Big Stone Gap Rebels

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.

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.

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.

[17][1] In their final season of play, the Big Stone Gap Rebels did not qualify for the Mountain States League playoffs.