Maryville-Alcoa Twins

Maryville-Alcoa Twins
19531954
Maryville, Tennessee
and Alcoa, Tennessee
Class-level
Previous Class C (1954)
Class D (1953)
Minor league affiliations
Previous leagues
Mountain States League
Major league affiliations
Previous Cincinnati Redlegs (1954)
Minor league titles
League titles 1953
Team data
Nickname Maryville-Alcoa Twins
Ballpark Hunt Field

The Maryville-Alcoa Twins were a minor league baseball team that played in the Class D and Class C Mountain States League from 1953 to 1954. They were located in Maryville and Alcoa, Tennessee, and played their home games at Hunt Field in Maryville. The twins won the 1953 Mountain States League pennant by finishing the season in first place. In 1954, the Twins relocated to Morristown, Tennessee, where they became the Morristown Twins.

Season-by-season results

Year Wins Losses Win % GB Finish Manager
19537846.6291stPoole, JimJim Poole
19542936.44610.56thTuck McWilliams

Notable players

The only Twins player to also play in Major League Baseball was Willie Kirkland who played his first professional season with Maryville-Alcoa in 1953. Kirkland went on to play in the majors for nine seasons.[1]

References

General
Specific
  1. "Willie Kirkland Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
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