Memphis Chicks

• Location: Memphis, TN
• League: Southern Association 1912-1960; Southern League 1978-1997
• Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers 1939; Chicago White Sox 1948-1956; Chicago Cubs 1957; Boston Red Sox 1958; St. Louis Cardinals 1960; Montreal Expos 1978-1983; Kansas City Royals 1984-1994; San Diego Padres 1995-1996; Seattle Mariners 1997
• Ballpark: Russwood Park until 1960; Tobey Park 1960; Tim McCarver Stadium 1978-1997

The name Memphis Chicks is a contraction of Memphis Chickasaws, which was the team's formal name from 1912-1960, although the name was commonly abbreviated even then. The name refers to a local Native American tribe and was used by local teams even before Memphis joined the Southern Association in 1901. From 1901 to 1911 the team was known as the Memphis Egyptians and Memphis Turtles. In 1998 the team relocated to Jackson, TN and renamed the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Notes
1912	68-71	4th	Bill Bernhard	none
1913	64-74	6th	Bill Bernhard	none
1914	61-87	7th	Michael J. Finn	none
1915	81-73	3rd	Bris Lord	none
1916	68-70	6th	Dolly Stark (12-20) / George Moriarty (56-50)	none
1917	81-73	4th	Mike Donlin (22-23) / Cy Barger (59-50)	none
1918	32-38	6th	Cy Barger		League suspended operations on June 28
1919	66-73	5th	Cy Barger	none
1920	72-77	5th	John McCloskey	none
1921	104-49	1st	Spencer Abbott	none League Champs
1922	94-58	2nd	Spencer Abbott	none
1923	76-70	3rd	Johnny Dobbs	none
1924	104-49	1st	Johnny Dobbs	none League Champs
1925	80-73	4th	Clyde Milan	none
1926	95-57	2nd	Clyde Milan	none
1927	89-64	3rd	Clyde Milan	none
1928	97-55	2nd	Doc Prothro
1929	88-66	4th	Doc Prothro	none
1930	98-55	1st	Doc Prothro	none League Champs
1931	84-69	3rd	Doc Prothro	none
1932	101-53	1st	Doc Prothro	none League Champs
1933	95-58	1st	Doc Prothro	Lost League Finals
1934	79-72	3rd	Doc Prothro
1935	84-70	3rd	Fred Hofmann	Lost in 1st round
1936	60-90	8th	Fred Hofmann (39-55) / Billy Southworth (21-35)
1937	88-64	2nd	Billy Southworth	Lost in 1st round
1938	77-75	4th	Billy Southworth	Lost in 1st round
1939	84-67	2nd	Frank Brazill	Lost in 1st round
1940	79-72	3rd	Truck Hannah	Lost in 1st round
1941	69-85	7th	Truck Hannah
1942	72-80	6th	Doc Prothro
1943	56-81	8th	Doc Prothro
1944	84-55	2nd	Doc Prothro	Lost League Finals
1945	68-72	5th	Doc Prothro
1946	90-63	2nd	Doc Prothro	Lost League Finals
1947	69-85	7th	Doc Prothro
1948	92-61	2nd	Jack Onslow	Lost in 1st round
1949	65-88	7th	Al Todd
1950	81-70	4th	Al Todd	Lost in 1st round
1951	79-75	4th	Luke Appling	Lost in 1st round
1952	81-74	4th	Luke Appling	League Champs
1953	87-67	1st	Luke Appling	Lost in 1st round
1954	80-74	4th	Don Gutteridge	Lost in 1st round
1955	90-63	1st	Jack Cassini (63-47) / Ted Lyons (27-16)	Lost in 1st round
1956	82-72	2nd	Jack Cassini (74-66) / Don Griffin (8-6)	Lost League Finals
1957	86-67	2nd	Lou Klein	Lost in 1st round
1958	69-84	7th	Sheriff Robinson
1959	76-77	4th	Luke Appling
1960	59-87	7th	Joe Schultz	none

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Pitching Coach
1978	71-73	5th	Felipe Alou
1979	82-62	3rd	Billy Gardner	Lost in 1st round
1980	83-61	2nd	Larry Bearnarth	Lost League Finals
1981	77-66	3rd	Larry Bearnarth	Lost in 1st round
1982	70-74	6th	Rick Renick		Larry Goldetsky
1983	61-85	10th	Rick Renick		Larry Goldetsky
1984	71-75	7th	Rick Mathews			Rich Dubee
1985	65-79	9th	Tommy Jones
1986	69-75	9th	Tommy Jones			Rich Dubee
1987	72-71	4th	Bob Schaefer		Duane Gustavson	Rich Dubee
1988	79-64	3rd	Sal Rende	Lost in 1st round	Casey Parsons	Ken Kravec
1989	59-84	10th	Jeff Cox		Joe Breeden	Guy Hansen
1990	73-71	5th	Jeff Cox	League Champs	Brian Peterson	Guy Hansen
1991	61-83	9th (t)	Jeff Cox		Brian Peterson	Mike Alvarez
1992	71-73	4th	Brian Poldberg		U.L. Washington	Mike Alvarez
1993	63-77	9th	Tom Poquette		U.L. Washington	Mike Mason
1994	75-62	2nd	Ron Johnson		U.L. Washington	Mike Mason
1995	68-74	7th	Jerry Royster	Lost in 1st round		Dean Treanor
1996	81-58	1st	Ed Romero	Lost in 1st round		Jackson Todd
1997	67-72	7th	Dave Brundage		Dan Rohn	Bryan Price

External Link

• The 1979 Memphis Chicks