Paducah Chiefs
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Paducah Chiefs were a minor league baseball team in Paducah, Kentucky
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Early incarnations of the Paducah Chiefs played in the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League
(KITTY League) in 1903 and 1912–1913, and in the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League
in 1949–1950. The Chiefs competed in the KITTY League from 1951 until their disbanding in 1955.
The Chiefs, though finishing fourth in the regular season standings in 1949, went on to win the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League playoffs and championship. In 1950 the Chiefs again finished fourth in the regular season standings, but made through the playoffs to the league championship series against the Centralia Sterlings
; the championship series was cancelled due to bad weather. After that season the Chiefs left the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League for the KITTY League.
The Chiefs were the 1955 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League
(KITTY League) champions with a 64–39 record, and were the league runner up in 1952 (67–53).
The Chiefs were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals
from 1952 through 1955.
Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...
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Early incarnations of the Paducah Chiefs played in the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League
Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League
The Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League was a Class D minor league baseball circuit that went through six different lives. The first KITTY League played from 1903 through 1906. The next one ran from 1910 through 1914. The third try played a single season . The circuit was revived in 1922 and lasted...
(KITTY League) in 1903 and 1912–1913, and in the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League
Mississippi-Ohio Valley League
The Mississippi-Ohio Valley League was an American minor league baseball league. It operated from 1949 through 1955.-1949:Teams from Belleville, Illinois, Centralia, Illinois, Marion, Illinois, Mattoon, Illinois, Mount Vernon, Illinois, and West Frankfort, Illinois moved from the Illinois State...
in 1949–1950. The Chiefs competed in the KITTY League from 1951 until their disbanding in 1955.
The Chiefs, though finishing fourth in the regular season standings in 1949, went on to win the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League playoffs and championship. In 1950 the Chiefs again finished fourth in the regular season standings, but made through the playoffs to the league championship series against the Centralia Sterlings
Centralia Sterlings
The Centralia Sterlings were a Mississippi-Ohio Valley League baseball team based in Centralia, Illinois, USA that played in 1950. They played their home games at Fan's Field. They finished first in the league in their only year of existence, however the finals for the league playoffs against the...
; the championship series was cancelled due to bad weather. After that season the Chiefs left the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League for the KITTY League.
The Chiefs were the 1955 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League
Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League
The Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League was a Class D minor league baseball circuit that went through six different lives. The first KITTY League played from 1903 through 1906. The next one ran from 1910 through 1914. The third try played a single season . The circuit was revived in 1922 and lasted...
(KITTY League) champions with a 64–39 record, and were the league runner up in 1952 (67–53).
The Chiefs 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...
from 1952 through 1955.