| Paducah Chiefs | |
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| Information | |
| League | Ohio Valley League (OVL South) |
| Location | Paducah, Kentucky |
| Ballpark | Brooks Stadium (1948–1955, 2016–present) |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Former league(s) | Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League, Mississippi–Ohio Valley League |
| Colours | Red, navy, white |
| General Manager | Greg McKeel |
| Website | https://www.paducahchiefs.com |
The Paducah Chiefs are a collegiate summer baseball team in Paducah, Kentucky. They are a member of the Ohio Valley League.[1] The Chiefs has been the primary nickname for various Paducah teams, who began play in 1897.
Early incarnations of the Paducah Chiefs played in the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (KITTY League) in 1903 and 1912–1913, and in the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League in 1949–1950.[citation needed][2][3] The Chiefs competed in the KITTY League from 1951 until their disbanding in 1955.[citation needed][2][3]
The Chiefs, though finishing fourth in the regular season standings in 1949, went on to win the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League playoffs and championship.[4][3] In 1950 the Chiefs again finished fourth in the regular season standings,[3] but made through the playoffs to the league championship series against the Centralia Sterlings; the championship series was cancelled due to bad weather.[4] After that season the Chiefs left the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League for the KITTY League.[4]
The Chiefs were the 1955 Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (KITTY League) champions with a 64–39 record,[5] and were the league runner up in 1952 (67–53).[citation needed][6][3]
The franchise was affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals (1952–1955), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939), St. Louis Cardinals (1938), Pittsburgh Pirates (1937) and Cincinnati Reds (1936).[2][3]
The team was also known as the Paducah Indians for much of its history.
- ^ "About The Chiefs | Paducah Chiefs Baseball". Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ a b c "Paducah, Kentucky Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
- ^ a b c Sumner, Benjamin Barrett. Minor League Baseball Standings:All North American Leagues, Through 1999. Jefferson, N.C.:McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0781-6
- ^ "1955 Paducah Chiefs Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1952 Paducah Chiefs Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.