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Hot Springs Bathers
The Hot Springs Bathers were a Cotton States League baseball team based in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States, that played from 1938 to 1941 and from 1947 to 1955. In 1938, they were affiliated with the Chicago Cubs. In 1939 and 1940, they were affiliated with the Detroit Tigers. From 1948 to 1951, they were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954 and the Kansas City Athletics in 1955. From 1938 to 1941, they played
with 27 hits, seven doubles, one triple and one home run in 17 games. After a one-year absence from professional baseball, Brannan returned in 1938 with the Class-C Hot Springs Bathers of the Cotton States League. The Bathers were affiliated with the Detroit Tigers during Brannan's tenure. With Hot Springs, Brannan batted .325 with 151 hits, 24 doubles, one triple and eight home runs in 116 games. He led the Bathers in batting average, at-bats (465) and hits. Brannan