Chattanooga Lookouts
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| Location: | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Established: | 1885 |
| MLB Affiliation: | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| League: | Southern League |
| Level: | AA |
| Ballpark: | AT&T Field |
| Championships: | 5 (1932, 1939, 1952, 1961, 1988) |
| Division Titles: | 2 |
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The Chattanooga Lookouts are a Minor League Baseball team based in Chattanooga, TN. They plays in the Southern League, and are the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Franchise History
They are named for nearby Lookout Mountain. The Lookouts play in AT&T Field, located in Chattanooga. Opened in 2000, the stadium seats 6,160 fans. From 1930-1999, the "Looks" played at historic Engel Stadium.
During previous owner Joe Engel's tenure, the Lookouts won four championships -- three with the Southern Association and a fourth with the South Atlantic League. For a time, Engel led the charge to own the Lookouts privately, with the help of several hundred fans as shareholders from 1938 to 1942. In 1939, as a privately owned franchise under coach Kiki Cuyler, the Lookouts claimed a championship.
2008 will mark the teams' 123rd season of play in Chattanooga.
Major League Affiliations
- Los Angeles Dodgers (2009-present)
- Cincinnati Reds (1987-2008)
- Seattle Mariners (1983-1986)
- Cleveland Indians (1978-1982)
- Oakland Athletics (1976-1977)
- Philadelphia Phillies (1960-1961), (1963-1965)
- Washington Senators (1932-1959)
Franchise Names
- Chattanooga Lookouts (1885-present)
Notable Alumni
- Lou Gehrig
- Burleigh Grimes
- Harmon Killebrew
- Adam Dunn
- Austin Kearns
- Jason LaRue
- Alvin Davis
- Mark Langston
- Deion Sanders
- Pete Rose Jr. (son of Pete Rose)
- Ben Broussard
Notable Red Sox Who Played Here
Trivia
- In 1931, the New York Yankees played an exhibition game against the Lookouts. During the game, a 17 year old girl named Jackie Mitchell pitched for the Lookouts and struck out Major League greats Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. A few days after the game, baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis voided Mitchell's contract, claiming that baseball was "too strenuous" for women.
