[1] The city's Southern League team was known as the Grays in 1886 and 1888, the Browns in 1887, simply Memphis in 1889, the Giants in 1892 and 1894, the Fever Germs in 1893, and the Lambs/Giants in 1895.

[1] The city's longest-operating baseball team, first known as Memphis Egyptians, was formed in 1901 as a charter member of the Southern Association.

[1] The original Chicks remained in the league through 1960, winning eight pennants, one playoff championship, and one Dixie Series title.

[2] After a seven-year span with no professional team, the city became host to the Memphis Blues, a Double-A club of the Texas League, in 1968.

[1] The team played at Blues Stadium, a converted American Legion field which opened in 1963 and was located at the former Mid-South Fairgrounds.

[5] On July 21, Steve Renko pitched a seven-inning no-hitter against the Albuquerque Dodgers in the second game of a doubleheader in Memphis.

[7] On April 20, 1969, Les Rohr pitched an 8–0 no-hitter against the San Antonio Missions in the second game of a seven-inning doubleheader at Blues Stadium.

[19][20][21] Affiliated with the Montreal Expos,[22] Memphis finished its first season in the International League with an 87–55 record, winning the Southern Division title.

[30] Memphis businessman Avron Fogelman attempted to acquire a Texas League franchise to replace the Blues, but was unsuccessful.

[29] He later secured an expansion team in the Double-A Southern League, which began play in 1978 as the Memphis Chicks.