Johnson City Cardinals

The Johnson City Cardinals were a Minor League Baseball team based in Johnson City, Tennessee.[1] The Cardinals were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals organization in their final season and played in the Rookie Appalachian League.[1] The team won ten league championships, most recently in 2019. They played their home games at TVA Credit Union Ballpark.[2]

Johnson City Cardinals
1937–2020
Johnson City, Tennessee
Team logoCap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassRookie
LeagueAppalachian League (1910–1913; 1921-1924; 1937–1955; 1957-1961; 1964–2020)
Major league affiliations
Team
Minor league titles
League titles (10)
  • 1940
  • 1958
  • 1964
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2019
Division titles (8)
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1994
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2019
Team data
Name
  • Johnson City Cardinals (1975–2020)
  • Johnson City Yankees (1964–1974)
  • Harlan Yankees (1963)
  • Harlan Smokies (1961–1962)
  • Johnson City Phillies (1957–1960)
  • Johnson City Cardinals (1939–1955)
  • Johnson City Soldiers (1910–1913; 1921–1924; 1937–1938)
BallparkTVA Credit Union Ballpark (1956–2020)

The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before ultimately being cancelled on June 30.[3][4] In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league, and the Cardinals were replaced by the Johnson City Doughboys, a new franchise in the revamped league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores.[5][6]

Playoffs

From 1986 to 2019, Johnson City reached the playoffs by virtue of winning their division or clinching a playoff spot eight times. The results of their postseason play during this time was as follows.[7]

Notable alumni

Many of the players fielded by Johnson City have gone on to distinguish themselves in Major League Baseball.[8]

References
  1. "Johnson City, Tennessee Register City Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  2. "Howard Johnson Field". milb.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  3. "A Message From Pat O'Conner". Minor League Baseball. March 13, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. "MLB, USA Baseball Announce New Format for Appalachian League". Major League Baseball. September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  6. "Johnson City's Appy League Team to Be Known as the Doughboys". WJHL. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  7. "2016 Appalachian League Media Guide". milb.com. pp. 47–59. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  8. "Notable Alumni". milb.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
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