[5] 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.

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

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

[5] The Chicks were relocated to nearby Jackson as the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx in 1998 to make way for a new Triple-A team.

[10][11] While a new ballpark, AutoZone Park, was being constructed for the team, they played their first two seasons (1998–99) at the city's Tim McCarver Stadium.

[17] Memphis went on to clinch the Pacific Coast League's American Conference East Division championship by ending the season in first place, 131⁄2 games ahead of the second-place Oklahoma RedHawks.

[18] In the American Conference series, the Redbirds defeated the Albuquerque Isotopes, three games to two, and advanced to the league finals.

[24] The 2002 campaign was a particularly tight race within the American Conference East Division, as the fourth-place Redbirds were a mere three games behind first-place Oklahoma.

[31] In 2009, the Redbirds' first-place finish (77–67) earned them the American Conference North Division title and a return to the postseason for the first time in nine seasons.

[32] They then competed against the International League's Durham Bulls in the Bricktown Showdown for the Triple-A National Championship, but were defeated in the single game, 5–4.

[34] Memphis started the postseason by defeating the Oklahoma City RedHawks, 3–0, to win the American Conference championship.

[36] In 2012, manager Chris Maloney, the longest-tenured skipper in team history, was hired as St. Louis' first base coach.

[39] The team fared better in 2013, ending up in second place (69–75), just one game behind the eventual league champion Omaha Storm Chasers.

[42] The Cardinals sold their majority interest in the team to Peter B. Freund of Trinity Baseball Holdings in March 2016.

A secondary logo uses similar neon tubing to form an "M" in the shape of a music note to honor the city's blues and rock 'n' roll heritage.

[45] Led by PCL Manager of the Year Stubby Clapp,[46] the 2017 Redbirds clinched the division title with a 91–50 record.

[48] Memphis lost the Triple-A National Championship Game, 5–3, against the International League's Durham Bulls, whom they also faced in 2009.

As a result, the Pacific Coast League was disbanded, and the Redbirds were placed in the Triple-A East, where they continued to serve as the top farm club for the St. Louis Cardinals.

[61] No playoffs were held to determine a league champion; instead, the team with the best regular-season record was declared the winner.

[2] In 2022, the Triple-A East became known as the International League (IL), the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.

[64] Memphis began IL play with an Opening Night win against the Gwinnett Stripers, 2–1, at AutoZone Park on April 5.

[66] The league began using a split-season format in 2023 in which the teams with the best league-wide records at the end of each half have qualified for the playoffs.

[82] It was built to Major League Baseball standards, but with the absence of outfield seats or food vendors far down the foul lines.

The player's number was displayed on the front left below the Memphis wordmark in red block characters bordered by navy blue.

The upper left sleeve had a circular navy blue patch with the St. Louis Cardinals' overlapping "STL" logo on the center in red letters bordered by white.

Some players wore higher pants paired with red socks with white and navy blue stripes.

[89] Past broadcast commentators have included Tom Stocker, David Kelly, Charlie Lea, and Reggie Williams.

He wears the same style jerseys as the team bearing the number 901, which is Memphis' telephone area code.

[71] Additionally, two members of the front office staff have won the PCL Executive of the Year Award: Allie Prescott (2000) and Ben Weiss (2012).

[96] Three managers have guided the team to win the Pacific Coast League championship: Gaylen Pitts (2000), Chris Maloney (2009), and Stubby Clapp (2017 and 2018).