Holston Club of Knoxville
| Nick Name | Holston |
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| Earliest Known Date | Wednesday, May 1, 1867 |
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| Location | Knoxville, TN, United States |
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| Description | The Holston Club was represented at the first meeting of the Tennessee Base Ball Convention, in May of 1867. The Memphis Appeal, September 18, 1867 passes along a Knoxville Whig article on a game between the Holston of Knoxville and the Mountain City of Chattanooga for the state championship. The club disbanded soon after losing the state championship in 1868 to a Nashville club. Knoxville's population in 1870 was about 8700. Knoxville is about 100 miles NE of Chattanooga. |
| Sources | "Base Ball Convention." Nashville Union and Dispatch. 3 May, 1867: 3. Web, Chronicling America. 03 Jan, 2015.http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038521/1867-05-03/ed-1/seq-3/ |
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| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Mostly Confederate sympathizers, many too young to have fought in the war. The club probably named after the Holston River (the then-name for the Tennessee River, which flows past Knoxville). Their home grounds were near Cripple (now First) Creek, and William Hardy says the location was about where the new Smokies Stadium is being built. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know
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| Year | Games | Wins | Losses | Ties |
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| 1867 | 3 Played | 0 Won | 1 Lost | 0 Tied |
| 1868 | 1 Played | 0 Won | 1 Lost | 0 Tied |
Ballgames
| Page | Date | City | Borough | State | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | First in | Contributor |
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| Ballgame | 1867-05-04 | Knoxville | TN | City Club of Knoxville | Holston Club of Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | |||
| Ballgame | 1867-09-21 | Athens | TN | Mountain City Club of Chattanooga | Holston Club of Knoxville | Athens, TN | Christopher Ryland | ||
| Ballgame | 1867-11-28 | Knoxville | TN | Holston Club of Knoxville | Gate City BBC of Atlanta | 18 - 21 | Bruce Allardice | ||
| Ballgame | 1868-09-12 | Nashville | TN | Holston Club of Knoxville | Nashville Base Ball Club | 10 - 34 | Christopher Ryland |
Players
| Player | Years | Roles | Edit Association with Club |
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| Armstrong | 1868 | ||
| Clark | 1868 | ||
| Hugh French | 1868 | ||
| Lane | 1868 | ||
| Lowry | 1868 | ||
| Putnam | 1868 | ||
| R.L. Woodward | 1867 | ||
| Ross | 1868 | ||
| Williams | 1868 |
Playing Fields
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