UNION CITY GREYHOUNDS/DODGERS STATS IN THE KITTY LEAGUE 1935-1955
W. Irving Thompson, Henderson, Kentucky 1903-04
Charles W. Brown, Paducah 1905
G. C. Gosnell, Vincennes, IN 1906, 1910-11
Dr. Frank Bassett Hopkinsville 1912-14, 1916, 1922-24, 1935-37
J. E. Hannepin, Fulton KY 1938
Ben Howard, Union City, TN 1939-40
Shelby Peace, Hopkinsville, KY 1941-43; 46-55
The following is a partial list of the various cities in Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri that had teams at one time or another:
Kentucky Tennessee Indiana Illinois Missouri
Hopkinsville* Union City* Evansville Cairo * Portageville*
Mayfield * Milan Vincennes McLeansboro
Henderson Dyersburg Harrisburg
Dawson Springs Paris Charleston
Owensboro* Jackson* Matoon
Madisonville* Springfield Danville
Fulton* Clarksville* Jacksonville
Paducah* Lexington*
Bowling Green* Trenton
Central City*
Princeton
* Fielded teams in the 1935-55 era
Records not available in years not shown:
1905 Vincennes
1906 Vincennes
1910 Vincennes/McLeansboro
1911 Fulton (1st half winner Hopkinsville refused to play in playoff)
1912 Clarksville (then defeated Frankfort of Blue Grass League 4 games to 2)
1913 Paducah (had 80-47 record-2 wins better than Clarksville)
1914 Cairo (season ended with only four teams active)
1923 Dyersburg (playoff over Mayfield)
1924 Dyersburg (playoff over Paris)
1935 Portageville (Lexington forfeited playoff)
1936 Union City (Paducah lost first game of playoff and forfeited the rest)
1937 Mayfield (defeated Fulton in first complete Shaughnessy playoff)
1938 Jackson (defeated Hopkinsville 2 games to 1 in playoff)
1939 Bowling Green (defeated Mayfield in playoff)
1940 Jackson (defeated 2nd half winner Bowling Green)
1941 Mayfield (defeated Hopkinsville in playoff)
1942 Fulton (leader when play was halted on June 18 due to WWII)
1946 Owensboro (defeated Fulton in playoff)
1947 Hopkinsville (defeated Madisonville in playoff)
1948 Union City (defeated Madisonville in playoff)
1949 Madisonville (defeated Hopkinsville in playoff shortened by cold weather)
1950 Mayfield (defeated Fulton, Jackson, Owensboro in playoffs)
1951 Fulton (defeated Mayfield, Owensboro, Paducah in playoffs)
1952 Madisonville (defeated Union City in playoff)
1953 Paducah (defeated Fulton in playoff)
1954 Union City (defeated Madisonville in playoff)
1955 Paducah (record of 64-39, only five teams finished the season)
Kitty League Standings
(from time Union City joined the league)
1935 1936
1st half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half
Lexington Jackson Paducah Union City
Hopkinsville Union City Union City Lexington
Union City Portageville Fulton Jackson
Jackson Hopkinsville Lexington Fulton
Portageville Lexington Hopkinsville Paducah
Paducah Paducah Jackson Hopkinsville
Portageville Mayfield
Mayfield Owensboro
1937 1938 1939
Union City 74-45 Hopkinsville 73-53 Mayfield 76-49
Hopkinsville 71-50 Jackson 73-55 Owensboro 75-51
Fulton 64-57 Lexington 67-58 Bowling Green 75-51
Jackson 63-57 Mayfield 64-59 Jackson 67-59
Mayfield 63-57 Paducah 66-62 Paducah 58-68
Lexington 60-61 Owensboro 64-64 Hopkinsville 57-68
Owensboro 56-65 Fulton 55-75 Fulton 52-74
Paducah 31-89 Union City 46-84 Union City 43-83
1940 1941 1942
1st half 2nd half
Jackson Bowling Green Jackson 84-43 Fulton 32-13
Paducah Owensboro Hopkinsville 69-57 Bowling Green 29-16
Bowling Green Jackson Fulton 68-59 Jackson 29-18
Union City Hopkinsville Mayfield 64-63 Hopkinsville 23-24
Mayfield Mayfield Union City 62-64 Owensboro 16-33
Owensboro Union City Owensboro 58-68 Union City 9-36
Fulton Fulton Bowling Green 55-71 (season ended on
Hopkinsville Paducah Paducah 46-81 June 9 for WWII)
1946 1947 1948
Owensboro 83-38 Owensboro 77-48 Hopkinsville 85-41
Hopkinsville 72-53 Mayfield 72-52 Union City 79-46
Fulton 69-56 Hopkinsville 69-56 Owensboro 74-50
Mayfield 64-59 Madisonville 69-56 Madisonville 67-55
Clarksville 58-66 Fulton 68-56 Fulton 57-68
Madisonville 53-72 Cairo 52-73 Clarksville 49-77
Union City 51-72 Union City 51-74 Cairo 44-81
Cairo 46-80 Clarksville 40-83 Mayfield 43-80
1949 1950 1951
Owensboro 83-40 Mayfield 73-45 Fulton 73-46
Cairo 74-51 Fulton 69-50 Owensboro 71-48
Hopkinsville 68-56 Jackson 68-52 Mayfield 66-56
Madisonville 67-57 Owensboro 64-51 Paducah 64-54
Union City 65-60 Madisonville 63-51 Jackson 58-61
Fulton 62-61 Hopkinsville 60-60 Union City 57-62
Clarksville 39-85 Union City 43-72 Madisonville 46-73
Mayfield 38-86 Cairo 26-85 Hopkinsville 40-78
1952 1953 1954 1955
1st half 2nd half
Fulton 72-37 Fulton Union City 47-17 Madisonville Paducah
Paducah Madisonville Mayfield 37-22 Mayfield
Madisonville Paducah Fulton 35-24 Owensboro
Union City Hopkinsville Hopkinsville31-29 Union City
Owensboro Owensboro Owensboro 29-28 Fulton
Hopkinsville Jackson Madisonville26-32
Jackson Union City Paducah 24-32
Mayfield Mayfield Jackson 1-41 Central City 12-44
