Chattanooga Lookouts

Chattanooga Lookouts Founded in 1885 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Double-A (1885–present)
Minor league affiliations
Southern League (1885–1895, 1901–1902, 1976–Present) Northern Division Southern Association (1910–1965)
Major league affiliations
Los Angeles Dodgers (2009–Present) Cincinnati Reds (1987–2008) Seattle Mariners (1983–1986) Cleveland Indians (1978–1982) Oakland Athletics (1976–1977) Philadelphia Phillies (1960–1961), (1963–1965) Washington Senators (1932–1959)
Name
Chattanooga Lookouts (1885–present)
Colors
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Ballpark
AT&T Field (2000–present) Engel Stadium (1930–1999)
Minor league titles
League titles	1932, 1939, 1952, 1961, 1988
Division titles	1988, 1992
Owner(s)/Operated by: Frank Burke, Daniel Burke, and Charles Eshbach
Manager: Jody Reed
General Manager: Frank Burke

The Chattanooga Lookouts are a minor league baseball team based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. They are named for nearby Lookout Mountain. The team, which plays in the Southern League, has been a Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers major-league club since the 2009 season. The Lookouts play in AT&T Field, located in Chattanooga. Opened in 2000, the stadium seats 6,160 fans. From 1930 through 1999, the Lookouts played at Engel Stadium.

History

In 1931, the New York Yankees played an exhibition game against the Lookouts. During the game, a 17-year-old girl named Jackie Mitchell pitched for the Lookouts and struck out Major League greats Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. A few days after the game, baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis voided Mitchell's contract, claiming that baseball was "too strenuous" for women.

During previous owner Joe Engel's tenure, the Lookouts won four championships – three with the Southern Association and a fourth with the South Atlantic League. For a time, Engel led the charge to own the Lookouts privately, with the help of several hundred fans as shareholders from 1938 to 1942. In 1939, as a privately owned franchise under coach Kiki Cuyler, the Lookouts claimed a championship.

The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of a major league ballclub. From 1987 through 2008, the Lookouts were the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. For the 2009 through 2014 seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers will serve as the parent club.

Media

All Chattanooga Lookouts games were broadcast on WDOD (1310 AM) until the 2011 season. For the 2011 season, games will be broadcast on WALV-FM (105.1 FM, "ESPN Chattanooga"). Larry Ward and Will Poindexter continue to host the broadcasts. Audio of the games is also streamed live on the website of the Chattanooga Lookouts and at ESPNChattanooga.com.

Current roster

Chattanooga Lookouts roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 33 Kyle Cofield 40 Jose Dominguez 50 Scott Elbert * # 14 Onelki Garcia 10 Yimi Garcia 47 Gregory Infante 18 Zach Lee 45 Hector Nelo 41 Rob Rasmussen 23 Chris Reed 46 Andrés Santiago 29 Steve Smith 44 Ross Stripling 49 Michael Thomas 48 Luis Vasquez		Catchers 17 Gorman Erickson  6 Jan Vazquez Infielders 34 Chris Jacobs 12 Omar Luna -- Osvaldo Martínez 22 C. J. Retherford 13 Miguel Rojas 31 J. T. Wise  5 Rafael Ynoa Outfielders 15 Brian Cavazos-Galvez 29 Joc Pederson 66 Yasiel Puig *  7 Blake Smith		Manager  3 Jody Reed Coaches 21 Hector Berrios (pitching) 11 Orv Franchuk (hitting) 7-day disabled list * On Los Angeles Dodgers 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated May 23, 2013 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → Los Angeles Dodgers minor league players

Retired numbers

• 26 – Dernell Stenson, Outfield, 2003

External links

• Chattanooga Lookouts official site