Milan-Trenton Twins

The Milan-Trenton Twins were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (KITTY League) in 1923.[1] The team was shared between the cities of Milan and Trenton, Tennessee.[1] Thusly, the Twins were named for their twin cities. Home games were alternated between Milan City Park and an unknown ballpark in Trenton.[2]

Milan-Trenton Twins
1923
Milan and Trenton, Tennessee
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D
LeagueKentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League
Major league affiliations
TeamUnaffiliated
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
NameMilan-Trenton Twins
Ballpark
  • Milan City Park (Milan)
  • Unknown (Trenton)

In 1922, Trenton was home to the Trenton Reds of the KITTY League, but the city fielded no team at the start of the 1923 season.[3] The KITTY League's Springfield Blanket Makers of Springfield, Tennessee, dropped out of the league at the start of that season's second half.[4] The franchise was subsequently taken over by Milan and Trenton as the Milan-Trenton Twins.[4][5]

The Twins began competition on July 19, approximately 10 games into the second half, with a 10–0 road loss to the Paris Parisians.[6] They won their first game on July 25, defeating the Hopkinsville Hoppers, 3–1, at Milan.[7] The season ended on September 3, with the Twins losing the morning game of a doubleheader to Hopkinsville, 6–0, and the afternoon game being called due to rain after six scoreless innings.[8] The Twins placed fifth out of eight teams at 21–22 (.488).[9]

References
  1. "1923 Milan-Trenton Twins Roster". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. "Two Towns Take a Kitty Berth". The Leaf-Chronicle. Clarksville. July 20, 1923. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Sports in Trenton, Tennessee". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  4. "Hoppers Unable to Collect Hits with Runners On". News-Democrat. Paducah. July 20, 1923. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1923 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  6. "Baseball Results". News-Democrat. Paducah. July 20, 1923. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Twins Win One". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. Paducah. July 26, 1923. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Hoppers Trim Twins". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. Paducah. September 4, 1923. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "KITTY League (Final Standings)". News Democrat. Paducah. September 4, 1923. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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