Chattanooga Lookouts
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- Location: Chattanooga, TN
- League: Southern League 1885; Southern Association 1886, 1901-1902; South Atlantic League 1909; Southern Association 1910-1961; South Atlantic League 1963; Southern League 1964-1965, 1976-2019; Double-A South 2021-
- Affiliation: Washington Senators 1930-1959; Philadelphia Phillies 1960-1961, 1963-1965; Oakland A's 1976-1977; Cleveland Indians 1978-1982; Seattle Mariners 1983-1987; Cincinnati Reds 1988-2008; Los Angeles Dodgers 2009-2014; Minnesota Twins 2015-2018; Cincinnati Reds 2019-present
- Ballpark: Stanton Field 1880's-19??; Chamberlain Field 1909; Andrews Field 1910-1929; Engel Stadium 1930-1999; AT&T Field 2000-present
Team History[edit]
The Chattanooga Lookouts are a former long-time Southern League team, now in the Double-A South, located in a city whose professional baseball history is both long and historic. The current iteration of the team dates to the 1975-76 off-season move of the Birmingham Barons to Chattanooga, TN. However, pro ball first came to the city in 1885. Most of the seasons since have been played as the Lookouts – for a local mountain. Engel Stadium – which "starred" as Brooklyn's Ebbets Field in the Jackie Robinson biopic 42 – hosted baseball for 60 summers, many of them including Negro Leagues play. Two baseball legends made their pro debuts with the Chattanooga Black Lookouts: Satchel Paige in 1926 and Willie Mays in 1945, the latter without a contract so he could keep playing high school sports. The Lookouts play Copa de la Diversion Hispanic engagement campaign games as Montañas de Chattanooga ("Chattanooga Mountains").
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 33-61 | -- | Frank Monroe / Frank Harris / Adolph Deublebliss / William Voltz / Charles Lewis |
Team disbanded September 7 | |
| 1886 | 20-40 | -- | C. Levis | Team disbanded July 9 | |
| 1901 | 47-73 | 7th | Lew Whistler | none | |
| 1902 | 50-67 | 6th | William Kreig / Jack Dolan / J.C. "Con" Strothers | none | |
| 1909 | 84-36 | 1st | Johnny Dobbs | League Champs | |
| 1910 | 66-71 | 4th | Johnny Dobbs | none | |
| 1911 | 67-71 | 5th | William A. Smith | none | |
| 1912 | 59-75 | 7th | William A. Smith | none | |
| 1913 | 70-64 | 4th | Kid Elberfeld | none | |
| 1914 | 73-78 | 6th | Moose McCormick | none | |
| 1915 | 73-80 | 6th | Moose McCormick (36-53) / Kid Elberfeld (37-27) | none | |
| 1916 | 65-74 | 7th | Kid Elberfeld / Frank "Pop" Kitchens | none | |
| 1917 | 76-74 | 6th | Kid Elberfeld | none | |
| 1918 | 35-34 | 5th | Michael J. Finn | League suspended operations June 28 | |
| 1919 | 65-73 | 6th | Sam Strang Nicklin | none | |
| 1920 | 53-98 | 8th | Sam Strang Nicklin | none | |
| 1921 | 52-102 | 8th | Sam Strang Nicklin / Ed McDonald | none | |
| 1922 | 59-93 | 8th | Sam Strang Nicklin | none | |
| 1923 | 63-88 | 7th | Les Nunamaker | none | |
| 1924 | 63-89 | 6th | Les Nunamaker | none | |
| 1925 | 71-82 | 6th | Sam Strang Nicklin | none | |
| 1926 | 55-94 | 6th | Kid Elberfeld | none | |
| 1927 | 59-94 | 7th | Jimmy Johnston | none | |
| 1928 | 67-85 | 6th | Joe Mathes | ||
| 1929 | 55-99 | 8th | Jimmy Johnston | none | |
| 1930 | 67-87 | 6th | Bill Rogers | none | |
| 1931 | 79-74 | 4th | Bert Niehoff | none | |
| 1932 | 98-51 | 2nd | Bert Niehoff | none | |
| 1933 | 74-77 | 5th | Bert Niehoff | ||
| 1934 | 78-75 | 5th | Zinn Beck (38-47) / Mule Shirley (40-28) | ||
| 1935 | 75-75 | 5th | Mule Shirley (38-33) / Clyde Milan (37-42) | ||
| 1936 | 64-89 | 7th | Clyde Milan (23-21) / John Mihalic (2-3) / Joe Engel (0-1) Clyde Milan (0-3) / Alex McColl (1-1) / Joe Bonowitz (38-60) |
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| 1937 | 56-95 | 7th | Clyde Milan (18-31)/ Bill Rodgers (12-21) / Calvin Griffith (26-45) | ||
| 1938 | 66-85 | 7th | Wally Millies (30-37) / Rogers Hornsby (36-48) | ||
| 1939 | 85-65 | 1st | Kiki Cuyler | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1940 | 73-79 | 4th | Kiki Cuyler | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1941 | 78-76 | 4th | Kiki Cuyler (57-49) / Marv Olson (21-27) | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1942 | 66-86 | 7th | Marv Olson | ||
| 1943 | 69-70 overall | -- | Marv Olson | Team moved to Montgomery July 11 | |
| 1944 | 57-83 | 7th (t) | Andy Moore | ||
| 1945 | 85-55 | 2nd | Bert Niehoff | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1946 | 79-73 | 3rd | Bert Niehoff | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1947 | 79-75 | 4th | Bert Niehoff | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1948 | 58-96 | 8th | George Myatt | ||
| 1949 | 60-92 | 8th | George Myatt (22-29) / Fred Walters (38-63) | ||
| 1950 | 59-89 | 7th | Fred Walters | ||
| 1951 | 62-91 | 8th | Jack Onslow | ||
| 1952 | 86-66 | 1st | Cal Ermer | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1953 | 73-81 | 6th | Cal Ermer | ||
| 1954 | 75-76 | 5th | Cal Ermer | ||
| 1955 | 80-74 | 3rd | Cal Ermer | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1956 | 76-78 | 6th | Cal Ermer | ||
| 1957 | 83-70 | 4th | Cal Ermer | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1958 | 77-76 | 4th | Red Marion | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1959 | 67-86 | 7th | Red Marion | ||
| 1960 | 60-93 | 8th | Spook Jacobs | none | |
| 1961 | 90-62 | 1st | Frank Lucchesi | none League Champs | |
| 1963 | 62-78 | 6th | Jack Phillips | ||
| 1964 | 65-74 | 6th | Andy Seminick | none | |
| 1965 | 60-80 | 7th | Andy Seminick | none |
External Link[edit]
Further Reading[edit]
- Thomas Boswell: "The Barnum of the Bushes", in How Life Imitates the World Series, Penguin Books, New York, NY, 1982, pp. 229-233.
- Stephen Martini: The Chattanooga Lookouts & 100 Seasons of Scenic City Baseball, Dry Ice Publishing, Cleveland, TN, 2006. www.lookoutsbook.com
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