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Previous classes | Class D (1935–1940, 1950) |
Previous leagues | Bi-State League (1935–1940) Blue Ridge League (1950) |
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Minor league titles | |
League titles | 3 1936, 1937, 1938 |
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Previous names | Bassett Furnituremakers (1935–1940) Bassett Statesman (1950) |
Previous parks | Riverside Park (1935–1940, 1950) |
The Bassett Furnituremakers were a minor league baseball team based in Bassett, Virginia, USA that played from 1935 to 1940. Bassett was a member of the Bi-State League (1935–1940) and the Blue Ridge League (1950). Bassett was an affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers (1940), Cincinnati Reds (1939) and New York Yankees (1936–1937). Baseball Hall of Fame member Phil Rizzuto played for Bassett in 1937, his first professional season.