Caruthersville Pilots
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The Caruthersville Pilots were a Northeast Arkansas League
baseball team based in Caruthersville, Missouri
, USA that played from 1936 to 1940. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals
.
They won two league championships - their first in 1936 under manager Harrison Wickel
and their second in 1939 under Joseph Simmons.
Northeast Arkansas League
The Northeast Arkansas League was the name used by a pair of American minor league baseball leagues. The first of these started operations in 1909 and continued through 1911. The second version began operations for the 1936 season. It continued through the 1941 season.-1909:The teams from...
baseball team based in Caruthersville, Missouri
Caruthersville, Missouri
Caruthersville is the most populous city and county seat of Pemiscot County, located along the Mississippi River in the bootheel of southeastern Missouri in the United States. The population was 6,760 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, USA that played from 1936 to 1940. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
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They won two league championships - their first in 1936 under manager Harrison Wickel
Harrison Wickel
Harrison Paine "Muck" Wickel was a minor league baseball player, manager as well as a scout and World War II veteran. He was also inducted into the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame.-Playing career:...
and their second in 1939 under Joseph Simmons.