Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League

The Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (or "KITTY League") was a Class D minor league circuit that went through six different lives. The first KITTY League played from 1903 through 1906. The next one ran from 1910 through 1914. The third try played a single season (1916). The circuit was revived in 1922 and lasted three years. The fifth KITTY League lasted the longest, playing from 1935 through 1955 with a break from 1943-1945 due to World War II. The league was also known briefly as the Kentucky-Indiana-Tennessee League, for during this time in containted teams such as the Evansville Yankees from Evansville, Indiana. Unlike most leagues that were dormant for years in between playing, the KITTY was pretty much the same league from 1903-1955, through its inactive years. Clifton C. Gosnell was league president in 1906, after which the league stopped playing, and was president in 1910-1911 when play resumed. Then Dr. Frank H. Bassett was league president 1912-1914, 1916, 1922-1924, and 1935-1937, through the active times and the inactive. Hopkinsville, KY was represented for 28 of the 31 active seasons of the KITTY League, while Paducah, KY made it for 23.

League Revival

In 2004, the league was revived as the KIT League, resurrecting several of the original teams, such as the Union City Greyhounds and the Tradewater Pirates and adding brand new teams, such as the Sikeston Bulls and the Farmington Firebirds. Although the team maintains a similar name to the previous team, the new KIT League is missing any teams from Illinois and has two teams from Missouri.

Reference

[http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee_League "Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League"] at Baseball-Reference.com Bullpen.

External links

* [http://www.kittyleague.com KITTY League] - information
* [http://www.kitleaguebaseball.com KIT League]