The Tennessee–Alabama League was an independent minor league baseball league which operated in the United States in 1904. Eight teams from Tennessee and Alabama competed in the league.
Teams A total of 8 teams competed in the Tennessee–Alabama League. Cities represented were:
Anniston, Alabama: Anniston Bessemer, Alabama: Bessemer Chattanooga, Tennessee: Chattanooga Columbia, Tennessee: Columbia Decatur, Alabama: Decatur Huntsville, Alabama: Huntsville Knoxville, Tennessee: Knoxville Sheffield, Alabama: Sheffield
Standings & statistics
1904 Tennessee–Alabama League Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Decatur5231.627- Tom Stouch Knoxville4929.6280.5 Frank Moffett / Charles Akers Columbia5134.6002.0 Ashby Wilkins Huntsville4339.5248.5 William Watkins / William ProutChattanooga3941.48811.5 Miles Hightower Sheffield2456.30026.5 E.W. Hutchcroft Anniston1629.356NA George Grove / L.L. Scarborough Bessemer1530.333NA Smith Eidge / Joe Burke Anniston and Bessemer disbanded July 9 +Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Frank Whittaker ChattanoogaBA.377 Parson RodgersColumbiaW17 SchmidtColumbiaRuns50 Parson Rodgers ColumbiaSO164 JamesColumbiaHits89 L.C. Bailey DecaturERA0.38 W.C. Kyle KnoxvilleHits89 L.C. Bailey DecaturPCT.833 10–2 W.C. Kyle KnoxvilleHR5
Notable players Five players from the league also played on Major League Baseball teams. They are:
King Bailey (Columbia) Ty Cobb (Anniston) Jim Holmes (Huntsville) Pryor McElveen (Knoxville) Tom Stouch (Decatur)
References General
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007. Specific