Chattanooga Lookouts
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- Location: Chattanooga, TN
- League: Southern League 1885-1886; Southern Association 1901-1902; South Atlantic League 1909; Southern Association 1910-1961; South Atlantic League 1963; Southern League 1964-1965, 1976-present
- Affiliation: Washington Senators 1930-1959; Philadelphia Phillies 1960-1961, 1963-1965; Oakland A's 1976-1977; Cleveland Indians 1978-1982; Seattle Mariners 1983-1987; Cincinnati Reds 1988-present
- Ballpark: Stanton Field 1880's-19??; Chamberlain Field 1909; Andrews Field 1910-1929; Engel Stadium 1930-1999; BellSouth Park 2000-present
The Chattanooga Lookouts are the AA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and a member of the Southern League. For many years, the team played at Engel Stadium before moving to BellSouth Park in 2000.
[edit] Year-by-Year Record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 33-61 | -- | Frank Monroe / Frank Harris / Adolph Deublebliss / William Voltz / Charles Lewis | Team disbanded September 7 | |
| 1886 | 20-40 | -- | C. Levis | Team disbanded July 9 | |
| 1901 | 47-73 | 7th | Lew Whistler | none | |
| 1902 | 50-67 | 6th | William Kreig / Jack Dolan / J.C. "Con" Strothers | none | |
| 1909 | 84-36 | 1st | Johnny Dobbs | League Champs | |
| 1910 | 66-71 | 4th | Johnny Dobbs | none | |
| 1911 | 67-71 | 5th | William A. Smith | none | |
| 1912 | 59-75 | 7th | William A. Smith | none | |
| 1913 | 70-64 | 4th | Kid Elberfeld | none | |
| 1914 | 73-78 | 6th | Moose McCormick | none | |
| 1915 | 73-80 | 6th | Moose McCormick / Kid Elberfeld | none | |
| 1916 | 65-74 | 7th | Kid Elberfeld / Frank "Pop" Kitchens | none | |
| 1917 | 76-74 | 6th | Kid Elberfeld | none | |
| 1918 | 35-34 | 5th | Michael Finn | League suspended operations June 28 | |
| 1919 | 65-73 | 6th | Sam Strang Nicklin | none | |
| 1920 | 53-98 | 8th | Sam Strang Nicklin | none | |
| 1921 | 52-102 | 8th | Sam Strang Nicklin / Ed McDonald | none | |
| 1922 | 59-93 | 8th | Sam Strang Nicklin | none | |
| 1923 | 63-88 | 7th | Les Nunamaker | none | |
| 1924 | 63-89 | 6th | Les Nunamaker | none | |
| 1925 | 71-82 | 6th | Sam Strang Nicklin | none | |
| 1926 | 55-94 | 6th | Kid Elberfeld | none | |
| 1927 | 59-94 | 7th | Jim Johnston | none | |
| 1928 | 67-85 | 6th | Jim Johnston / Joe Mathes | ||
| 1929 | 55-99 | 8th | Jim Johnston | none | |
| 1930 | 67-87 | 6th | Bill Rogers | none | |
| 1931 | 79-74 | 4th | Bert Niehoff | none | |
| 1932 | 98-51 | 2nd | Bert Niehoff | none | |
| 1933 | 74-77 | 5th | Bert Niehoff | ||
| 1934 | 78-75 | 5th | Zinn Beck / Mule Shirley | ||
| 1935 | 75-75 | 5th | Mule Shirley / Clyde Milan | ||
| 1936 | 64-89 | 7th | Clyde Milan / John Mihalic / Alex McColl / Joe Engel / Joe Bonowitz | ||
| 1937 | 56-95 | 7th | Clyde Milan / Bill Rodgers / Calvin Griffith | ||
| 1938 | 66-85 | 7th | Wally Millies / Rogers Hornsby | ||
| 1939 | 85-65 | 1st | Kiki Cuyler | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1940 | 73-79 | 4th | Kiki Cuyler | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1941 | 78-76 | 4th | Kiki Cuyler | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1942 | 66-86 | 7th | Marv Olson | ||
| 1943 | 69-70 overall | -- | Marv Olson | Team moved to Montgomery July 11 | |
| 1944 | 57-83 | 7th (t) | Andy Moore | ||
| 1945 | 85-55 | 2nd | Bert Niehoff | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1946 | 79-73 | 3rd | Bert Niehoff | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1947 | 79-75 | 4th | Bert Niehoff | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1948 | 58-96 | 8th | George Myatt | ||
| 1949 | 60-92 | 8th | George Myatt (22-29) / Fred Walters (38-63) | ||
| 1950 | 59-89 | 7th | Fred Walters | ||
| 1951 | 62-91 | 8th | Jack Onslow | ||
| 1952 | 86-66 | 1st | Cal Ermer | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1953 | 73-81 | 6th | Cal Ermer | ||
| 1954 | 75-76 | 5th | Cal Ermer | ||
| 1955 | 80-74 | 3rd | Cal Ermer | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1956 | 76-78 | 6th | Cal Ermer | ||
| 1957 | 83-70 | 4th | Cal Ermer | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1958 | 77-76 | 4th | Red Marion | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1959 | 67-86 | 7th | Red Marion | ||
| 1960 | 60-93 | 8th | Spook Jacobs | none | |
| 1961 | 90-62 | 1st | Frank Lucchesi | none League Champs | |
| 1963 | 62-78 | 6th | Jack Phillips | ||
| 1964 | 65-74 | 6th | Andy Seminick | none | |
| 1965 | 60-80 | 7th | Andy Seminick | none | |
| 1976 | 70-68 | 4th | Rene Lachemann | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1977 | 61-75 | 6th | George Farson | ||
| 1978 | 63-80 | 10th | John Orsino / Jim Bragan | ||
| 1979 | 75-69 | 4th | Woody Smith | ||
| 1980 | 61-83 | 9th | Woody Smith | ||
| 1981 | 67-75 | 7th | Woody Smith | ||
| 1982 | 63-80 | 10th | Al Gallagher | ||
| 1983 | 68-75 | 5th | Mickey Bowers (20-32) / Bill Haywood (48-43) | ||
| 1984 | 63-81 | 10th | Bill Plummer | ||
| 1985 | 66-77 | 8th | Bill Plummer | ||
| 1986 | 64-78 | 10th | R.J. Harrison | ||
| 1987 | 68-75 | 6th (t) | Sal Rende | ||
| 1988 | 81-62 | 2nd | Tom Runnells | League Champs | |
| 1989 | 58-81 | 9th | Jim Tracy | ||
| 1990 | 66-78 | 8th | Jim Tracy | ||
| 1991 | 73-71 | 6th | Jim Tracy | ||
| 1992 | 90-53 | 2nd | Dave Miley (51-25) / Tom Nieto (2-1) / Ron Oester (37-27) | Lost League Finals | |
| 1993 | 72-69 | 4th | Pat Kelly | ||
| 1994 | 67-73 | 6th | Pat Kelly | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1995 | 83-60 | 2nd | Dave Miley | Lost League Finals | |
| 1996 | 81-59 | 2nd | Mark Berry | Lost League Finals | |
| 1997 | 70-69 | 6th | Mark Berry | ||
| 1998 | 65-73 | 8th | Mark Berry | ||
| 1999 | 78-62 | 2nd | Phillip Wellman | Lost in 1st round | |
| 2000 | 70-68 | 3rd | Mike Rojas | ||
| 2001 | 72-67 | 5th | Phillip Wellman | ||
| 2002 | 60-80 | 9th | Phillip Wellman | ||
| 2003 | 66-74 | 8th | Phillip Wellman | ||
| 2004 | 87-53 | 1st | Jayhawk Owens | Lost in 1st round | |
| 2005 | 53-83 | 10th | Jayhawk Owens | ||
| 2006 | 81-59 | 2nd | Jayhawk Owens | Lost in 1st round | |
| 2007 | 67-73 | 7th | Jayhawk Owens |
[edit] External Link
[edit] Further Reading
- Thomas Boswell: "The Barnum of the Bushes", in How Life Imitates the World Series, Penguin Books, New York, NY, 1982, pp. 229-233.
- Stephen Martini: The Chattanooga Lookouts & 100 Seasons of Scenic City Baseball, Dry Ice Publishing, Cleveland, TN, 2006. www.lookoutsbook.com
