{{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox Minor League Baseball | name = Clarksville Grays | firstseason = 1903 | lastseason = 1904 | allyears = | city = Clarksville, Tennessee | logo = | caplogo = | class level = Class D (1903–1904) | league = Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (1903–1904) | majorleague = Unaffiliated (1903–1904) | nickname= {{plainlist| *Clarksville Grays (1904) *Clarksville Villagers (1903) }} | ballpark = League Park (1903–1904) | leaguenum = 0 | leaguechamps = None }} The '''Clarksville Grays''' were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (KITTY League) from 1903 to 1904.<ref name=BRcity>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Clarksville&state=TN&country=US|title=Clarksville, Tennessee Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=May 25, 2020}}</ref> They were located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and played their home games at League Park.<ref name=SC1903team>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-cv10927/y-1903|title=1903 Clarksville Villagers Statistics|work=Stats Crew|accessdate=May 26, 2020}}</ref> The team was known as the '''Clarksville Villagers''' in 1903 before becoming the Grays in 1904.<ref name=BRcity/>
The Villagers won their 1903 season opener on the road over the Paducah Paddys, 9–5, on May 21.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52185819/won-first-game/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Won First Game|work=The Leaf-Chronicle|location=Clarksville|date=May 22, 1903|page=1}}</ref> They finished the season in second place with a 60–43 (.583) record, {{frac|4|1|2}} games out of first.<ref name=SC1903league>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1903|title=1903 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|website=Stats Crew|accessdate=May 26, 2020}}</ref> They returned in 1904 as the Grays.<ref name=SC1904team>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-cv10927/y-1904|title=1904 Clarksville Grays Statistics|work=Stats Crew|accessdate=May 26, 2020}}</ref> Their final games were played on September 14 when they lost both games of a doubleheader, each by scores of 5–4, to the pennant-winning Paducah Indians.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52186875/a-double-header-taken-by-indians/|via=Newspapers.com|title=A Double Header Taken By Indians|work=The Paducah Sun|location=Paducah|date=September 15, 1904|page=2}}</ref> Clarksville finished in third place at 64–58 (.525), {{frac|9|1|2}} games behind Paducah.<ref name=SC1904league>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1904|title=1904 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|website=Stats Crew|accessdate=May 26, 2020}}</ref>
The city of Clarksville did not field another professional baseball team until the Clarksville Volunteers joined the KITTY League in 1910.<ref name=BRcity/>
==Season-by-season results==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" |- !scope="col"|Season !scope="col"|Record !scope="col"|Win % !scope="col"|Finish !scope="col"|{{Abbr|GB|Games behind}} !class="unsortable" scope="col"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1903 | 60–43 | .583 | {{sort|02.0|2nd}} | {{sort|04.5|{{frac|4|1|2}}}} | <ref name=SC1903league/> |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"| 1904 | 64–58 | .535 | {{sort|03.0|3rd}} | {{sort|09.5|{{frac|9|1|2}}}} | <ref name=SC1904league/> |- class="sortbottom" !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|'''Totals''' ! 124–101 ! .551 ! {{sort|00.0|—}} ! {{sort|00.0|—}} ! {{sort|00.0|—}} |}
==Notable players== Two players also played in at league one game in Major League Baseball during their careers. These players and their seasons with Clarksville were:
*Orth Collins (1903)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=collin001ort|title=June Greene Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=May 26, 2020}}</ref> *Dolly Stark (1904)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=stark-001mon|title=Dolly Stark Minor League Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=May 26, 2020}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Clarksville&state=TN&country=US Statistics from ''Baseball-Reference''] *[https://www.statscrew.com/sports/places/m-4189155 Statistics from ''Stats Crew'']
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