Hopkinsville Hoppers
# Hopkinsville Hoppers

The Hopkinsville Hoppers were a baseball team based in Hopkinsville, Kentucky between 1904 and 1954. The team initially played as the "Browns" in 1904, before adopting the "Hoppers" moniker.

Hopkinsville teams played as exclusively as members of the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League in 1904–1905, 1910–1914, 1916, 1922–1923, 1935–1942, 1946–1954.

Hopkinsville was affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers (AA) from 1937 to 1939; Chicago Cubs 1946; Philadelphia A's 1953–1954.

Today, the "Hoppers" team moniker has been adopted by the summer collegiate baseball wood-bat team that plays as a member of the Ohio Valley League, after the current team was founded in 2012. In 2012, Hopkinsville had the highest attendance in the league.

## Notable alumni

* Al Demaree (1910)
* Dave Koslo (1939) 1949 NL ERA Title
* Dusty Rhodes (1947)
* Johnny Schmitz (1938) 2 x MLB All-Star
* Art Wilson (1922)

## Year-by-year record

| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1904 | 52–68 | 5th | John Ferrell | none |
| 1905 | 31–44 | -- | | Team withdrew July 18 |
| 1910 | 50–68 | 4th | Dave Anderson (minors) / John Ray | cancelled |
| 1911 | 78–46 | 1st | John Nairn | Co-Champs |
| 1912 | 44–54 | 5th | Dudley Lewis / Nig Langdon / Tom Atkins | none |
| 1913 | 73–53 | 3rd | George Kalkhoff | none |
| 1914 | 20–45 | -- | George Kalkhoff | Team disbanded July 10 |
| 1916 | 22–56 | 6th | William Schwartz | League disbanded August 4 |
| 1922 | 62–51 | 2nd | Bill Catton / Art Nilson | |
| 1923 | 52–51 | 5th | Ben Smith | |
| 1935 | 46–45 | 3rd | John Suther | no champions |
| 1936 | 46–72 | 7th | Ralph McKnight / Jesse Petty / Budd Adams / Lyle Judy | |
| 1937 | 71–50 | 2nd | Red Smith | Lost in 1st round |
| 1938 | 76–53 | 1st | Red Smith | Lost League Finals |
| 1939 | 57–68 | 5th | Harry Griswold | |
| 1940 | 35–89 | 8th | Dutch Welch | |
| 1941 | 69–57 | 2nd | Chet Wilburn | Lost League Finals |
| 1942 | 23–23 | 4th | Melvin Ivy | League disbanded June 19 |
| 1946 | 73–53 | 2nd | Calvin Chapman | Lost in 1st round |
| 1947 | 69–56 | 3rd | Frank Scalzi | League Champs |
| 1948 | 85–41 | 1st | Vito Tamulis | Lost in 1st round |
| 1949 | 68–56 | 3rd | John Mueller | Lost in 1st round |
| 1950 | 60–60 | 6th | Joe DeMasi | |
| 1951 | 41–78 | 8th | Steve Carter (minors) / Vito Tamulis | |
| 1952 | 50–70 | 6th | Larry Brunke | |
| 1953 | 59–60 | 4th | Norman Wilson / Ed Wright | Lost in 1st round |
| 1954 | 58–59 | 6th | Ed Wright / Bearl Brooks / Richards Ramsey | |
