Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League

The Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (or KITTY League) was a Class D level minor league baseball circuit that went through six different periods of play between 1903 and 1955. The League hosted teams in 29 cities from the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.

Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League
FormerlyKentucky–Indiana–Tennessee League
ClassificationClass D (1903–1906, 1910–1916, 1922–1924, 1935–1942, 1946–1955)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1903
Ceased1955
PresidentDr. William I. Thompson (1903–1904)
Charles W. Brown (1905)
Clifton C. Gosnell (1906, 1910–1911)
Dr. Frank H. Bassett (1912–1914, 1916, 1922–1924, 1935–1937)
J.E. Hannephin (1938)
Ben F. Howard (1939)
Shelby Peace (1946–1955)
No. of teams22
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles5
Paducah (1904, 1905, 1913, 1953, 1955)
Mayfield (1922, 1923, 1937, 1941, 1950)
Related
competitions
Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
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