The Big Stone Gap Rebels were a minor league baseball team based in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. From 1949 to 1953, the Rebels played exclusively as members of the Class D level Mountain States League, qualifying for the league playoffs in 1950 and 1952. The Big Stone Gap Rebels were a minor league affiliate of the New York Giants in 1952. Big Stone gap hosted home minor league games at Bullitt Park.
The 1949 Big Stone Gap Rebels began play as members of the Mountain States League and failed to qualify for the playoffs. Big Stone Gap ended the 1949 season with a record of 55–70, to place seventh in the regular season standings, as Rudy Parsons, Dale Markert and Fred Marsh served as manager.[1] The Rebels finished 28.5 games behind the first place Harlan Smokies in the regular season standings.[3][5][6][7]
In 1950, the Big Stone Gap Rebels qualified for the Mountain States League playoffs.[8] Big Stone Gap ended the 1950 season with a record of 75–51, placing 3third in the regular season standings. Under manager Jack Rothrock, the Rebels finished 6.5 games behind the first place Harlan Smokies in the regular season standings. In the playoffs, the Harlan Smokies defeated the Big Stone Gap Rebels 3 games to 1. Michael Hudak of Big Stone Gap, led the league with a 21–3 pitching record.[9][10][11][1]
The Big Stone Gap Rebels continued Mountain States League play in 1951 and missed the playoffs. Big Stone Gap ended the season with a record of 49–75, placing seventh. Ham Schulte and Lew Flick served as managers as the Rebels finished 43.0 games behind the first place Hazard Bombers in the regular season standings. After the 1951 season, both the Jenkins Cavaliers and Pennington Gap franchises folded and the Mountain States League reduced to six teams in 1952.[12][13][14][15]
The 1952 Big Stone Gap Rebels became a minor league affiliate of the New York Giants.[16] The Rebels ended the Mountain States League in fourth place and qualified for the playoffs. With a record of 57–60 under manager Leonard Cross, Stone Gap finished 29.0 games behind the first place Hazard Smokies in the six–team league regular season standings. In the playoffs, the Harlan Smokies defeated Big Stone Gap 3 games to 2. Len Cross of Big Stone Gap led the Mountain States with 40 home runs and 125 RBI.[17][1]
In their final season of play, the Big Stone Gap Rebels did not qualify for the Mountain States League playoffs. The Rebels ended their final season with a record of 55–70, placing sixth in the eight–team league under manager Kelly Lunn. Big Stone Gap finished 23.5 games behind the first place Maryville-Alcoa Twins in the final standings.[18][19][1]
The Big Stone Gap Rebels folded from the Mountain States League after the 1953 season.[1] Big Stone Gap, Virginia has not hosted another minor league team.[20]
The ballparkedit
The Big Stone Rebels hosted minor league home games at Bullitt Park. Today, Bullitt Park is still in use as a public park containing athletic facilities. The park is located at 217 East 1st Street North in Big Stone Gap, Virginia.[21][22]
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The Big Stone Gap Rebels were a minor league baseball team based in Big Stone Gap Virginia From 1949 to 1953 the Rebels played exclusively as members of the Class D level Mountain States League qualifying for the league playoffs in 1950 and 1952 The Big Stone Gap Rebels were a minor league affiliate of the New York Giants in 1952 Big Stone gap hosted home minor league games at Bullitt Park Big Stone Gap Rebels1949 1953Big Stone Gap VirginiaMinor league affiliationsClassClass D 1949 1953 LeagueMountain States League 1949 1953 Major league affiliationsTeamNew York Giants 1952 Minor league titlesLeague titles 0 NoneWild card berths 2 19501952Team dataNameBig Stone Gap Rebels 1949 1953 BallparkBullitt Park 1949 1953 Contents 1 History 2 The ballpark 3 Timeline 4 Year by year records 5 Notable alumni 5 1 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editMinor league baseball began in Big Stone Gap Virginia when the 1949 Big Stone Gap Rebels began play as members of the Class D level Mountain States League 1 The Big Stone Gap Rebels and Middlesboro Athletics joined the 1949 Mountain States League to form an eight team league The holdover Harlan Smokies Hazard Bombers Jenkins Cavaliers Morristown Red Sox Newport Canners and Pennington Gap Miners franchises completed the eight team league 2 3 4 The 1949 Big Stone Gap Rebels began play as members of the Mountain States League and failed to qualify for the playoffs Big Stone Gap ended the 1949 season with a record of 55 70 to place seventh in the regular season standings as Rudy Parsons Dale Markert and Fred Marsh served as manager 1 The Rebels finished 28 5 games behind the first place Harlan Smokies in the regular season standings 3 5 6 7 In 1950 the Big Stone Gap Rebels qualified for the Mountain States League playoffs 8 Big Stone Gap ended the 1950 season with a record of 75 51 placing 3third in the regular season standings Under manager Jack Rothrock the Rebels finished 6 5 games behind the first place Harlan Smokies in the regular season standings In the playoffs the Harlan Smokies defeated the Big Stone Gap Rebels 3 games to 1 Michael Hudak of Big Stone Gap led the league with a 21 3 pitching record 9 10 11 1 The Big Stone Gap Rebels continued Mountain States League play in 1951 and missed the playoffs Big Stone Gap ended the season with a record of 49 75 placing seventh Ham Schulte and Lew Flick served as managers as the Rebels finished 43 0 games behind the first place Hazard Bombers in the regular season standings After the 1951 season both the Jenkins Cavaliers and Pennington Gap franchises folded and the Mountain States League reduced to six teams in 1952 12 13 14 15 The 1952 Big Stone Gap Rebels became a minor league affiliate of the New York Giants 16 The Rebels ended the Mountain States League in fourth place and qualified for the playoffs With a record of 57 60 under manager Leonard Cross Stone Gap finished 29 0 games behind the first place Hazard Smokies in the six team league regular season standings In the playoffs the Harlan Smokies defeated Big Stone Gap 3 games to 2 Len Cross of Big Stone Gap led the Mountain States with 40 home runs and 125 RBI 17 1 In their final season of play the Big Stone Gap Rebels did not qualify for the Mountain States League playoffs The Rebels ended their final season with a record of 55 70 placing sixth in the eight team league under manager Kelly Lunn Big Stone Gap finished 23 5 games behind the first place Maryville Alcoa Twins in the final standings 18 19 1 The Big Stone Gap Rebels folded from the Mountain States League after the 1953 season 1 Big Stone Gap Virginia has not hosted another minor league team 20 The ballpark editThe Big Stone Rebels hosted minor league home games at Bullitt Park Today Bullitt Park is still in use as a public park containing athletic facilities The park is located at 217 East 1st Street North in Big Stone Gap Virginia 21 22 nbsp Virginia Map Big Stone Gap Virginia locationTimeline editYear s Yrs Team Level League Affiliate Ballpark 1949 1951 3 Big Stone Gap Rebels Class D Mountain States League None Bullitt Park 1952 1 New York Giants 1953 1 NoneYear by year records editYear Record Finish Manager Attendance Playoffs Notes 1949 55 70 7th Rudy Parsons Dale Markert Fred Marsh 37 751 Did not qualify 1950 75 51 3rd Jack Rothrock 38 878 Lost in 1st round 1951 49 79 7th Ham Schulte Lew Flick 13 737 Did not qualify 1952 57 60 4th Leonard Cross 11 161 Lost 1st round 1953 55 70 6th Kelly Lunn 8 230 Did not qualifyNotable alumni editBob Bowman 1950 Lew Flick 1950 1951 MGR Ham Schulte 1951 MGR Joe Shipley 1953 See also edit Big Stone Gap Rebels playersReferences edit a b c d e f Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles eds 2007 The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball Third ed Baseball America ISBN 978 1932391176 1948 Mountain States League MSL Standings on StatsCrew com www statscrew com a b 1949 Mountain States League Baseball Reference com The Way We Were www themountaineagle com 1949 Mountain States League MSL Standings on StatsCrew com www statscrew com 1949 Big Stone Gap Rebels minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew com www statscrew com 1949 Big Stone Gap Rebels Statistics Baseball Reference com 1950 Mountain States League Baseball Reference com 1950 Big Stone Gap Rebels minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew com www statscrew com 1950 Mountain States League MSL Standings on StatsCrew com www statscrew com 1950 Big Stone Gap Rebels Statistics Baseball Reference com 1951 Big Stone Gap Rebels minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew com www statscrew com 1951 Mountain States League MSL Standings on StatsCrew com www statscrew com 1951 Mountain States League Baseball Reference com 1951 Big Stone Gap Rebels Statistics Baseball Reference com 1952 Big Stone Gap Rebels minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew com www statscrew com 1952 Big Stone Gap Rebels Statistics Baseball Reference com 1953 Big Stone Gap Rebels minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew com www statscrew com 1953 Big Stone Gap Rebels Statistics Baseball Reference com Big Stone Gap Virginia Encyclopedia Baseball Reference com Bullitt Park in Big Stone Gap VA minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew com www statscrew com Bullitt Park Big Stone Gap External links editBig Stone Gap Baseball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Big Stone Gap Rebels amp oldid 1156675132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
