Hopkinsville Hoppers

Former professional baseball team in Kentucky, United States (1904–1954)

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The Hopkinsville Hoppers were a baseball team based in Hopkinsville, Kentucky between 1904 and 1954. The team initially played as the "Browns" in 1904, before adopting the "Hoppers" moniker.[1]

Hopkinsville teams played as exclusively as members of the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League in 1904–1905, 1910–1914, 1916, 1922–1923, 1935–1942, 1946–1954.[2]

Hopkinsville was affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers (AA) from 1937 to 1939; Chicago Cubs 1946; Philadelphia A's 1953–1954.

Today, the "Hoppers" team moniker has been adopted by the summer collegiate baseball wood-bat team that plays as a member of the Ohio Valley League, after the current team was founded in 2012. In 2012, Hopkinsville had the highest attendance in the league.[3]

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Al Demaree (1910)
* Dave Koslo (1939) 1949 NL ERA Title
* Dusty Rhodes (1947)
* Johnny Schmitz (1938) 2 x MLB All-Star
* Art Wilson (1922)

## Year-by-year record[edit]

Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs

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1904 | 52–68 | 5th | John Ferrell | none
1905 | 31–44 | \-- |  | Team withdrew July 18
1910 | 50–68 | 4th | Dave Anderson (minors) / John Ray | cancelled
1911 | 78–46 | 1st | John Nairn | Co-Champs
1912 | 44–54 | 5th | Dudley Lewis / Nig Langdon / Tom Atkins | none
1913 | 73–53 | 3rd | George Kalkhoff | none
1914 | 20–45 | \-- | George Kalkhoff | Team disbanded July 10
1916 | 22–56 | 6th | William Schwartz | League disbanded August 4
1922 | 62–51 | 2nd | Bill Catton / Art Nilson |
1923 | 52–51 | 5th | Ben Smith |
1935 | 46–45 | 3rd | John Suther | no champions
1936 | 46–72 | 7th | Ralph McKnight / Jesse Petty / Budd Adams / Lyle Judy |
1937 | 71–50 | 2nd | Red Smith | Lost in 1st round
1938 | 76–53 | 1st | Red Smith | Lost League Finals
1939 | 57–68 | 5th | Harry Griswold |
1940 | 35–89 | 8th | Dutch Welch |
1941 | 69–57 | 2nd | Chet Wilburn | Lost League Finals
1942 | 23–23 | 4th | Melvin Ivy | League disbanded June 19
1946 | 73–53 | 2nd | Calvin Chapman | Lost in 1st round
1947 | 69–56 | 3rd | Frank Scalzi | League Champs
1948 | 85–41 | 1st | Vito Tamulis | Lost in 1st round
1949 | 68–56 | 3rd | John Mueller | Lost in 1st round
1950 | 60–60 | 6th | Joe DeMasi |
1951 | 41–78 | 8th | Steve Carter (minors) / Vito Tamulis |
1952 | 50–70 | 6th | Larry Brunke |
1953 | 59–60 | 4th | Norman Wilson / Ed Wright | Lost in 1st round
1954 | 58–59 | 6th | Ed Wright / Bearl Brooks / Richards Ramsey |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1904 Hopkinsville Browns Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
2. ^ "Hopkinsville, Kentucky Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
3. ^ "About Hoptown Hoppers – Hoptown Hoppers".

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