Middlesboro, Kentucky minor league baseball history
| Middlesboro, Kentucky minor league baseball teams | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Class C (1954) Class D (1913–1914, 1959–1953, 1961–1962) Rookie (1963) |
| League | Appalachian League (1913–1914) Mountain States League (1949–1954) Appalachian League (1961–1963) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | Washington Senators (1961–1962) Chicago Cubs & Chicago White Sox (1963) |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (3) |
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| Wild card berths (2) |
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| Team data | |
| Name | Middlesboro Colonels (1913–1914) Middlesboro Athletics (1949–1954) Middlesboro Senators (1961–1962) Middlesboro Cubsox (1963) |
| Ballpark | Hilltop Speedway Park (1949–1954, 1961–1963) |
Minor league baseball teams with varying nicknames were based in Middlesboro, Kentucky in various seasons between 1913 and 1963. Middlesboro teams played as members of the Appalachian League in 1913 and 1914, the Mountain States League from 1949 to 1954 and Appalachian League from 1961 to 1963, winning league championships in 1914, 1954 and 1961. Middlesboro teams were a minor league affiliate of the Washington Senators from 1961 to 1962 and both the Chicago Cubs & Chicago White Sox in 1963. Beginning in 1949, Middlesboro hosted minor league home games at the Hilltop Speedway Park.