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Mountain States League (1948–54)

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Sport
  
Baseball

Ceased
  
1954

Founded
  
1948

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 Twins (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)

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    Mountain States League (1948–54) Wikipedia
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