Sandbox
Overview
Early base ball games (1867-68) involving the Holston Base Ball Club of Knoxville, Tennessee.
UT vs Pro
| Date | Visiting Team | Pro Score | UT Score | Field | Pregame Story | Postgame Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, March 27, 1909 | Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 0 | Wait Field | Knoxville Sentinel – March 27, 1909 | Journal and Tribune – March 28, 1909 |
| Saturday, April 02, 1910 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 5 | Wait Field | Journal and Tribune – April 2, 1910 | Journal and Tribune – April 3, 1910 |
| Wednesday, April 06, 1910 | Boston Doves | 11 | 3 | Wait Field | Knoxville Sentinel – April 6, 1910 | Knoxville Sentinel – April 7, 1910 |
| Saturday, April 01, 1911 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | 3 | Wait Field | Knoxville Sentinel – April 1, 1911 | Journal and Tribune – April 2, 1911 |
| Friday, March 21, 1913 | St. Louis Nationals | 17 | 0 | Chilhowee Park | Journal and Tribune – March 21, 1913 | Journal and Tribune – March 22, 1913 |
| Monday, March 31, 1913 | Philadelphia A’s | 9 | 2 | Chilhowee Park | Journal and Tribune – March 31, 1913 | Journal and Tribune – April 1, 1913 |
| Friday, April 09, 1915 | New York Giants | 8 | 1 | Chilhowee Park | Knoxville Sentinel – April 8, 1915 | Knoxville Sentinel – April 9, 1915 |
| Tuesday, April 04, 1916 | Philadelphia A’s | 6 | 0 | Chilhowee Park | Journal and Tribune – April 4, 1916 | Journal and Tribune – April 5, 1916 |
| Friday, April 12, 1918 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 0 | Wait Field | Journal and Tribune – April 12, 1918 | Knoxville Sentinel – April 13, 1918 |
| Wednesday, May 01, 2002 | Tennessee Smokies | 4 | 5 | Smokies Park | ||
| Wednesday, April 30, 2003 | Tennessee Smokies | 8 | 6 | Smokies Park | ||
| Tuesday, April 04, 2006 | Tennessee Smokies | 8 | 0 | Smokies Park |
1867
| Match Date | Reported | Club | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1867 | May 8, 1867 - Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (article link) | Holstons L | Knoxville W | |
| May 11, 1867 | May 15, 1867 - Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (article link) | Holstons W | Knoxville L | |
| May 20, 1867 - Memphis Daily Post (article link) | Holstons 45 | Mountain City (Chattanooga) 86 | ||
| July 4, 1867 | July 6, 1867 - Knoxville Daily Free Press (article link) | Holstons 65 | Emmett 12 | Game closed after 5 innings |
| Sep. 3, 1867 | Sep. 5, 1867 - Knoxville Daily Free Press (article link) | Holstons 50 | Mountain City (Chattanooga) 79 | 1st game of championship of the state series. |
| Sep. 13/14, 1867 | Sep. 18, 1867 - Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (article link) | Holstons 52 | Mountain City (Chattanooga) 31 | 2nd game of championship of the state series. |
| Sep. 21, 1867 | Sep. 25, 1867 - Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (article link) | Holstons W | Mountain City (Chattanooga) L | 3rd game of championship of the state series. Game played in Athens. |
| Nov. 6, 1867 | Nov. 7, 1867 - Knoxville Daily Herald - (article link) | Holstons 90 | Knoxville 25 | 2nd day of Knoxville Base Ball Tournament |
| Nov. 28, 1867 | Nov. 30, 1867 - Knoxville Daily Herald (article link) | Holstons 18 | Gate City (Atlanta) 21 | Also reported on Dec. 4, 1867 in Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (article link) |
| Dec. 7, 1867 | Dec 8, 1867 - Knoxville Daily Herald (article link) | Holstons (2nd 9) 34 | Knoxville 14 | "Only five innings were played." |
1868
| Match Date | Reported | Club | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 25, 1868 | Aug. 26, 1868 - Daily Press and Herald (article link) | Holstons 14 | Picked Field (Picked Nine) 15 | Game stopped on account of rain at end of 3rd inning. |
| Aug. 29, 1868 | Aug. 30, 1868 - Daily Press and Herald (article link) | Holstons 44 | Picked Nine (Picked Field) 10 | Seven innings played. |
| Sept. 3, 1868 | Sep. 4, 1868 - Daily Press and Herald (article link) | Holstons 26 | Cumberland (Jr. Club) 32 | also reported on Sep. 10, 1868 in Knoxville Press and Messenger (article link) |
| Sep. 12, 1868 | Sep. 13, 1868 The Tennessean (article link) | Holstons 10 | Nashville 34 | 1st game for Championship of the State. |
| Sep. 24, 1868 | Sep. 25, 1868 - Daily Press and Herald (article link) | Holstons 30 | Nashville 29 | 2nd game for Championship of the State. Also reported on Oct. 1, 1868 in Knoxville Press and Messenger (article link) |
| Oct. 9, 1868 | Oct. 11, 1868 - Daily Press and Herald (article link) | Holstons 18 | Nashville 21 | 3rd game for Championship of the State. |
References / Resources
- various newspapers at Newspapers.com
- Christopher Ryland's early base ball blog Three Hands Dead
- Holston Club of Knoxville at Protoball.org
- Allen, Ronald R. Same Old Smokies: A brief history of baseball in Knoxville, Tennessee, 1865-1954, self published, 2008
Credit
This page was researched by Dr. William Hardy and Mark D. Aubrey. Formatted and presented by Mark D. Aubrey.
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