Hot Springs, AR

Hot Springs is a thermal resort located on the shore of Lake Hamilton in central Arkansas, 45 miles south-west of Little Rock, AR. It used to be a popular site to hold spring training, before teams decided to congregate in Florida and Arizona.

Teams that have played here

• Hot Springs Blues, Southwestern League (1887)
• Hot Springs Bathers, Arkansas State League (1894)
• Hot Springs Bathers, Arkansas League (1897)
• Hot Springs Vapors, Arkansas-Texas League (1906)
• Hot Springs Giants, Arkansas State League (1908)
• Hot Springs Vaporites, Arkansas State League (1909)
• Hot Springs Bathers. Cotton States League (1938-1941, 1947-1955)

Persons who were born here

• Larry Chase, scout
• Lou Dials, infielder
• Arch McDonald, broadcaster
• Jack McMahan, pitcher
• Earl Smith, catcher

Persons who died here

• Mike Cvengros, pitcher
• Jack McMahan, pitcher
• Roy Nichols, infielder
• Rusty Pence, pitcher
• Charles Stoneham, owner
• Lon Warneke, pitcher; umpire
• Bert Wells, scout
• Dave Williams, pitcher
• Al Williamson, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Hot Springs High School
• Lakeside High School
• Langston High School
• National Park Community College

Further Reading

• Don Duren: Boiling Out at the Springs: A History of Major League Baseball Spring Training at Hot Springs, Arkansas, Xulon Press, Maitland, FL, 2016. ISBN 9781498455251 (originally published in 2006)
• Don Duren: Bathers Baseball: A History of Minor League Baseball at the Arkansas Spa, Xulon Press, Maitland, FL, 2011. ISBN 978-1613795439

Related Sites

• Hot Springs Historic Baseball Trail