Erwin Mountaineers

Minor league baseball team

Erwin Mountaineers

* 1940
* Erwin, Tennessee

Minor league affiliations
Class| Class D
League| Appalachian League
Major league affiliations
Team| Unaffiliated
Minor league titles
League titles (0)| None
Team data
Name| Erwin 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]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Erwin, Tennessee Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
2. ^ a b "1940 Erwin Mountaineers Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
3. ^ "Tillie Walker Stats". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
4. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* Statistics from Baseball-Reference
* Statistics from Stats Crew