Memphis Giants

Memphis Giants
18921895
(1892, 1894–95)
Memphis, Tennessee
Class-level
Previous Class B
Minor league affiliations
Previous leagues
Southern League
Major league affiliations
Previous Unaffiliated
Team data
Nickname Memphis Giants (1892, 1894–95)
Memphis Lambs (1895)

The Memphis Giants were a minor league baseball team from Memphis, Tennessee, that played in the Class B Southern League in 1892, 1894, and 1895.[1][2][3] The team was also known as the Memphis Lambs during part of the 1895 season.[3] The 1894 team was awarded the Southern League pennant for having the best overall record.[4]

Season-by-season results

Year Wins Losses Win % GB Finish
1892[5]4676.37726.58th
1894[5]4223.6461st
1895*[5]3237.4647th

* In 1895, Memphis withdrew from the league before the completion of the season.[5]

References

  1. "1892 Memphis Giants Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  2. "1894 Memphis Giants Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "1895 Memphis Lambs/Giants Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  4. O'Neal, Bill (1994), The Southern League: Baseball in Dixie, 1885–1994, Eakin Press, p. 15, ISBN 0890159521
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Timeline" (PDF). Southern Association Baseball. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
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