Baseball Hall of Fame member Phil Rizzuto played for Bassett in 1937, his first professional season.
They were followed in 1950 by the Bassett Statesman, who played a partial 1950 season in the Class D Blue Ridge League.
The Wytheville Statesman moved to Bassett on July 27, 1950 due to the polio epidemic.
[1] Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Phil Rizzuto played for the 1937 Bassett Furnituremakers.
In his first professional season, Rizzuto helped Bassett to the league championship, hitting .310 with 5 home runs in 64 games at age 19.