Low attendance and financial troubles forced the team to relocate to Morristown in 1954
The Quincy Gems played in the Three-I League during the 1910s and again from 1946-1956
Fayetteville's baseball pedigree dates back further still: the city's ballgrounds hosted Babe Ruth's first professional home run in 1914
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Paducah Chiefs T-Shirt (Heavyweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams Drink Low attendance and financial troublesThe Paducah, Kentucky minor league team was known primarily as the Chiefs, though it also played under the names Indians, Polecats, and Red Birds during its history. The Chiefs name, used in 1903, 191112, and 194955, honored Chief Paduke, a Chickasaw leader for whom the city was named. With the exception of two seasons in the Mississippi Ohio Valley League, Paducah spent its time in the Class D KITTY League. The team won the league pennant in 1913 and