Elizabethton Twins

• Location: Elizabethton, TN
• League: Appalachian League 1974-2019
• Affiliation: Minnesota Twins 1974-2019
• Ballpark: Joe O'Brien Field

Team History

The Elizabethton Twins were a Minnesota Twins affiliate in the Appalachian League. They played their home games at Joe O'Brien Field in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Skipper Ray Smith played on the team in 1977, and was with the club as a coach or manager since 1987. The Twins were league champs in 2008, the sixth time Smith had led them to a title, and later added championships in 2012 and 2017, again under Smith's leadership.

In the minor league reorganization of 2021 they were transformed into a summer collegiate outfit and renamed the Elizabethton River Riders.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Pitching Coach	Coach
1974	41-27	2nd	Bob Butler
1975	38-30	2nd	Fred Waters
1976	27-43	7th	Fred Waters
1977	32-38	4th	Fred Waters
1978	41-28	1st	Fred Waters	League Champs
1979	37-33	3rd	Fred Waters
1980	32-36	4th	Fred Waters
1981	42-28	2nd	Fred Waters
1982	32-36	5th	Fred Waters
1983	28-43	7th	Fred Waters
1984	40-29	1st	Fred Waters	League Champs
1985	31-40	5th	Fred Waters
1986	37-31	4th	Fred Waters
1987	29-40	6th	Ray Smith
1988	33-37	6th (t)	Ray Smith
1989	47-21	1st	Ray Smith	League Champs	Jim Lemon	Rick Tomlin
1990	51-16	1st	Ray Smith	League Champs		Rick Tomlin
1991	39-29	4th	Ray Smith			Rick Tomlin
1992	49-17	1st	Ray Smith	Lost League Finals		Rick Tomlin
1993	37-30	4th	Ray Smith	Lost League Finals
1994	36-30	4th (t)	Ray Smith			Jim Shellenback
1995	33-31	3rd	John Russell			Jim Shellenback
1996	40-27	4th	Jose Marzan			Jim Shellenback
1997	38-30	4th	Jose Marzan			Jim Shellenback
1998	38-29	2nd	Jon Mathews			Jim Shellenback
1999	40-30	4th	Jon Mathews			Jim Shellenback
2000	46-18	1st	Jeff Carter	League Champs		Jim Shellenback
2001	41-22	1st	Rudy Hernandez	Lost League Finals		Jim Shellenback
2002	37-30	4th	Ray Smith		Jeff Reed	Jim Shellenback
2003	42-24	2nd	Ray Smith	League Champs	Jeff Reed	Jim Shellenback
2004	38-29	4th	Ray Smith		Jeff Reed	Jim Shellenback
2005	48-19	1st	Ray Smith	League Champs	Jeff Reed	Jim Shellenback
2006	42-26	1st	Ray Smith	Lost League Finals	Jeff Reed	Jim Shellenback
2007	50-18	1st	Ray Smith	League Champs	Jeff Reed	Jim Shellenback
2008	41-25	1st	Ray Smith	League Champs	Jeff Reed	Jim Shellenback
2009	45-23	2nd	Ray Smith	Lost League Finals	Jeff Reed	Jim Shellenback
2010	41-25	2nd	Ray Smith	Lost League Finals	Jeff Reed	Jim Shellenback
2011	42-26	2nd	Ray Smith	Lost in 1st round	Jeff Reed	Jim Shellenback
2012	43-22	1st	Ray Smith	League Champs	Jeff Reed	Jim Shellenback, Ivan Arteaga
2013	37-31	5th	Ray Smith		Jeff Reed	Jim Shellenback
2014	38-30	2nd(t)	Ray Smith	Lost in 1st round	Jeff Reed	Jim Shellenback
2015	34-34	5th(t)	Ray Smith		Jeff Reed	Luis Ramirez
2016	36-31	5th	Ray Smith	Lost in 1st round	Jeff Reed	Luis Ramirez
2017	41-27	3rd	Ray Smith	League Champs	Jeff Reed	Luis Ramirez
2018	39-27	3rd	Ray Smith	League Champs	Jeff Reed	Luis Ramirez	Takashi Miyoshi
2019	33-34	7th	Ray Smith		Jeff Reed	Richard Salazar	Takashi Miyoshi
2020	Season cancelled