Johnson City Cardinals

The Johnson City Cardinals were a Minor League Baseball team based in Johnson City, Tennessee.[1] The team was affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals organization from 1975 through 2020 and played in the Rookie-level Appalachian League.[1] The team won 10 league championships, most recently in 2019. They played their home games at TVA Credit Union Ballpark.[2] Before 1975, the team operated under several other names and affiliations.

Johnson City Cardinals
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassRookie (1963–2020)
Previous classesClass D (before 1963)
LeagueAppalachian League (1911–13; 1921–24; 1937–55; 1957–61; 1964–2020)
Previous leagues
Southeastern League (1910)
Major league affiliations
Team
Minor league titles
League titles (10)
  • 1940
  • 1958
  • 1964
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2019
Division titles (8)
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1994
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2019
Team data
Name
  • Johnson City Cardinals (1975–2020)
  • Johnson City Yankees (1964–1974)
  • Johnson City Cardinals (1961)
  • Johnson City Phillies (1957–1960)
  • Johnson City Cardinals (1939–1955)
  • Johnson City Soldiers (1910–1913; 1921–1924; 1937–1938)
BallparkTVA Credit Union Ballpark (1956–2020)

The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before ultimately being cancelled on June 30.[3][4] In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league, and the Cardinals were replaced by the Johnson City Doughboys, a new franchise in the revamped league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores.[5][6]

Playoffs

In 1955, Johnson City and the Salem Rebels were declared co-champions of the Appalachian League when their final playoff series was canceled due to rain.[7][8]

From 1986 to 2019, Johnson City reached the playoffs by virtue of winning their division or clinching a playoff spot eight times. The results of their postseason play during this time was as follows.[9]

Notable alumni

Many of the players fielded by Johnson City have gone on to distinguish themselves in Major League Baseball.[10]

References
  1. "Johnson City, Tennessee Register City Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  2. "Howard Johnson Field". milb.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  3. "A Message From Pat O'Conner". Minor League Baseball. March 13, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. "MLB, USA Baseball Announce New Format for Appalachian League". Major League Baseball. September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  6. "Johnson City's Appy League Team to Be Known as the Doughboys". WJHL. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  7. "Appy Playoffs Are Cancelled Due To Rain". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Tennessee. AP. September 4, 1955. p. C1. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  8. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. p. 485. ISBN 1932391177.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. "2016 Appalachian League Media Guide". milb.com. pp. 47–59. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  10. "Notable Alumni". milb.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
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