Jackson Generals (KITTY League)

Jackson reached the postseason on six occasions, winning one pennant, two half division titles, and two KITTY League championships (1938 and 1940).

[1] The Generals lost their inaugural season opener at home, 10–7, to the Lexington Giants on May 22 at Lakeview Ball Park.

[3][4] After two more home losses to Lexington,[5] the Generals won their first game on May 27, beating the Hopkinsville Hoppers on the road, 6–5.

[9] The KITTY League expanded its playoffs in 1937 to include the top four teams over the full season.

[12] With a 2–1 lead on Hopkinsville, the finals were abandoned on September 22 when the Hoppers refused to travel to Jackson for the remainder of the series, citing cold weather and a lack of interest.

[15] Former nine-year major league catcher Mickey O'Neil led the club as its manager from 1940 to 1942.

[19] On June 19, 1942, the league disbanded following the withdrawal of two teams which faced financial difficulties and a vote by the remaining clubs to discontinue the circuit.

[22] The KITTY League was nonoperational from 1943 to 1945 during World War II,[23] and Jackson did not field another team through 1949.

[24] Managed by former major league third baseman Glen Stewart,[25] the Generals won their 1950 opener with a home win over Hopkinsville, 4–3, on May 3.

[28] The 1952 squad, managed at different times by a pair of player-managers and eventually former skipper Mickey O'Neil,[29] placed seventh of eight teams with a record of 48–71 (.403).

Jackson was not represented in professional baseball again until 1998 when the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx joined the Double-A Southern League.