Memphis Chicks (Southern Association)
defunct baseball team in the Southern Association (1901–1960)
The Memphis Chickasaws, or Chicks for short, were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Southern Association from 1901 to 1960. They were located in Memphis, Tennessee, and played their home games at Russwood Park. Previously known as the Memphis Egyptians and Memphis Turtles, they were charter members of the Southern Association.
History
Memphis was the home of several professional baseball teams since as early as 1877. The city's first Minor League Baseball team was the Memphis Reds of the League Alliance. In 1885, another Reds team joined the original Southern League. They were followed in that league by the Grays (1886), Browns (1887), Grays (1888), and an unnamed team in 1889. Later entries in the league were the Giants (1892), Fever Germs (1893), and Giants/Lambs (1894–95). The Memphis Eclipses and Memphis Eurekas played in the Negro league Southern League of Colored Base Ballists in 1886.
The Memphis Egyptians were established as charter members of the Southern Association in 1901.
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