Elizabethton Phils

They retained the moniker in 1941 when they served as a farm club for the Brooklyn Dodgers and in 1942 with no Major League Baseball affiliate.

After two years of inactivity due to World War II, the team was revived as the Elizabethton Betsy Cubs for their affiliation with the Chicago Cubs (1945–1948), the Elizabethton Betsy Local during two years as an independent club (1949–1950), and the Phils in affiliation with the Philadelphia Phillies (1951).

The Red Sox became the first professional baseball team to hail from Elizabethton, Tennessee, when they joined the Class D Appalachian League in 1937.

[2] The team's moniker was a combination of the city's nickname, "Betsy Town",[3] and that of their Major League Baseball affiliate, the Boston Red Sox.

[7] In the playoffs for the Appalachian League championship, Elizabethton was defeated by the Pennington Gap Lee Bears, 3–2, in the best-of-five series.

[12] After defeating the Newport Canners, 3–2, in the semifinals, the Red Sox won their second AL championship by sweeping Johnson City, 3–0.

[12] The Brooklyn affiliation ended after the 1941 season, and the Red Sox were unaffiliated with a Major League Baseball team in 1942.

Kingsport managed to score three runs in the first inning, which were charged to Bunger, who started the game and walked five batters before being relieved by Knaub in the first.

Knaub held the Indians hitless until the game was called on account of rain after six innings with the Cubs ahead, 5–3.

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Paul Minner led the 1942 Elizabethton Red Sox with 18 wins and a 1.41 ERA . [ 1 ]
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Don Elston of the 1948 team went on to be selected as an MLB All-Star in 1959. [ 16 ]
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Andy Seminick of the 1948 team went on to be selected as an MLB All-Star in 1949. [ 30 ]