Clarksville Grays
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D (1903–1904)
LeagueKentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (1903–1904)
Major league affiliations
TeamUnaffiliated (1903–1904)
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
Name
  • Clarksville Grays (1904)
  • Clarksville Villagers (1903)
BallparkLeague Park (1903–1904)

The Clarksville Grays were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (KITTY League) from 1903 to 1904.[1] They were located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and played their home games at League Park.[2] The team was known as the Clarksville Villagers in 1903 before becoming the Grays in 1904.[1]

The Villagers won their 1903 season opener on the road over the Paducah Paddys, 9–5, on May 21.[3] They finished the season in second place with a 60–43 (.583) record, 4+1⁄2 games out of first.[4] They returned in 1904 as the Grays.[5] Their final games were played on September 14 when they lost both games of a doubleheader, each by scores of 5–4, to the pennant-winning Paducah Indians.[6] Clarksville finished in third place at 64–58 (.525), 9+1⁄2 games behind Paducah.[7]

The city of Clarksville did not field another professional baseball team until the Clarksville Volunteers joined the KITTY League in 1910.[1]

Season-by-season results

Season Record Win % Finish GB Ref.
1903 60–43 .583 2nd 4+1⁄2 [4]
1904 64–58 .535 3rd 9+1⁄2 [7]
Totals 124–101 .551 — — —

Notable players

Two players also played in at league one game in Major League Baseball during their careers. These players and their seasons with Clarksville were:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Clarksville, Tennessee Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ "1903 Clarksville Villagers Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Won First Game". The Leaf-Chronicle. Clarksville. May 22, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "1903 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ "1904 Clarksville Grays Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ "A Double Header Taken By Indians". The Paducah Sun. Paducah. September 15, 1904. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 "1904 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ "June Greene Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Dolly Stark Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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