Minor league baseball team
Batesville Pilots Previous classes Class D League Northeast Arkansas League Previous teams St. Louis Cardinals League titles 1936, 1939 Previous names
This team began as the West Plains Badgers , based in West Plains, Missouri in 1936. They were an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals in the Northeast Arkansas League .
The team moved to Caruthersville, Missouri on June 11, 1936, and became the Caruthersville Pilots . Despite playing in two cities under two names, they won the 1936 league title under manager Harrison Wickel . They won another championship in 1939 under manager Joseph Simmons .
On July 7, 1940, they moved again mid-season, this time to Batesville, Arkansas where they became the Batesville Pilots. After one more season in 1941, the team disbanded.
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