# Lexington Colts

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The '''Lexington Colts''' were a baseball team competing in the [Blue Grass League](/source/Blue_Grass_League), 1908–1912, the [Ohio State League](/source/Ohio_State_League), 1913–1916, and the [Mountain States League](/source/Mountain_States_League_(1948%E2%80%9354)), 1954. The 1908 Lexington team was also called the "Thoroughbreds,"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1908 Lexington Colts Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-lt12575/y-1908|title=1908 Lexington Thoroughbreds minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref> Neither the team nor the league lasted through the 1954 season, but the manager was former major leaguer [Zeke Bonura](/source/Zeke_Bonura) and a star was future major leaguer [Lou Johnson](/source/Lou_Johnson).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=Lexington, Kentucky Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>

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Category:Defunct baseball teams in Kentucky
Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams
Category:Ohio State League teams
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Lexington, Kentucky
Category:Defunct Mountain States League (1948–1954) teams
Category:Baseball teams established in 1908
Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1954
Category:Blue Grass League teams
Category:1909 establishments in Kentucky
Category:1954 disestablishments in Kentucky

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