Union City Dodgers

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Union City Dodgers
1935–1955
(1935–42, 1946–55)
Union City, Tennessee
Class-level
Previous Class D
Minor league affiliations
Previous leagues
 Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League
Major league affiliations
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Minor league titles
League titles (3)
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1954
Team data
Previous names
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  • Union City Dodgers (1953–55)
  • Union City Greyhounds (1935–42, 1946–52)
Previous parks
 Turner Memorial Field

The Union City Dodgers (formerly the Union City Greyhounds) were a minor league baseball team that played in Union City, Tennessee, from 1935 to 1942 and 1946 to 1955. They played in the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League ("Kitty League"). They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, and Brooklyn Dodgers. They won three KITTY League Championships (1936, 1948, and 1954).

Notable players

Red Schoendienst played for the Greyhounds in 1942. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1989.

Eighteen players from the Greyhounds/Dodgers went on to play in Major League Baseball.

Name Season(s) Position(s) Ref
John Antonelli 1937 Shortstop [1]
Dave Bartosch 1937 Outfielder [2]
Glenn Crawford 1939 Outfielder [3]
Johnny Gill 1946 —/Manager [4]
Cal Howe 1942 Pitcher [5]
Al Lakeman 1938 Catcher [6]
Red Lutz 1938 Catcher [7]
Fred Martin 1936 Pitcher [8]
Heinie Mueller 1936 Outfielder/Manager [9]
Ed Murphy 1937 Third baseman [10]
Earl Naylor 1953–54 Outfielder/Manager [11]
Jackie Price 1935 — [12]
Tony Rensa 1948–49 —/Manager [13]
Red Schoendienst 1942 Second baseman [14]
Chuck Templeton 1954 Pitcher [15]
Elam Vangilder 1936 Pitcher [16]
Rudy York 1949 —/Manager [17]
Russ Young 1935 Catcher [18]

References

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