Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets

From BR Bullpen

Team History[edit]

The Leaksville-Draper-Sparay Triplets were called "Tri-City" in the 1934 "Sporting News". At times known simply as Leaksville in 1935 and 1948 according to Sporting News. The team was also frequently called Leaksville-Spray during the 1936 season and Leaksville-Spray-Draper from 1937 through 1941, in 1943 and from 1945 through 1947, also according to Sporting News.

Year-by-Year Record[edit]

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs Notes
1934 32-45 5th Oscar Langley / Otis Carter
1935 71-44 1st Otis Carter
1936 65-51 3rd Clyde Sukeforth Lost League Finals
1937 41-73 8th Clarence Blethen / Dave Lawless / Charles Willis
1938 37-82 8th Joe Feori
1939 67-48 2nd Arnold Anderson Lost League Finals
1940 56-63 6th Arnold Anderson / Jimmy Mundo
1941 64-46 1st Tim Murchison (10-15) / Wes Ferrell (54-31) Lost in 1st round
1942 57-66 5th Cecil "Zip" Payne
1945 66-70 5th Jackie Warner
1946 57-85 8th Mickey O'Neil
1947 59-82 7th George Granger
1948 43-81 overall -- Bernard Loman / Joe Santomauro Leaksville-Draper-Spray moved to Abingdon June 18