Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League
Historic minor league baseball circuit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (or KITTY League) was a Class D level minor league baseball circuit that went through six different periods of play between 1903 and 1955. The League hosted teams in 29 cities from the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.
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Formerly | Kentucky–Indiana–Tennessee League |
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Classification | Class D (1903–1906, 1910–1916, 1922–1924, 1935–1942, 1946–1955) |
Sport | Minor League Baseball |
First season | 1903 |
Ceased | 1955 |
President | Dr. William I. Thompson (1903–1904) Charles W. Brown (1905) Clifton C. Gosnell (1906, 1910–1911) Dr. Frank H. Bassett (1912–1914, 1916, 1922–1924, 1935–1937) J.E. Hannephin (1938) Ben F. Howard (1939) Shelby Peace (1946–1955) |
No. of teams | 22 |
Country | United States of America |
Most titles | 5 Paducah (1904, 1905, 1913, 1953, 1955) Mayfield (1922, 1923, 1937, 1941, 1950) |
Related competitions | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League |
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