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The were the last team to play in Paris until 1950, when the [[Paris Lakers]] began play.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=Paris&state=IL&country=US BR Minors]</ref>
The were the last team to play in Paris until 1950, when the [[Paris Lakers]] began play.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=Paris&state=IL&country=US BR Minors]</ref>


A separate team of the same name, based in [[Paris, Tennessee]], played in the [[Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League]] from 1923-1924. The 1924 club took the league's [[split season|second half]] honors, posting a 59-50 record.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kittyleague.com/history/chronology.htm |title=Chronology |author=Kevin D. McCann |date=2006 |work= |publisher= |accessdate=December 7, 2011}}</ref> Multiple major leagues played for the KITTY League squad, including [[Ben Cantwell]], [[Jimmy Moore (baseball)|Jimmy Moore]], [[Herb Welch (baseball)|Herb Welch]] and All-Star [[Jim Turner (baseball)|Jim Turner]], who began a 25-year professional playing career with the Paris club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kittyleague.com/history/mlalumni.htm |title=Major League Alumni |author=Kevin D. McCann |date=2006 |work= |publisher= |accessdate=December 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/turneji01.shtml |title=Jim Turner Statistics and History |author=Baseball-Reference.com |date= |work= |publisher=Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=December 8, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |year=October 1972 |title= The Fans Speak Out |journal=Baseball Digest |volume=31 |issue=10 |pages=1 |publisher= Lakeside Publishing Co. |doi= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=eTMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=%22KItty+league%22+paris&hl=en&ei=-LzgTv7wC6TY0QGQr43BBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22KItty%20league%22%20paris&f=false|accessdate=December 8, 2011}}</ref>
A separate team of the same name, based in [[Paris, Tennessee]], played in the [[Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League]] from 1923-1924. The 1924 club took the league's [[split season|second half]] honors somewhat by surprise, matching the [[Jackson Blue Jays]] towards the end of the season after three of the latter team's victories were thrown out by the league president. On June 6, a championship game was played,<ref>{{cite news |title=Sports |author= |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i-8oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lNMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6678,5229925&dq=kitty-league+paris&hl=en |newspaper=The Southeast Missourian |date=September 6, 1924 |accessdate=8 December 2011}}</ref> with the Parisians coming out victories. In total, they went 59-50 on the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kittyleague.com/history/chronology.htm |title=Chronology |author=Kevin D. McCann |date=2006 |work= |publisher= |accessdate=December 7, 2011}}</ref> Multiple major leagues played for the KITTY League squad, including [[Ben Cantwell]], [[Tom Jenkins (baseball)|Tom Jenkins]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=3936&pid=6939 |title=Tom Jenkins |author=Bill Nowlin |date= |work= |publisher=The Society for American Baseball Research |accessdate=December 8, 2011}}</ref> [[Jimmy Moore (baseball)|Jimmy Moore]], [[Herb Welch (baseball)|Herb Welch]] and All-Star [[Jim Turner (baseball)|Jim Turner]], who began a 25-year professional playing career with the Paris club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kittyleague.com/history/mlalumni.htm |title=Major League Alumni |author=Kevin D. McCann |date=2006 |work= |publisher= |accessdate=December 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/turneji01.shtml |title=Jim Turner Statistics and History |author=Baseball-Reference.com |date= |work= |publisher=Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=December 8, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |year=October 1972 |title= The Fans Speak Out |journal=Baseball Digest |volume=31 |issue=10 |pages=1 |publisher= Lakeside Publishing Co. |doi= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=eTMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=%22KItty+league%22+paris&hl=en&ei=-LzgTv7wC6TY0QGQr43BBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22KItty%20league%22%20paris&f=false|accessdate=December 8, 2011}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 14:07, 8 December 2011

The Paris Parisians were an Eastern Illinois League baseball team based in Paris, Illinois that played during the 1908 season.[1] That season, team executive L. A. G. Schoaff was elected president and secretary of the Eastern Illinois League.[2] The club earned a spot on Sporting Life's "Base Ball Chronology," which according to the periodical was "the complete and concise record of the most wonderful year in the history of the national game." The team's mention on the record was due to an 18-inning match it played against Danville on June 11, which ended in a tie.[3] On June 29, mere weeks after the team's 18-inning affair, the team sold first baseman Charley Staley to the Washington Senators of Major League Baseball's American League.[4]

The were the last team to play in Paris until 1950, when the Paris Lakers began play.[5]

A separate team of the same name, based in Paris, Tennessee, played in the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League from 1923-1924. The 1924 club took the league's second half honors somewhat by surprise, matching the Jackson Blue Jays towards the end of the season after three of the latter team's victories were thrown out by the league president. On June 6, a championship game was played,[6] with the Parisians coming out victories. In total, they went 59-50 on the year.[7] Multiple major leagues played for the KITTY League squad, including Ben Cantwell, Tom Jenkins,[8] Jimmy Moore, Herb Welch and All-Star Jim Turner, who began a 25-year professional playing career with the Paris club.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Lloyd (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition. Baseball America. ISBN 0963718983. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)[page needed]
  2. ^ "A League Expands" (PDF). Sporting Life. 50: 5. February 1, 1908. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "A Year's Work" (PDF). Sporting Life. 52: 18. January 23, 1909. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Cantillon's Acquisition" (PDF). Sporting Life. 51 (17): 1. July 4, 1908. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  5. ^ BR Minors
  6. ^ "Sports". The Southeast Missourian. September 6, 1924. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  7. ^ Kevin D. McCann (2006). "Chronology". Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  8. ^ Bill Nowlin. "Tom Jenkins". The Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  9. ^ Kevin D. McCann (2006). "Major League Alumni". Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  10. ^ Baseball-Reference.com. "Jim Turner Statistics and History". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  11. ^ "The Fans Speak Out". Baseball Digest. 31 (10). Lakeside Publishing Co.: 1 October 1972. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
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