring up high.
 +
 +
In the dugout, the team would unite, <br>
 +
Their spirits as strong as the night. <br>
 +
With cheers loud and true, <br>
 +
They knew what to do, <br>
 +
And victory was always in sight.
 +
 +
On the diamond, the game would unfold,<br>
 +
With stories of courage untold. <br>
 +
Baseball's rhythm and rhyme, <br>
 +
Echo through space and time, <br>
 +
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.<br>
 +
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.<br>
 +
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.<br>
 +
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 ===
 +
'''B'''eneath the bright lights, the game comes alive,<br>
 +
'''A'''s players take their places, eager to strive.<br>
 +
'''S'''winging for the fences, with all of their might,<br>
 +
'''E'''very pitch is a chance to take flight.<br>
 +
'''B'''ases are loaded, the tension runs high,<br>
 +
'''A''' roar from the crowd as the ball soars through the sky.<br>
 +
'''L'''egends are born in moments like these,<br>
 +
'''L'''asting memories carried on the breeze.<br>
 +
 +
 +
== Source ==
 +
I prompted ChatGPT for the above poetry.
  
  
 
== Players that played  in both the Negro Leagues and for the Knoxville minor league teams ==  
 
== 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)
 
* Ike Brown (1960-1961 Kansas City Monarchs / 1964 Knoxville Smokies)

Revision as of 11:07, 4 September 2024

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
  • 1921 Pioneers - Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, part of the Knox County Public Library
  • 1929 Smokies - The Knoxville News-Sentinel - September 8, 1929
  • 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

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

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