Mountain States League (1948–1954)

The Mountain States League was a Class D and Class C minor league baseball league which operated in the United States from 1948 to 1954. The league was a Class D level league, becoming a Class C league during its final season in 1954. The league disbanded on July 20, 1954. The cities of Harlan, Kentucky, and Morristown, Tennessee, were represented for the full seven–year existence of the circuit.

History
A total of 16 teams competed in the Mountain States League. In 1954, the Morristown Red Sox team disbanded on May 15, and was replaced when the Maryville-Alcoa Twins moved to Morristown on June 19. Both the Morristown Twins and Lexington Colts disbanded on July 7.

Virgil Q. Wacks served as president for the duration of the league.

Cities represented

 * Big Stone Gap, VA: Big Stone Gap Rebels 1949–1953
 * Harlan, KY: Harlan Smokies 1948–1954
 * Hazard, KY: Hazard Bombers 1948–1952
 * Jenkins, KY: Jenkins Cavaliers 1948–1951
 * Kingsport, TN: Kingsport Cherokees 1953–1954
 * Knoxville, TN: Knoxville Smokies 1953
 * Lexington, KY: Lexington Colts 1954
 * Maryville, TN & Alcoa, TN: Maryville-Alcoa Twins 1953–1954
 * Middlesboro, KY: Middlesboro Athletics 1949–1954
 * Morristown, TN: Morristown Red Sox 1948–1954; Morristown Twins 1954
 * Newport, TN: Newport Canners 1948–1950
 * Norton, VA: Norton Braves 1951–1953
 * Oak Ridge, TN: Oak Ridge Bombers 1948; Oak Ridge Pioneers 1954
 * Pennington Gap, VA: Pennington Gap Miners 1948–1951

Standings & statistics
1948 Mountain States League - schedule 1949 Mountain States League - schedule 1954 Mountain States League - schedule