Chattanooga Lookouts

• 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; Southern League 2022-

• 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

The Chattanooga Lookouts, of the Southern League and briefly in Double-A South, were on MLB's 2021 Minor League Reorganization elimination list until the Miami Marlins opened a Double-A slot by promoting the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to Triple-A. The Cincinnati Reds farmhands play their home games at AT&T Field in Chattanooga, TN.

The current Lookouts iteration dates to the 1975-1976 off-season move of the Birmingham A's to Chattanooga. However, pro ball first came to the city in 1885. Most of the seasons since have been played as Lookouts, for a local mountain. For nearly half of the years this franchise has played in Chattanooga, including now, the Lookouts have been a Reds' affiliate. 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 1946.

The Lookouts play Copa de la Diversión Hispanic engagement campaign games as Montañas de Chattanooga (Chattanooga Mountains).

Year-by-Year Record

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)
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

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Pitching Coach	Coach
1976	70-68	4th	Rene Lachemann	Lost in 1st round
1977	61-75	6th	George Farson
1978	63-80	10th	John Orsino (37-60) / Jim Bragan (26-20)
1979	75-69	4th	Woody Smith
1980	61-83	9th	Woody Smith
1981	67-75	7th	Woody Smith			Chuck Stobbs
1982	63-80	10th	Al Gallagher			Chuck Stobbs
1983	68-75	5th	Mickey Bowers (20-32) / Bill Haywood (48-43)		Mike Bucci	John Burden
1984	63-81	10th	Bill Plummer		Clark Crist	Ross Grimsley
1985	66-77	8th	Bill Plummer
1986	64-78	10th	R.J. Harrison			John Burden
1987	68-75	6th (t)	Sal Rende			Dan Warthen
1988	81-62	2nd	Tom Runnells	League Champs		Rich Bombard
1989	58-81	9th	Jim Tracy			Rich Bombard
1990	66-78	8th	Jim Tracy			Don Gullett, Steve Watson (Interim)
1991	73-71	6th	Jim Tracy			Mike Griffin
1992	90-53	2nd	Dave Miley (51-25) / Tom Nieto (2-1) / Ron Oester (37-27)	Lost League Finals	Tom Nieto	Mike Griffin
1993	72-69	4th	Pat Kelly			Grant Jackson
1994	67-73	6th	Pat Kelly	Lost in 1st round	Tommy Dunbar	Terry Abbott
1995	83-60	2nd	Dave Miley	Lost League Finals		Terry Abbott
1996	81-59	2nd	Mark Berry	Lost League Finals	Mark Wagner	Mack Jenkins
1997	70-69	6th	Mark Berry		Mark Wagner	Mack Jenkins
1998	65-73	8th	Mark Berry		Mark Wagner	Mack Jenkins
1999	78-62	2nd	Phillip Wellman	Lost in 1st round		Mack Jenkins
2000	70-68	3rd	Mike Rojas		Jamie Dismuke	Mack Jenkins
2001	72-67	5th	Phillip Wellman	Lost in 1st round		Mack Jenkins
2002	60-80	9th	Phillip Wellman		Alonzo Powell	Derek Botelho
2003	66-74	8th	Phillip Wellman		Alonzo Powell	Bill Moloney
2004	87-53	1st	Jayhawk Owens	Lost in 1st round	Jamie Dismuke	Bill Moloney
2005	53-83	10th	Jayhawk Owens		Jamie Dismuke	Bill Moloney
2006	81-59	2nd	Jayhawk Owens	Lost in 1st round	Jamie Dismuke	Bill Moloney
2007	67-73	7th	Jayhawk Owens		Jamie Dismuke	Grant Jackson
2008	67-72	8th	Mike Goff		Jamie Dismuke	Chris Bosio
2009	65-74	6th (t)	John Valentin		Luis Salazar	Glenn Dishman
2010	65-74	7th	Carlos Subero		John Valentin	Danny Darwin
2011	77-62	3rd	Carlos Subero	Lost in 1st round	Franklin Stubbs	Chuck Crim
2012	73-65	3rd	Carlos Subero	Lost in 1st round	Franklin Stubbs	Chuck Crim
2013	59-80	10th	Jody Reed		Orv Franchuk	Hector Berrios
2014	61-77	8th	Razor Shines	Lost in League Finals	Shawn Wooten	Scott Radinsky
2015	76-61	3rd	Doug Mientkiewicz	League Champs	Chad Allen	Stew Cliburn
2016	75-65	4th	Doug Mientkiewicz		Tommy Watkins	Ivan Arteaga
2017	91-49	1st	Jake Mauer	League Co-Champs	Javier Valentin	Ivan Arteaga
2018	65-72	9th	Tommy Watkins		Javier Valentin	Ivan Arteaga	Richard Salazar
2019	61-75	8th	Pat Kelly		Daryle Ward	Danny Darwin	Darren Bragg
2020	Season cancelled
2021	58-54	4th	Ricky Gutierrez		Todd Takayoshi	Rob Wooten	Lenny Harris
2022			Jose Moreno		Eric Richardson	Rob Wooten	Nate Irving

External Link

• Chattanooga Lookouts
• Lookouts Myspace page

Further Reading

• 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