Johnson City, TN
Johnson City is located in northeastern Tennessee, in the Appalachian Mountains, 10 miles west of Elizabethton, TN and 30 miles southeast of Kingsport, TN.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Johnson City Soldiers, Southeastern League (1910)
- Johnson City Soldiers, Appalachian League (1911-1913, 1921-1924, 1937-1938)
- Johnson City Cardinals, Appalachian League (1939-1955, 1961, 1975-2019)
- Johnson City Phillies, Appalachian League (1957-1960)
- Johnson City Yankees, Appalachian League (1964-1974)
- Johnson City Doughboys, Appalachian League (summer collegiate) (2021-)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Fred Archer, pitcher
- Billy Bowman, minor league pitcher
- Ernie Bowman, infielder
- Will Craig, infielder
- Jim Hickman, outfielder
- Landon Knack, pitcher
- Joe McClain, pitcher
- Daniel Norris, pitcher
- Jeremy Owens, minor league outfielder and manager
- Ed Whitson, pitcher
Persons who died here[edit]
- Dick Bouknight, minor league catcher
- Billy Bowman, minor league pitcher
- Ernie Bowman, infielder
- Jim Constable, pitcher
- Jim Mooney, pitcher
- Clyde Shoun, pitcher
- Ted Wingfield, pitcher
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