Hot Springs Bathers
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In 1953, the Cotton States League attempted to evict the Bathers from the league because they signed and planned to play two African-American baseball players, brothers Jim and Leander Tugerson.[1] The eviction was not permanent, however the brothers were never able to play in any regular season games for the team.
League championships
They won their first championship in 1941 under manager Mike Powers. Under Joe Holden and George Sobek, they won again in 1948. In 1950, they won their final championship under John Antonelli.
Notable alumni
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- Paul Dean (1954, manager)
- Bill Fischer (1949)
- Pete Fox (1949) MLB All-Star
- Shanty Hogan (1952, manager)
- Joe Kuhel (1947)
- Mickey O'Neil (1955, manager)
- Hippo Vaughn (1908)[2]
References
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- ↑ SABR Bioproject
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External links
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- Baseball teams established in 1887
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1955
- Defunct Cotton States League teams
- Defunct Arkansas State League teams
- Defunct Southwestern League teams
- Kansas City Athletics minor league affiliates
- St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates
- Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates
- Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates
- Detroit Tigers minor league affiliates
- Culture of Hot Springs, Arkansas
- Professional baseball teams in Arkansas
- Defunct baseball teams in Arkansas
- History of African-American civil rights