Kitty League

Kitty League
Most recent season or competition:
1955 Kitty League season
ClassificationClass D
SportBaseball
First season1903
Ceased1955
PresidentDr. William I. Thompson (1903–1904)
Charles W. Brown (1905)
Clifton C. Gosnell (1906, 1910–1911)
Dr. Frank H. Bassett (1912–1914, 1916, 1922–1924, 1935–1937)
J.E. Hannephin (1938)
Ben F. Howard (1939)
Shelby Peace (1946–1955)
No. of teams22
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles5
Paducah (1904, 1905, 1913, 1953, 1955)
Mayfield (1922, 1923, 1937, 1941, 1950)

The Kitty League, formally known as the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League, was a Class D level minor league baseball circuit that went through six different periods of play between 1903 and 1955. The League hosted teams in 29 cities from the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.