Mountain States League (1948–1954)
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1948 |
| Ceased | 1954 |
| Country | United States |
The Mountain States League was a Class D and Class C minor league baseball league which operated in the United States from 1948 to 1954. The league began as a Class D league, but was classified as a Class C league during its final season in 1954. The league disbanded on July 20, 1954. The cities of Harlan, Kentucky, and Morristown, Tennessee, were represented for the full seven-year existence of the circuit.
Teams
A total of 16 teams competed in the Mountain States League. In 1954, the Morristown team disbanded on May 15, and was replaced when Maryville-Alcoa moved to Morristown on June 19. Both Morristown and Lexington disbanded on July 7.
- Big Stone Gap Rebels (1949–53)
- Harlan Smokies (1948–54)
- Jenkins Cavaliers (1948–51)
- Kingsport Cherokees (1953–54)
- Knoxville Smokies (1953)
- Lexington Colts (1954)
- Maryville-Alcoa Twins (1953–54)
- Morristown Reds (1954)
- Middlesboro Athletics (1949–54)
- Morristown Red Sox (1948–54)
- Newport Canners (1948–50)
- Norton Braves (1951–53)
- Oak Ridge Bombers (1948)
- Oak Ridge Pioneers (1954)
- Hazard Bombers (1948–52)
- Pennington Gap Miners (1948–51)
References
- "Mountain States League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- "Mountain States League." Baseball-Reference.com Bullpen.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007.