Erwin Mountaineers

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Erwin Mountaineers
1940
Erwin, Tennessee
Minor league affiliations
Class Class D
League Appalachian League
Major league affiliations
TeamUnaffiliated
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NameErwin Mountaineers
Ballpark Gentry Stadium

The Erwin Mountaineers were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Appalachian League in 1940. [1] They were located in Erwin, Tennessee, and played their home games at Gentry Stadium. [2]

The Mountaineers were managed by Tilly Walker, [2] a former American League outfielder. [3] Erwin was scheduled to open the season at home on May 2 against the Johnson City Cardinals, but the two-game series was postponed by cold weather. [4] Consequently, they played their first game on May 4, [4] defeating the Greeneville Burley Cubs, 8–5, on the road. [5]

Walker stepped down as manager around the beginning of June, and third baseman James Hoff led the team as a player-manager on an interim basis for two weeks. On June 13, veteran Appalachian League skipper Bill Dubbs was brought in to manage the Mountaineers. [6] Erwin ended the season on September 2 with a 6–2 road loss to the Pennington Gap Miners. [7] They compiled a win–loss record of 27–88 (.235), placing last of eight teams, in their only season of competition. [8]

The city of Erwin did not field another team until the Erwin Aces in 1943. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Erwin, Tennessee Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "1940 Erwin Mountaineers Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tillie Walker Stats". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Cub-Erwin Game Will Open Baseball Here Tonight". The Greeneville Sun. Greeneville. May 4, 1940. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Erwin 8, Cubs 5". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville. May 5, 1940. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bill Dubbs Appointed Manager of Erwin Team". The Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City. June 13, 1940. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Miners Down Erwin". The Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City. September 3, 1940. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "1940 Appalachian League Standings". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
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