The Jackson Jays were a Minor League Baseball team that played in Jackson, Tennessee , from 1924 to 1926. They competed in the Class D Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (KITTY League) in 1924 as the Jackson Blue Jays . They moved to the Class D Tri-State League as the Jackson Giants in 1925 and became the Jackson Jays in 1926. Their home games were played at Athletic Park . Over three years of competition, they accumulated a 118–154 (.434) record.
15-855: Professional baseball was first played in Jackson, Tennessee , in 1903 by the Jackson Railroaders of the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League . They were followed in the KITTY League by the Jackson Climbers in 1911. The Jackson Blue Jays joined the KITTY League in 1924. They played their first game on May 13, losing to the Dyersburg Forked Deers , 2–0, before a home audience of 2,500 people at Athletic Park . They earned their first win
30-654: A black player's head. Now, however, baseball is fully integrated, and there is little to no racial tension between teammates. Between 1943 and 1954, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League fielded teams in several Midwestern towns. Central League The Central League ( セントラル・リーグ , Sentoraru Rīgu ) or Ce League ( セ・リーグ , Se Rīgu ) , also known as the JERA Central League ( JERAセ・リーグ , JERA Se Rīgu ) for sponsorship reasons,
45-703: A specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada consists of the National League (founded in 1876) and the American League (founded in 1901). Historically, teams in one league never played teams in the other until the World Series , in which the champions of the two leagues played against each other. This changed in 1997 with
60-579: Is one of the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan . The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League in the annual Japan Series . It currently consists of six teams from around the country. Unlike the Pacific League, designated hitters are not used during Central League home games. The Central League
75-764: The Commissioner of Baseball . Operating outside the Minor League Baseball organization are many independent minor leagues such as the Atlantic League , American Association , Frontier League , and the feeder league to these the Empire Professional Baseball League . Japan has had professional baseball since the 1930s. Nippon Professional Baseball consists of two leagues, the Central League and
90-634: The Jackson Generals joined a revival of the KITTY League in 1935. The only Giant to also play in Major League Baseball was Ben Cantwell of the 1925 team, who made his major league debut in 1927 with the New York Giants —the start of an 11-year major league career. Professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for
105-667: The Pacific League , each with six teams. South Korea has had professional baseball since 1982. There are 10 teams in KBO League . Taiwan has had professional baseball since the 1990s. The Chinese Professional Baseball League absorbed Taiwan Major League in 2003. There are currently 6 teams in the CPBL. Other Asian leagues include three now defunct leagues, the China National Baseball League , Israel Baseball League , and Baseball Philippines . During
120-643: The Taiyō Whales to become the Taiyō Shochiku Robins in January 1953. This enabled the Central League to shrink to an even number of six teams. Ryuji Suzuki retired as CL president in 1984 after 33 years at the post. In 2007, a new Climax Series was introduced. This playoff series was inspired by the stepladder playoff used in the Pacific League introduced in 2004 for the top three teams of
135-636: The Jackson Jays in 1926 as they continued in the Tri-State League. The circuit disbanded due to poor attendance after the games of July 5, the scheduled end of the first half. The Jays lost their final game to the Sheffield-Tuscumbia Twins , 7–6 in 14 innings. Their final record was 27–30 (.474). Over all three years of competition, Jackson accumulated a 118–154 (.434) record. The city did not field another team until
150-469: The United States and Canada. The minor leagues are divided into classes AAA, AA, High-A, A, and Rookie. These minor-league divisions are affiliated with major league teams, and serve to develop young players and rehabilitate injured major-leaguers. "Affiliated baseball" (archaically, " organized baseball ") is often applied as an umbrella term for all leagues — major and minor — under the authority of
165-556: The advent of interleague play . The Philadelphia Phillies , founded in 1883, are the oldest continuous same-name, same-city franchise in both Major League Baseball and all of American professional sports. In addition to the major leagues, many North American cities and towns feature minor league teams. An organization officially styled Minor League Baseball , formerly the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, oversees nearly all minor league baseball in
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#1732802573242180-609: The following season merged with the also Fukuoka -based Nishitetsu Clippers (a member of the Pacific League ) to form the Nishitetsu Lions , who joined the Pacific League. This brought the number of Central League teams down to an ungainly arrangement of seven. Ryuji Suzuki became president of the Central League in 1952. In 1952, it was decided that any team ending the season with a winning percentage below .300 would be disbanded or merged with other teams. The Shochiku Robins fell into this category, and were merged with
195-594: The late 19th and early 20th centuries, players of black African descent were barred from playing the major leagues , though several did manage to play by claiming to be Cubans or Native Americans . As a result, a number of parallel Negro leagues were formed. However, after Jackie Robinson began playing with the major-league Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, the Negro leagues gradually faded. The process of integration did not go entirely smoothly; there were some ugly incidents, including pitchers who would try to throw directly at
210-523: The next afternoon, defeating Dyersburg, 5–4. The Blue Jays compiled a first season record of 51–61 (.455) and did not win either half of the league's split season. The KITTY League failed to reorganize for the 1925 season, so Jackson joined the Class D Tri-State League . They also changed their name to the Jackson Giants. The Giants posted a season record of 40–63 (.388). The team changed its name to
225-944: Was founded in 1949 with eight teams: four holdovers from the previous Japanese Baseball League — the Chunichi Dragons , the Hanshin Tigers , the Yomiuri Giants , and the Shochiku Robins (formerly the Taiyō Robins) — and four new teams — the Hiroshima Carp , the Kokutetsu Swallows , the Nishi Nippon Pirates , and the Taiyō Whales . The Nishi Nippon Pirates existed for one season — they placed sixth in 1950, and
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