{{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox Minor League Baseball | name = Jackson Climbers | firstseason = 1911 | lastseason = | allyears = | city = Jackson, Tennessee | logo = | caplogo = | class level = Class D | league = Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League | majorleague = Unaffiliated | nickname=Jackson Climbers | ballpark =Lakeview Ball Park | leaguenum = 0 | leaguechamps = None }} The '''Jackson Climbers''' were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League in 1911.<ref name=SCteam>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-hc11942/y-1911|title=1911 Harrisburg Miners/Jackson Climbers Statistics|work=Stats Crew|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}</ref> The Climbers were located in Jackson, Tennessee, and played their home games at Lakeview Ball Park.<ref name=SCteam/> The team began the season in Harrisburg, Illinois, as the Harrisburg Miners but relocated on August 13 after severe financial losses.<ref name=SCteam/><ref name=Pd8-14-11>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51898699/just-off-the-bat/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Just Off the Bat|work=The Paducah Sun-Democrat|location=Paducah|date=August 14, 1911|page=2}}</ref>
Jackson assumed Harrisburg's 8–15 (.348) record.<ref name=SCleague>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-KITL/y-1911|title=1911 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League Standings|work=Stats Crew|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}</ref> After transferring, Jackson's first game was a 6–1 win on the road against the Cairo Egyptians on August 14.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51899389/jackson-breaks-in-with-victory/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Jackson Breaks in with Victory|work=The Paducah Sun-Democrat|location=Paducah|date=August 15, 1911|page=2}}</ref> The Climbers closed out the season on September 22 by losing both games of a doubleheader to the Paducah Polecats, 8–0 and 4–1.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51897399/in-third-place-with-henderson/|via=Newspapers.com|title=In Third Place with Henderson|work=The Paducah Sun-Democrat|location=Paducah|date=September 23, 1911|page=2}}</ref> In Jackson, the Climbers went 57–43 (.570).<ref name=SCleague/> Their composite record across both cities was 65–58 (.528), placing seventh of eight teams.<ref name=SCleague/> They failed to win either half of the league's split-season in their only year of competition.<ref name=SCteam/><ref name=SCleague/>
==Notable players== The only Climber to also play in Major League Baseball was Ernie Gust, who made his major league debut with the St. Louis Browns on August 17, 1911.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gust--001ern|title=Ernie Gust Minor League Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Harrisburg&state=IL&country=US Statistics from ''Baseball-Reference''] *[https://www.statscrew.com/sports/places/m-4106872 Statistics from ''Stats Crew'']
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