# Cleveland Counts > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cleveland_Counts > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cleveland_Counts.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Counts > Source revision: 1346388978 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) The **Cleveland Counts** were a [Minor League Baseball](/source/Minor_League_Baseball) team that played in the [Class D](/source/Class_D_(baseball)) [Appalachian League](/source/Appalachian_League) from 1911 to 1913. They were located in [Cleveland, Tennessee](/source/Cleveland,_Tennessee). Team president Walter E. Rodgers surrendered the franchise to the league on June 4, 1912, after which it was transferred to [Morristown, Tennessee](/source/Morristown,_Tennessee), as the [Morristown Jobbers](/source/Morristown_Jobbers). ## History The Counts were formed as charter members of the [Appalachian League](/source/Appalachian_League) in 1911.[1][2] They played their first game on May 22, a 6–1 loss to the [Johnson City Soldiers](/source/Johnson_City_Soldiers), before a home crowd of around 500 people.[3] After six further loses, the Counts recorded their first win on May 30, defeating the [Knoxville Appalachians](/source/Knoxville_Appalachians), 2–1.[4] Cleveland ended their inaugural season in fifth place, out of six teams, with a 39–56 (.411) record.[5] On August 21, 1912, James Gudger pitched a 2–0 [no-hitter](/source/No-hitter) against Johnson City.[6] The 1912 team improved to 51–51 (.500), a fourth place finish.[7] On June 4, 1913, team and league president Walter E. Rodgers surrendered the Counts to the league fearing the circuit would soon collapse due to the recent withdrawal of the [Bristol Boosters](/source/Bristol_Boosters).[8] The league operated the team until it was transferred to [Morristown, Tennessee](/source/Morristown,_Tennessee), as the [Morristown Jobbers](/source/Morristown_Jobbers) on June 7.[9] Cleveland played its final games on May 30 as part of a [doubleheader](/source/Doubleheader_(baseball)) with the [Rome Romans](/source/Rome_Romans), winning the first game, 8–0, and losing the second, 6–0.[10] The four remaining games of the series were rained out.[11][12][13][14] The Counts were in second place at 10–8 as of June 4.[15] Combined, the Cleveland/Morristown team finished third at 55–46 (.545).[16] The city did not field another [professional baseball](/source/Professional_baseball) team until the [Cleveland Manufacturers](/source/Cleveland_Manufacturers) joined the Appalachian League in 1921.[1] ## Season-by-season results Season Regular season Postseason Ref. Record Win % Finish GB Record Win % Result 1911 39–56 .411 5th 20 — — — [5] 1912 51–51 .500 4th 7 — — — [7] 1913 10–8 .556 DNF DNF — — — [15] Totals 100–115 .465 — — — — — — ## Notable players Seven Counts also played at least one game in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) during their careers. These players and their seasons with Cleveland were: - [Davey Crockett](/source/Davey_Crockett_(baseball)) (1911–1912)[17] - [Tiny Graham](/source/Tiny_Graham) (1913)[18] - [Dan Griner](/source/Dan_Griner) (1912)[19] - [Harry Hedgpeth](/source/Harry_Hedgpeth) (1911)[20] - [Cliff Markle](/source/Cliff_Markle) (1913)[21] - [Buck Thrasher](/source/Buck_Thrasher) (1911–1913)[22] - [Fritz Von Kolnitz](/source/Fritz_Von_Kolnitz) (1913)[23] ## References 1. ["Cleveland, Tennessee Encyclopedia"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Cleveland&state=TN&country=US). *Baseball-Reference*. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2020. 1. ["Appalachian League Team Rosters and Statistics"](https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-APPY1). *Stats Crew*. Retrieved June 1, 2020. 1. ["Cleveland Loses"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52587661/cleveland-loses/). *The Bristol Evening News*. May 23, 1911. p. 4. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Appalachian League"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52587929/appalachian-league/). *The Journal and Tribune*. May 31, 1911. p. 4. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["1911 Appalachian League Standings"](https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-APPY1/y-1911). *Stats Crew*. Retrieved June 1, 2020. 1. ["Gudger Pitches No-Hit Ball Game at Cleveland"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52588280/gudger-pitches-no-hit-ball-game-at/). *Knoxville Sentinel*. August 22, 1912. p. 8. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["1912 Appalachian League Standings"](https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-APPY1/y-1912). *Stats Crew*. Retrieved June 1, 2020. 1. ["Appalachian President Hands in Resignation"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52596798/appalachian-president-hands-in/). *Knoxville Sentinel*. June 4, 1913. p. 14. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Fisher Heads Appalachian; Cleveland Out, Jobbers In"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52597183/fisher-heads-appalachian-cleveland/). *Knoxville Sentinel*. June 5, 1913. p. 14. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Appalachian League"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52598650/appalachian-league/). *The Chattanooga News*. May 31, 1913. p. 14. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Appalachian League"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52598518/appalachian-league/). *The Chattanooga News*. June 2, 1913. p. 7. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Appalachian League"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52598416/appalachian-league/). *The Chattanooga News*. June 3, 1913. p. 12. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Appalachian League"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52597287/appalachian-league/). *The Chattanooga News*. June 4, 1913. p. 10. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Appalachian League"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52598277/appalachian-league/). *The Chattanooga News*. June 5, 1913. p. 8. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Standing of the Clubs"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52598850/standing-of-the-clubs/). *The Chattanooga News*. June 5, 1913. p. 8. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["1913 Appalachian League Standings"](https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-APPY1/y-1913). *Stats Crew*. Retrieved June 1, 2020. 1. ["Davey Crockett Minor League Statistics and History"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=crocke001dan). *Baseball-Reference*. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2020. 1. ["Tiny Graham Minor League Statistics and History"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=graham001daw). *Baseball-Reference*. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2020. 1. ["Dan Griner Minor League Statistics and History"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=griner001don). *Baseball-Reference*. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2020. 1. ["Harry Hedgpeth Minor League Statistics and History"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hedgpe001har). *Baseball-Reference*. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2020. 1. ["Cliff Markle Minor League Statistics and History"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=markle001cli). *Baseball-Reference*. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2020. 1. ["Buck Thrasher Minor League Statistics and History"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=thrash001fra). *Baseball-Reference*. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2020. 1. ["Fritz Von Kolnitz Minor League Statistics and History"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vonkol001alf). *Baseball-Reference*. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2020. ## External links - [Statistics from *Baseball-Reference*](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Cleveland&state=TN&country=US) - [Statistics from *Stats Crew*](https://www.statscrew.com/sports/places/m-4189169) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cleveland Counts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Counts) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Counts?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.