Corinth Corinthians

The Corinth Corinthians were a minor league baseball team based in Corinth, Mississippi in 1925 and 1926. The Corinth Corinthians played exclusively as members of the Class D level Tri-State League. The Corinthians finished in a 1st place tie in the 1926 season.

Corinth Corinthians
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D (1925–1926)
LeagueTri-State League (1925–1926)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (1)1926
Team data
NameCorinth Corinthians (1925–1926)
BallparkCorinth City Park (1925–1926)

History

The 1925 Corinth "Corinthians" began minor league baseball play in Corinth, Mississippi. Corinth became charter members of the newly formed six–team Class D level Tri-State League. Corinth ended their first season of play in the Tri-State League regular season with a 57–49 record, placing 4th in the league standings under manager M.R. Striplin. The Corinthians ended the season 10.0 games behind the 1st place Tupelo Wolves (67–39). The remaining standings in the TriState League's first season of play consisted of the 2nd place Jonesboro Buffaloes (63–43), followed by the Dyersburg Deers (59–46), Corinth (57–49), Jackson Giants (40–63) and Blytheville Tigers (31–77). Corinth pitcher John Bates led the Tri-State League with 16 wins and 129 strikeouts.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

The 1926 Tri-State League folded before the conclusion of the season with the Corinth Corinthians in a tie for 1st place. When the league folded on July 6, 1926, following an owners' meeting, the Corinth Corinthians had the same 35–23 record as the Jonesboro Buffalos. Corinth was managed in 1926 by Roy Clunk. Corinth pitcher John Bates again led the Tri-State League in wins (11) strikeouts (71) and had an 11–2 record.[8][9][1][10][11]

When the Tri-State League owners met in Memphis, Tennessee and voted to suspend the league play in 1926, it was agreed to have the Jonesboro Buffaloes meet the Corinthians in the championship series, with the league planning on returning to play in 1927. However, before the series was played, Jonesboro accused Corinth of signing new players to improve their roster before the series. The accusation was verified and Tri-State League president John D. Martin canceled the series. The league did not play in 1927 and Corinth has not hosted another minor league team.[10][1]

The ballpark

The Corinth Corinthians were noted to have played their minor league home games at Corinth City Park. The ballpark was located at South Parkway Street & Tate Street in Corinth, Mississippi. Today, the park is still in use as a public park, renamed to Crossroads Regional Park.[12][13][14][15]

(2010) Downtown. Corinth, Mississippi

Timeline
Year(s)# Yrs.TeamLevelLeague
1925–19262Corinth CorinthiansClass DTri-State League

Year-by-year record
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs
192557–494thM. R. StriplinNone held
192655–231st (Tie)Roy ClunkLeague folded July 6

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Notable alumni

See also

Corinth Corinthians players

References
  1. "Tri-State League (AR-MS-TN) - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  2. "1925 Tri-State League (TSL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. "1926 Tri-State League (TSL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  4. "1925 Tri-State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. "1925 Corinth Corinthians Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. "Corinth Corinthians - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  7. "1925 Corinth Corinthians Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. "1926 Tri-State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  9. "1926 Corinth Corinthians Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  11. "1926 Corinth Corinthians Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  12. "Corinth City Park in Corinth, MS history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  13. "CROSSROADS REGIONAL PARK".
  14. "Crossroads DGC (Corinth City Park) - Corinth, MS | UDisc Disc Golf Course Directory". UDisc.
  15. "Parks & Recreation | City of Corinth, MS".

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