1904 Memphis Egyptians season

1904 Memphis Egyptians
1904 Memphis Egyptians
League	Southern Association
Ballpark	Russwood Park
City	Memphis, Tennessee
Record	81–54
League place	1st
Managers	Lew Whistler
	← 1903

The 1904 Memphis Egyptians season represented the Memphis Egyptians baseball team in the Southern Association and won their second consecutive league pennant.^[1]^[2] The team played its games at Russwood Park.^[3] The team's manager was Lew Whistler.^[4] The team used a bear, Natch, as a mascot, chained to a tree in Overton Park, which led to the founding of the Memphis Zoo.^[5]

References

^ "The reach: official American league baseball guide". February 18, 1902 – via Google Books.
^ Wayne Dowdy, G. (18 March 2014). On This Day in Memphis History. ISBN 9781625845917.
^ "Historic Memphis Russwood Park". historic-memphis.com.
^ "Southern Association Baseball - Memphis".
^ "ca. 1904 photo of Natch, the bear that "started" the Memph…". Flickr.

[1] "The reach: official American league baseball guide". February 18, 1902 – via Google Books.

[2] Wayne Dowdy, G. (18 March 2014). On This Day in Memphis History. ISBN 9781625845917.

[3] "Historic Memphis Russwood Park". historic-memphis.com.

[4] "Southern Association Baseball - Memphis".

[5] "ca. 1904 photo of Natch, the bear that "started" the Memph…". Flickr.

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Formerly the Memphis Egyptians/Turtles Based in Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark	Russwood Park
Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Southern pennants in bold