Mountain States League (1948–1954)

This article is about the league that operated from 1948 to 1954. For league that operated from 1911 to 1912, see Mountain States League (1911–12). For the league of a similar name that operated from 1937 to 1942, see Mountain State League.
Mountain States League (1948–1954)
ClassificationClass D (1948–1953)
Class C (1954)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1948
CeasedJuly 20, 1954
PresidentVirgil Q. Wacks (1948–1954)
No. of teams13
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles2
Harlan Smokies
Hazard Bombers
Related
competitions		Mountain States League (1911–12)

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 was a Class D level league, becoming 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.

History

A total of 16 teams competed in the Mountain States League. In 1954, the Morristown Red Sox team disbanded on May 15, and was replaced when the Maryville-Alcoa Twins moved to Morristown on June 19. Both the Morristown Twins and Lexington Colts disbanded on July 7.[1]

Virgil Q. Wacks served as president for the duration of the league.[1]

Cities represented

Standings & statistics

1948 Mountain States League - schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Morristown Red Sox 70 46 .603 – 37,744 James Grigg
Oak Ridge Bombers /
Hazard Bombers		 65 43 .602 4.0 22,533 Hobe Brummitt
Pennington Gap Miners 59 54 .522 9.5 14,988 Joe Santomauro / Buford Rhea
Newport Canners 58 59 .496 12.5 30,054 Michael Balla / Cy Whaley
Harlan Smokies 56 63 .471 15.5 46,187 Bill Sisler /
Frank Wilson / Michael Goda
Jenkins Cavaliers 35 78 .310 33.5 23,276 Ray Russell /
Jackson Bell / Brent Mays

Oak Ridge moved to Hazard June 10
Playoffs: Morristown 3 games, Newport 2; Hazard 3 games, Pennington Gap 0.
Finals: Morristown 3 games, Hazard 2.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Cy Whaley Newport BA .382 Mike Clark Newport W 20
Eduardo DeHogues Morristown Runs 109 Dennis Reeder Oak Ridge/Hazard SO 196
Eduardo DeHogues Morristown Hits 145 Dennis Reeder Oak Ridge/Hazard ERA 2.20
Jacob Stirn Morristown RBI 101 Dennis Reeder Oak Ridge/Hazard PCT .773 17–5
Jacob Stirn Morristown HR 12
Eduardo DeHogues Morristown HR 12

1949 Mountain States League - schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Harlan Smokies 83 41 .669 – 49,615 George Motto
Morristown Red Sox 72 52 .581 11.0 44,362 James Grigg
Middlesboro Athletics 69 56 .552 14.5 25,833 Hobe Brummitt /
Ted Russ / James Burns
Jenkins Cavaliers 63 61 .508 20.0 19,654 Joe Vitter
Pennington Gap Miners 62 63 .496 21.5 14,820 Lew Flick / Burgess Wolfenbarger
Newport Canners 59 66 .472 24.5 14,148 Cy Whaley
Big Stone Gap Rebels 55 70 .440 28.5 37,751 Rudolph Parsons /
Dale Markert / Fred Marsh
Hazard Bombers 35 89 .282 48.0 23,543 Fred Marsh /
George Mitrus / Hobe Brummitt

Playoffs: Harlan 3 games, Middlesboro 1; Morristown 3 games, Jenkins 2.
Finals: Harlan 3 games, Morristown 2.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Kelly Lunn Pennington Gap BA .358 Frank C. Wilson Harlan W 27
Robert Grose Pennington Gap Runs 127 Frank C. Wilson Harlan SO 176
Kelly Lunn Pennington Gap Hits 179 Frank C. Wilson Harlan ERA 2.77
Kelly Lunn Pennington Gap RBI 126 Frank C. Wilson Harlan PCT .771 27–8
Jack Hall Jenkins HR 18

1950 Mountain States League - schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Harlan Smokies 81 44 .648 – 41,707 Rex Carr
Hazard Bombers 76 49 .608 5.0 55,184 Max Macon
Big Stone Gap Rebels 75 51 .595 6.5 38,878 Jack Rothrock
Middlesboro Athletics 59 67 .468 22.5 20,248 James Burns
Jenkins Cavaliers 58 66 .468 22.5 13,880 Bob Bowman /
Wayne Stewart / Bill Scopetone
Morristown Red Sox 56 67 .455 24.0 30,448 Fred Hartman / Pinky Doyle
Newport Canners 51 74 .408 30.0 20,920 Robert Mitchell / Matthew Zidich
Pennington Gap Miners 44 82 .349 37.5 11,164 Lew Flick /
Michael Brelich / Vince Pankovits

Playoffs: Harlan 3 games, Big Stone Gap 1; Middlesboro 3 games, Hazard 0.
Finals: Harlan 3 games, Middlesboro 0.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Max Macon Hazard BA .392 Nick Bunato Middlesboro W 22
Joseph Christian Harlan Runs 127 Nick Bunato Middlesboro SO 132
Joseph Christian Harlan Hits 173 Michael Hudak Big Stone Gap ERA 2.89
Joe Riola Morristown RBI 130 Michael Hudak Big Stone Gap PCT .875 21–3
Joseph Christian Harlan HR 27

1951 Mountain States League - schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Hazard Bombers 93 33 .738 – 35,129 Max Macon
Morristown Red Sox 86 39 .688 6.5 22,184 James Burns
Harlan Smokies 82 43 .656 10.5 35,657 Bones Sanders / John Streza
Middlesboro Athletics 59 66 .472 33.5 19,228 Ted Russ / George Kennis
Pennington Gap Miners 54 71 .432 38.5 14,994 Vince Pankovits
Norton Braves 53 72 .424 39.5 12,314 Bob Bowman /
George Sifft / George Motto
Big Stone Gap Rebels 49 75 .395 43.0 13,737 Ham Schulte / Lew Flick
Jenkins Cavaliers 24 101 .192 68.5 12,250 James Grigg / Tom McBride

Playoffs: Hazard 3 games, Harlan 0; Morristown 3 games, Middlesboro 0.
Finals: Hazard 3 games, Morristown 0.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Orville Kitts Morristown BA .424 Dan Hayling Hazard W 24
Max Macon Hazard Runs 139 Johnny Podres Hazard SO 228
Len Feriancek Pennington Gap Hits 216 Johnny Podres Hazard ERA 1.67
Max Macon Hazard RBI 148 Johnny Podres Hazard PCT .875 21–3
Bill Halstead Pennington Gap HR 34

1952 Mountain States League - schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Hazard Bombers 87 32 .731 – 14,600 Mervin Dornburg
Harlan Smokies 73 45 .619 13.5 32,579 Rex Carr
Morristown Red Sox 61 58 .513 26.0 10,597 James Burns
Big Stone Gap Rebels 57 60 .487 29.0 11,161 Len Cross
Middlesboro Athletics 47 72 .395 40.0 15,364 Leon Culberson /
Red Goff / Joe McManus
Norton Braves 30 88 .254 56.5 10,025 George Motto /
Bill Fitchko / Mark Muslin

Playoffs: Morristown 3 games, Hazard 1; Harlan 3 games, Big Stone Gap 2.
Finals: Harlan 3 games, Morristown 0.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Orville Kitts Morristown BA .372 Michael DelPiano Harlan W 22
Ken Johnson Hazard Runs 146 Michael DelPiano Harlan SO 144
Len Cross Big Stone Gap Hits 138 Rafael Codinachs Middlesboro ERA 2.78
Joe McManus Middlesboro Hits 138 McKinley Mosley Hazard PCT 1.000 10–0
Len Cross Big Stone Gap RBI 125 Ken Johnson Hazard BB 197
Len Cross Big Stone Gap HR 40

1953 Mountain States League - schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Maryville-Alcoa Twins 78 46 .629 – 25,000 Jim Poole
Knoxville Smokies 70 55 .560 8.5 36,255 Vince Pankovits
Kingsport Cherokees 69 56 .552 9.5 46,717 Muscle Shoals
Morristown Red Sox 64 62 .508 15.0 37,384 Napoleon Reyes
Norton Braves 63 63 .500 16.0 21,873 Walt Dixon
Big Stone Gap Rebels 55 70 .440 23.5 8,230 Kelly Lunn
Harlan Smokies 53 72 .424 25.5 20,630 Cliff Melton /
Barry Cox / James Grigg
Middlesboro Athletics 48 76 .387 30.0 12,600 Julian Morgan / Ben Pardue

Playoffs: Maryville-Alcoa 3 games, Kingsport 2; Knoxville 3 games, Morristown 1.
Finals: Knoxville 3 games, Maryville-Alcoa 1.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Muscle Shoals Kingsport BA .427 Jim Tugerson Knoxville W 29
Hugh Hamil Maryville-Alcoa Runs 165 Jim Tugerson Knoxville SO 286
Walt Dixon Norton Hits 197 Raymond Johnston Maryville-Alcoa ERA 1.90
Willie Kirkland Maryville-Alcoa RBI 164 Ned Jilton Kingsport PCT .864 19–3
Walt Dixon Norton HR 37

1954 Mountain States League - schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Attend Managers
Middlesboro Athletics 48 34 .585 – 9,031 Walt Dixon
Harlan Smokies 39 33 .542 4.0 10,000 Bill Steinecke
Kingsport Cherokees 41 40 .506 6.5 33,000 Muscle Shoals
Oak Ridge Pioneers 35 43 .449 11.0 18,286 Bert Niehoff
Morristown Red Sox 7 7 .500 NA NA Napoleon Reyes
Lexington Colts 30 36 .455 NA 4,000 Zeke Bonura
Maryville-Alcoa Twins /
Morristown Twins		 29 36 .446 NA 9,559 Tuck McWilliams

Morristown disbanded May 15; Maryville–Alcoa moved to Morristown June 19, then disbanded July 7; Lexington disbanded July 20.
The league disbanded July 20.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Ray Adams Oak Ridge BA .352 Norman Hughes Harlan W 16
Aldo Salvent Kingsport Runs 84 Norman Hughes Harlan SO 85
Ray Adams Oak Ridge Hits 112 Raymond Johnston Oak Ridge ERA 2.28
Walt Dixon Middlesboro RBI 80 Don Vaughn Maryville–Alcoa/Morristown PCT .917 11–1
Muscle Shoals Kingsport HR 18

[1]

References

  • "Mountain States League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  • Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007.
  1. ^ a b c Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.

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