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Union City Dodgers

{{Infobox Minor League Baseball

| name = Union City Dodgers

| firstseason = 1935

| lastseason = 1955

| allyears = {{by|1935}}–{{by|1942}}, {{by|1946}}–{{by|1955}}

| city = Union City, Tennessee

| logo =

| caplogo =

| class level = Class D (1935–1942, 1946–1955)

| league = Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (1935–1942, 1946–1955)

| majorleague = {{plainlist|

}}

| nickname= {{plainlist|

  • Union City Dodgers (1953–1955)
  • Union City Greyhounds (1935–1942, 1946–1952)

}}

| ballpark = Turner Memorial Field (1935–1942, 1946–1955)

| leaguenum = 3

| leaguechamps = {{hlist|1936|1948|1954}}

| firsthalfnum = 1

| firsthalfchamps = 1954

| secondhalfnum = 1

| secondhalfchamps = 1936

}}

The Union City Dodgers were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (KITTY League) from 1935 to 1942 and 1946 to 1955. They were located in Union City, Tennessee, and played their home games at Turner Memorial Field. Originally known as the Union City Greyhounds, the team had affiliations with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and Cleveland Indians. They changed their name to the Union City Dodgers upon becoming a Brooklyn Dodgers affiliate in 1953.

Over 19 seasons of competition, Union City played in 2,106 regular season games and compiled an all-time win–loss record of 1,002–1,104. They won three KITTY League championships (1936, 1948, and 1954) and had a postseason record of 15–12.

History

= First run (1935–1942) =

The Union City Greyhounds became members of the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League in 1935.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Union%20City&state=TN&country=US&empty=0|title=Sports in Union City, Tennessee|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 5, 2020}} Their home games were played at Turner Memorial Field in Union City, Tennessee.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2776|title=Turner Memorial Field|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}} They lost their inaugural Opening Day game on May 22 to the Portageville Pirates, 3–2, on the road.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52823265/kitty-loop-gets-down-to-playing-minus/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Kitty Loop Gets Down to Playing Minus Ceremony|work=The Park City Daily News|location=Bowling Green|date=May 23, 1935|page=6}} The Greyhounds got their first win two games later on May 24, defeating the Pirates, 4–2.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52823387/kitty-league/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Kitty League|work=The Leaf-Chronicle|location=Clarksville|date=May 25, 1935|page=4}} They ended their first season in second place with a 49–43 (.533) record but missed the playoffs having not won either half the league's split season.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1935|title=1935 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}}

In 1936, the Greyhounds became an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=9cbc41b7|title=1936 Union City Greyhounds|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 5, 2020}} They succeeded in winning the second half and posting a full-season record of 73–45 (.619), tied with the Paducah Indians for first place.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1936|title=1936 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}} They then met the first-half champion Indians in the playoffs. After Union City won the first game, 6–2, on September 15, Paducah refused to continue the series, claiming the Greyhounds had two ineligible players on their roster.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52824320/history-repeats-as-kitty-league-ends-in/|via=Newspapers.com|title=History Repeats as Kitty League Ends in Protest|work=The Jackson Sun|location=Jackson|date=September 17, 1936|page=10}} The championship was subsequently awarded to Union City, and Paducah's manager and seven players who refused to play were banned from professional baseball.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52824598/bramham-bans-tincup-7-boys-from/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Bramham Bans Tincup, 7 Boys From Baseball|work=The Paducah Sun-Democrat|location=Paducah|date=September 20, 1936|page=12}}

File:Red Schoendienst.jpg of the 1942 Greyhounds was inducted in National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schoere01.shtml|title=Red Schoendienst Stats|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}]]

Finishing the 1937 season in first place at 73–46 (.613), Union City again qualified for the playoffs, but they were eliminated in the semifinals, 3–0, by the Mayfield Clothiers.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1937|title=1937 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}} Union City left the St. Louis organization after 1937 and became and affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds in 1938.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=82e74c3e|title=1937 Union City Greyhounds|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 5, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=7917daad|title=1938 Union City Greyhounds|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 5, 2020}} In contrast to the previous campaign, the 1938 team finished last of eight teams at 45–85 (.346).{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1938|title=1938 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}}

They returned to the Cardinals organization in 1939,{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=1c7b0e0e|title=1939 Union City Greyhounds|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 5, 2020}} but the team again placed last with a record of 44–82 (.349).{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1939|title=1939 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}} Slightly improved teams placed sixth at 60–65 (.480) in 1940 and fifth at 62–64 (.492) in 1941.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1940|title=1940 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1941|title=1941 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}} Having lost some US$3,500 due to low attendance brought on by poor play, Union City announced it would drop out of the KITTY League after their game on June 19, 1942.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52825214/kitty-league-appears-destined-to-fold/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Kitty League Appears Destined To Fold Completely Friday Night|work=The Paducah Sun-Democrat|location=Paducah|date=June 17, 1942|page=8}} The Bowling Green Barons were also forced to withdraw, and the remaining clubs voted to discontinue the circuit on June 19.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52277673/curtain-to-fall-on-kitty-tilts-tonight/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Curtain To Fall on Kitty Tilts Tonight|work=The Owensboro Messenger|location=Owensboro|date=June 19, 1942|page=10}} The Greyhounds decided against playing their final game after receiving word from St. Louis that their players would not be compensated for the game.{{cite news|last=Gasser|first=L.D.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52278086/final-game-of-season-here-is-postponed/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Final Game of Season Here is Postponed|work=The Owensboro Messenger|location=Owensboro|date=June 20, 1942|page=6}} The club was last of six teams with a 9–35 (.205) record in the abandoned season.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1942|title=1942 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}} Over eight seasons of competition, the Greyhounds accumulated a regular season record of 415–495 (.456).

= Second run (1946–1955) =

The KITTY League was nonoperational from 1943 to 1945 during World War II.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL|title=Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Yearly Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=May 27, 2020}} It and the Greyhounds were revived in 1946. With no major league affiliation, Union City opened the 1946 season on May 7 with a 7–3 loss to the Fulton Chicks before a home crowd of 1,230 people at Turner Memorial Field.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52884291/fulton-7-union-city-3/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Fulton 7, Union City 3|work=The Paducah Sun-Democrat|location=Paducah|date=May 8, 1946|page=8}} At the end of the season, the team was seventh out of eight teams at 52–72 (.419).{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1946|title=1946 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}}

The Greyhounds entered into an affiliation with the Cleveland Indians in 1947.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=ca7a58bb|title=1947 Union City Greyhounds|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 5, 2020}} The team placed seventh at 51–74 (.408).{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1947|title=1947 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}} The 1948 team, managed by ex-major leaguer Tony Rensa finished second with a 79–46 (.632) record, qualifying for one of four playoff spots.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=cc1c923b|title=1948 Union City Greyhounds|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 5, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1948|title=1948 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}} They defeated the Owensboro Oilers, 3–2, in the semifinals before sweeping the Madisonville Miners in four games to win their second KITTY League championship. The 1949 club just missed the postseason with a 65–60 (.520) record, placing fifth.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1949|title=1949 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}}

Union City severed its ties with Cleveland after the 1949 season and had no affiliation in 1950.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=1b7efae3|title=1950 Union City Greyhounds|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 5, 2020}} They placed seventh at 43–72 (.374) in 1950 and sixth at 43–72 (.374) in 1951.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1950|title=1950 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1951|title=1951 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}} The 1952 Greyhounds qualified for the playoffs with a fourth-place 63–56 (.529) record.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1952|title=1952 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}} They won the semifinals over the Fulton Lookouts, 3–2, but fell in the championship finals to Madisonville, 3–0.

In 1953, the team became an affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers and changed their name to the Union City Dodgers.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=8c4c5c17|title=1953 Union City Dodgers|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 5, 2020}} After placing last (51–69; .425) in their first season with Brooklyn,{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1953|title=1953 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}} the 1954 Dodgers won the first half title and paced the league with a 76–40 (.655) record.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1954|title=1954 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}} Under manager Earl Naylor,{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=ff6acb9d|title=1954 Union City Dodgers|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 5, 2020}} they defeated Madisonville, 4–2, to win a third KITTY League championship.

The Dodgers played their final game on August 29, 1955, losing to the Mayfield Clothiers, 6–3, in a game that was called after seven innings due to rain.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52885123/kitty-league/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Kitty League|work=The Jackson Sun|location=Jackson|date=August 30, 1955|page=10}} They posted a season record of 50–57 (.467), placing fourth out of six teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1953|title=1953 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}} The KITTY League did not reform for the 1956 season, and Union City did not field another professional team afterwards.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/sports/places/m-4192729|title=Sports in Union City, Tennessee|work=Stats Crew|access-date=June 5, 2020}} Over their second stretch of 10 years, the Greyhounds/Dodgers accumulated a 587–609 (.491) record. Over all 19 seasons, Union City's all-time record was 1,002–1–104 (.476).

Season-by-season results

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
rowspan="2" scope="col"|Season

!colspan="4" scope="col"|Regular season

!colspan="3" scope="col"|Postseason

!rowspan="2" scope="col"|MLB affiliate

!rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="col"|Record

!scope="col"|Win %

!scope="col"|Finish

!scope="col"|{{Abbr|GB|Games behind}}

!scope="col"|Record

!scope="col"|Win %

!class="unsortable" rowspan="2" scope="col"|Result

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1935

| 49–43

| .533

| {{sort|02.0|2nd}}

| {{sort|01.0|1}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| —

| —

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1936

| 73–75

| .619

| {{sort|01.1|1st (tie)}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| 1–0

| {{sort|.999|1.000}}

| Won Second Half title
Won KITTY League championship vs. Paducah Indians, 1–0

| St. Louis Cardinals

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1937

| 73–46

| .613

| {{sort|01.0|1st}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| {{sort|00.3|0–3}}

| .000

| Lost semifinals vs. Mayfield Clothiers, 3–0

| St. Louis Cardinals

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1938

| 45–85

| .346

| {{sort|08.0|8th}}

| {{sort|31.0|31}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| —

| Cincinnati Reds

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1939

| 44–82

| .349

| {{sort|08.0|8th}}

| {{sort|32.5|{{frac|32|1|2}}}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| —

| St. Louis Cardinals

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1940

| 60–65

| .480

| {{sort|06.0|6th}}

| {{sort|15.0|15}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| —

| St. Louis Cardinals

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1941

| 62–64

| .492

| {{sort|05.0|5th}}

| {{sort|21.5|{{frac|21|1|2}}}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| —

| St. Louis Cardinals

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1942

| 9–35

| .205

| {{sort|06.0|6th}}

| {{sort|21.0|21}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| —

| St. Louis Cardinals

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1946

| 52–72

| .419

| {{sort|07.0|7th}}

| {{sort|32.0|32}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| —

| —

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1947

| 51–74

| .408

| {{sort|07.0|7th}}

| {{sort|26.0|26}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| —

| Cleveland Indians

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1948

| 79–46

| .632

| {{sort|02.0|2nd}}

| {{sort|05.5|{{frac|5|1|2}}}}

| 7–2

| .778

| Won semifinals vs. Owensboro Oilers, 3–2
Won KITTY League championship vs. Madisonville Miners, 4–0

| Cleveland Indians

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1949

| 65–60

| .520

| {{sort|05.0|5th}}

| {{sort|18.5|{{frac|18|1|2}}}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| —

| Cleveland Indians

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1950

| 43–72

| .374

| {{sort|07.0|7th}}

| {{sort|28.5|{{frac|28|1|2}}}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| —

| —

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1951

| 57–63

| .475

| {{sort|06.0|6th}}

| {{sort|16.5|{{frac|16|1|2}}}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| —

| —

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1952

| 63–56

| .529

| {{sort|04.0|4th}}

| {{sort|19.0|19}}

| 3–5

| .375

| Won semifinals vs. Fulton Lookouts, 3–2
Lost KITTY League championship vs. Madisonville Miners, 3–0

| —

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1953

| 51–69

| .425

| {{sort|07.0|7th}}

| {{sort|19.0|19}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| —

| Brooklyn Dodgers

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1954

| 76–40

| .655

| {{sort|01.0|1st}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| 4–2

| .667

| Won First Half title
Won KITTY League championship vs. Madisonville Miners, 4–2

| Brooklyn Dodgers

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1955

| 50–57

| .467

| {{sort|04.0|4th}}

| {{sort|16.0|16}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| {{sort|00.0|—}}

| —

| Brooklyn Dodgers

|

class="sortbottom"

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|Totals

! 1,002–1–104

! .476

! {{sort|00.0|—}}

! {{sort|00.0|—}}

! 15–12

! .556

! {{sort|00.0|—}}

! {{sort|00.0|—}}

! {{sort|00.0|—}}

Notable players

Eighteen Union City players also played in at least one game in Major League Baseball during their careers. These players and their seasons with Union City were:

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  • John Antonelli (1937){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=antone003joh|title=John Antonelli Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Dave Bartosch (1937){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bartos001dav|title=Dave Bartosch Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Glenn Crawford (1939){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=crawfo001gle|title=Glenn Crawford Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Johnny Gill (1946)|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gill--002joh|title=Johnny Gill Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Cal Howe (1942){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=howe--001cal|title=Cal Howe Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Al Lakeman (1938){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lakema001alb|title=Al Lakeman Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Red Lutz (1938){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lutz--001lou|title=Red Lutz Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Fred Martin (1936){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=martin001fre|title=Fred Martin Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Heinie Mueller (1936){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=muelle001cla|title=Heinie Mueller Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Ed Murphy (1937){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=murphy006edw|title=Ed Murphy Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Earl Naylor (1953–54){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=naylor001ear|title=Earl Naylor Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Jackie Price (1935){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=price-005joh|title=Jackie Price Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Tony Rensa (1948–49){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rensa-002geo|title=Tony Rensa Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Red Schoendienst (1942){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=schoen001alb|title=Red Schoendienst Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Chuck Templeton (1954){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=temple002cha|title=Chuck Templeton Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Elam Vangilder (1936){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vangil001ela|title=Elam Vangilder Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Rudy York (1949){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=york--001rud|title=Rudy York Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}
  • Russ Young (1935){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=young-001rus|title=Russ Young Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 3, 2020}}

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References

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External links

  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Union%20City&state=TN&country=US&empty=0 Statistics from Baseball Reference]
  • [https://www.statscrew.com/sports/places/m-4192729 Statistics from Stats Crew]

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