Cairo Egyptians
{{Infobox Minor League Baseball
| name = Cairo Egyptians
| firstseason = 1897
| lastseason = 1948
| allyears = 1897, 1903–1906, 1911–1914, 1922–1924, 1946–1948
| city = Cairo, Illinois
| logo =
| uniformlogo =
| past class level = Class D (1903–1906, 1911–1914, 1922–1924, 1946–1948)
Class C (1897)
| past league = Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (1903–1906, 1911–1914, 1922–1924, 1946–1950)
Central League (1897)
| pastmajorleague = None
| nickname = Cairo Egyptians (1911–1914, 1922–1924, 1946–1948)
Cairo Giants (1905–1906)
Cairo Champions (1904)
Cairo Egyptians (1897, 1903)
| colors = Gray & black (1897)
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| pastparks =
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| leaguechamps = 1903, 1914
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The Cairo Egyptians were a minor league baseball team from Cairo, Illinois, that played in the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (KITTY League) on and off from 1903 to 1948 and in the Central League in 1897.
Team history
On February 7, 1897, the Cairo Egyptians, based in Cairo, Illinois, were formed as a charter member of the Class C Central League.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46419658/central-league-organized/ |via=Newspapers.com |title=Central League Organized |work=The Indianapolis Journal |location=Indianapolis |date=February 8, 1897 |accessdate=March 9, 2020 |page=5}} Joining the Egyptions in the six-team league were the Evansville Brewers, Nashville Centennials, Paducah Little Colonels, Terre Haute Hottentots, and Washington Browns.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=a600becb|title=1897 Central League|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=March 9, 2019}} Cairo's uniforms were gray and black.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46370578/billy-work-is-in-town/ |via=Newspapers.com |title=Billy Work Is in Town |work=The Nashville American |location=Nashville |date=February 10, 1897 |accessdate=March 9, 2020 |page=6}} Severe financial problems throughout the circuit forced the league to disband on July 20. As of July 19, the final day of play, the Egyptians were in sixth place with a 30–39 (.435) record.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46522485/baseball-news/ |via=Newspapers.com |title=Baseball News |work=The Paducah Sun |location=Paducah, Kentucky |date=July 20, 1897 |accessdate=March 11, 2020 |page=1}}
Another Egyptians team played in the first Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (KITTY League) from 1903 to 1906 as the Egyptians (1903), Champions (1904), and Giants (1905–1906). It resurfaced as the Egyptians from 1911 to 1914 in the second KITTY League, then returned from 1922 to 1924 in another incarnation of the league.
For the final KITTY league, the team played from 1946 to 1950 before folding for good. In 1949 to 1950, they were a Brooklyn Dodgers affiliate known as the Cairo Dodgers.
References
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External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=Cairo&state=IL&country=US&empty=0 Cairo - Baseball Reference]
Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams
Category:Defunct Central League (1897) teams
Category:Baseball teams established in 1897
Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1897
Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1948
Category:1897 establishments in Illinois
Category:1903 establishments in Illinois
Category:1948 disestablishments in Illinois
Category:Defunct baseball teams in Illinois
Category:Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League teams
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