The Cairo Egyptians were a

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team from

Cairo, Illinois Cairo ( , sometimes ) is the southernmost city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois, Alexander County. A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the only Illinoi ...

, that played in the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (KITTY League) on and off from 1903 to 1948 and in the

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in 1897.

Team history

On February 7, 1897, the Cairo Egyptians, based in

, were formed as a charter member of the Class C

. Joining the Egyptions in the six-team league were the Evansville Brewers, Nashville Centennials, Paducah Little Colonels, Terre Haute Hottentots, and Washington Browns. Cairo's uniforms were gray and black. Severe financial problems throughout the circuit forced the league to disband on July 20. As of July 19, the final day of play, the Egyptians were in sixth place with a 30–39 (.435) record. Another Egyptians team played in the first Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (KITTY League) from 1903 to 1906 as the Egyptians (1903), Champions (1904), and Giants (1905–1906). It resurfaced as the Egyptians from 1911 to 1914 in the second KITTY League, then returned from 1922 to 1924 in another incarnation of the league. For the final KITTY league, the team played from 1946 to 1950 before folding for good. In 1949 to 1950, they were a

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affiliate known as the Cairo Dodgers.

References

External links

Cairo - Baseball Reference
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