Jackson, MS
Jackson is the capital of Mississippi, located on the Pearl River in the middle of the state.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Jackson, Mississippi State League (1893)
- Jackson Senators, Delta League (1904)
- Jackson Blind Tigers, Cotton States League (1905)
- Jackson Senators, Cotton States League (1906-1908, 1912, 1922-1931, 1936, 1953)
- Jackson Tigers, Cotton States League (1910)
- Jackson Drummers, Cotton States League (1911)
- Jackson Lawmakers, Cotton States League (1913)
- Jackson Red Sox, Mississippi State League (1921)
- Jackson Senators, Southeastern League (1932, 1937-1942, 1946-1950)
- Jackson Mississippians, Cotton States League (1932)
- Jackson Senators, Dixie League (1933)
- Jackson Mississippians, East Dixie League (1934-1935)
- Jackson Mets, Texas League (1975-1990)
- Jackson (MS) Generals, Texas League (1991-1999)
- Jackson DiamondKats, Texas-Louisiana League (2000)
- Jackson Senators, Central Baseball League (2002-2005)
- Mississippi Braves, Southern League (2005-2019)
- Mississippi Braves, Double-A South (2021- )
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Buddy Armour, outfielder
- Peter Austin, minor league outfielder
- Zachary Bird, minor league pitcher
- Jim Bivin, pitcher
- Chad Bradford, pitcher
- Marshall Bridges, pitcher
- Chris Brown, infielder
- Wayne Busby, minor league infielder
- Stan Cliburn, catcher and minor league manager
- Stew Cliburn, pitcher and minor league coach
- Dewon Day, pitcher
- Curt Ford, outfielder
- Ron Franklin, broadcaster
- Curtis Hollingsworth, pitcher
- Chet Lemon, outfielder
- Chris Maloney, minor league outfielder
- Julius McDougal, minor league shortstop
- Arturo McDowell, minor league outfielder
- Carlos Moncrief, outfielder
- Hunter Renfroe, outfielder
- Reb Russell, pitcher/outfielder
- Cody Satterwhite, minor league pitcher
- John Scott, outfielder
- Cliff Shanks, minor league infielder
- Mike Smith, pitcher
- Seth Smith, outfielder
- James Steels, outfielder
- Columbus Vance, pitcher
- Dan Van Cleve, minor league outfielder
- Donnie Veal, pitcher
- Chico Walker, outfielder
- Ned Yost IV, minor league infielder
Persons who died here[edit]
- Cecil Bolton, infielder
- Marshall Bridges, pitcher
- Peanuts Davis, pitcher
- George Gill, pitcher
- Pat Hardgrove, pinch-hitter
- Leonard Henderson, infielder
- Sammy Holbrook, catcher
- Gene Moore, outfielder
- Mike Proffitt, minor league pitcher
- Pete Shields, infielder
- Dan Van Cleve, minor league outfielder
- Pie Vann, college coach
- Sid Womack, catcher
- John Wright, pitcher
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