The Harriman Boosters were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Appalachian League in 1914.[1] They were located in Harriman, Tennessee.[1]
The Boosters won their season opener on May 18, defeating the Knoxville Reds, 6–3, at home before a crowd of about 1,000 people.[2] They played their final game, a 3–3 tie against Knoxville called after 12 innings on account of darkness, on June 17.[3] With the other three teams in the circuit losing money from poor attendance, the league disbanded the next day.[4] Harriman compiled a win–loss record of 14–13 (.519), placing third, in its only season of competition.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Harriman, Tennessee Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ Dougherty, Henry E. (May 19, 1914). ""Lefty" Goans Gets Knoxville's Goat in Opener at Harriman and Wins Game with Apparent Ease". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last Battle Was a Thriller". Journal and Tribune. Knoxville. June 18, 1914. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ""Poor Attendance" is Reason why Appalachian Disbanded". Knoxville Sentinel. Knoxville. June 18, 1914. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1914 Appalachian League (AL) Standings". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 22, 2020.