Harlan Smokies
defunct minor league baseball team in Kentucky
Harlan Smokies was the primary name of a Minor League Baseball team based in Harlan, Kentucky. The team competed for a total of 11 seasons during 1948–1965, first in the Mountain States League and later in the Appalachian League. The team was known as the Harlan Yankees in 1963 and Harlan Red Sox in 1965, due to affiliations with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The Smokies qualified for the Mountain States League postseason in four consecutive seasons, 1949–1952, and were league champions in three of those years (1949, 1950, and 1952).
Notable players
Multiple players with Harlan also made appearances in MLB:
Results by season
† In 1954, the Mountain States League disbanded in July, thus no playoffs were held.
References
Further reading
Hagerty, Tim (November 4, 2015). "Meet the man who played for 50 minor league teams and never reached the majors". Sporting News. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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