Between 1903 and 1955, the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League―better known as the “Kitty League”―brought minor-league baseball to fans throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, and Indiana. Supporting teams with such colorful nicknames as the Hoppers, Oilers, Clothiers, Egyptians, and Miners, the league produced many great players, such as Tony Kubek, Chuck Tanner, and Don McMahon, who enjoyed solid major-league careers. It also produced future Hall of Famers Edd Roush and Red Schoendienst. The Kitty League also provided major-league veterans like Earl Browne, Hod Lisenbee, and Vito Tamulis the chance to keep playing the game they loved.

Kitty League (Images of Baseball)

History

McCann, Kevin D.

Maxwell, Joshua R.

Americas

Arcadia Publishing

Not every brave son of the South fought against Northern aggression during the Civil War. Some took a different stand and defended the Stars and Stripes rather than take up the Stars and Bars. It meant placing their lives and those of their families in peril and withstanding verbal and physical persecution from their friends and neighbors. Fielding Hurst raised a regiment of fellow Southern Unionists called the Sixth Tennessee Cavalry with men from Decatur, Gibson, Hardin, McNairy, Perry, Wayne, and Weakley counties. It was described by one Confederate soldier as an ignorant posse of men led by vicious and unprincipled leaders who were the scourge and terror of the lower Eastern Counties of West Tennessee, and were as thoroughly detested and hated as any band of marauders who ever disgraced the name of soldiers. Hurst s Wurst describes their activities both official and unofficial and discusses the positive and negative aspects of their service during the Civil War.

Hurst's Wurst: Colonel Fielding Hurst and the Sixth Tennessee Cavalry U.S.A.

McCann Publishing

Adam Huntsman (1786-1849) is best remembered for being the "timber toe" lawyer who beat David Crockett for Congress in 1835, leading to his journey to Texas and heroic death at the Alamo. But there was much more to him than the outcome of one election. As a public servant, he prided himself on his independence and serving the interests of his constituents. "I am the partizan of no man," he declared. "I never intended to be so." It was that individualistic spirit which put him at odds with one of the most forceful personalities in American history-Andrew Jackson-and helped bring about the first two-party political system in Tennessee history. A Virginia native, Huntsman resided in all three grand divisions of the state, settling in Knoxville, Overton County, and Madison County. He served five terms in the state senate, one term in Congress, and was an influential member of the 1835 constitutional convention. Huntsman was among the most colorful personalities in antebellum Tennessee. Despite losing his leg, he never lost his sense of humor. It was an essential ingredient in his political writings and speeches, sprinkled with Biblical references and selections from Aesop's Fables. It brought him personal popularity in courtrooms and on the campaign trail, where he never lost a race for public office.

The Peg Leg Politician: Adam Huntsman of Tennessee

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

BrayBree Publishing

In 2011, the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx of the Southern League changed their team name to the Jackson Generals as a tribute to the teams that represented Jackson, Tennessee in the Kitty League from 1935 to 1954.But who were the original Generals? The Jackson Generals: Minor League Baseball in Jackson, Tennessee introduces today's fans to stars of the past like Jesse Webb, Dutch Welch, Ellis Kinder, Gashouse Parker, Mel Merkel, Gabby Stewart, Walt Mestan, and Hal Seawright. From the triumph of the team's 1941 Kitty League championship season to the abysmal 26-game losing streak in 1954 that ended minor league baseball in Jackson, author Kevin D. McCann recaps each of the Generals' 13 seasons with narrative and photographs. There's also a section listing the all-time and single-season Generals batting and pitching leaders. A must-have book for every Jackson Generals fan!

The Jackson Generals: Minor League Baseball in Jackson, Tennessee

Sports & Outdoors

Baseball

Between 1903 and 1955, the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League--better known as the "Kitty League"--brought minor-league baseball to fans throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, and Indiana. Supporting teams with such colorful nicknames as the Hoppers, Oilers, Clothiers, Egyptians, and Miners, the league produced many great players, such as Tony Kubek, Chuck Tanner, and Don McMahon, who enjoyed solid major-league careers. It also produced future Hall of Famers Edd Roush and Red Schoendienst. The Kitty League also provided major-league veterans like Earl Browne, Hod Lisenbee, and Vito Tamulis the chance to keep playing the game they loved.

Kitty League

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Ken Boyer: All-Star, MVP, Captain

Ken Boyer was the Captain of the St. Louis Cardinals. Modest and steadfast, he was a role model whose firm but reassuring demeanor earned the admiration and respect of his teammates Boyer was among the elite third basemen of his generation. He was a durable athlete in the field who provided consistent production at the plate. A 15-year major-league career produced 11 All-Star Game appearances, five Gold Glove Awards, a Most Valuable Player Award, and a World championship with the Cardinals in 1964 Ken Boyer: All-Star, MVP, Captain is the first full-length biography of this underappreciated star of baseball's Golden Era.

Ken Boyer was the Captain of the St. Louis Cardinals. Modest and steadfast, he was a role model whose firm but reassuring demeanor earned the admiration and respect of his teammatesBoyer was among the elite third basemen of his generation. He was a durable athlete in the field who provided consistent production at the plate. A 15-year major-league career produced 11 All-Star Game appearances, five Gold Glove Awards, a Most Valuable Player Award, and a World Championship with the Cardinals in 1964Ken Boyer: All-Star, MVP, Captain is the first full-length biography of this underappreciated star of baseball's Golden Era.

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Kitty League (Images of Baseball)

Hurst's Wurst: Colonel Fielding Hurst and the Sixth Tennessee Cavalry U.S.A.

The Peg Leg Politician: Adam Huntsman of Tennessee

The Jackson Generals: Minor League Baseball in Jackson, Tennessee

Kitty League

Ken Boyer: All-Star, MVP, Captain

Ken Boyer: All-Star, MVP, Captain