Minor League Baseball
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team that played in the Southern League in 1885. They were located in
Memphis, Tennessee
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, and played their home games at
Olympic Park
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. In 1877, a different team also called the Memphis Reds played in the
League Alliance
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.
The Reds played their first game on April 15, losing to the Birmingham Coal Barons, 8–3, on the road. They ended the season in fifth place at 38–54 (.413).
In 1886, the city was represented in the Southern League by the
Memphis Grays
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.
Season-by-season results
Notable players
Twenty-eight Reds also played in at least one game in
Major League Baseball
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during their careers. These players were:
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Tug Arundel
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Career
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Tommy Bond
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Jack Brennan
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Scrappy Carroll
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* Clarence Cross
* Doug Crothers
* Billy Crowell
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Conny Doyle
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Ducky Hemp
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Trick McSorley
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Billy Palmer
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Perry Werden
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