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ericnease84 · 02-09-2023, 03:00 PM

In early 1937, rumors began to swirl that several teams were on the move; rumors had circulated before, but nobody had actually moved since the New York Bears had moved from Milwaukee in 1905. The Kentucky Kings had been rumored to be a candidate to relocate for some time now, but in early 1937 their owner confirmed that he was searching for a new home. The fans' response was a lot of empty seats, and the lowest attendance in the league. The Dover Green Sox had the second lowest attendance, and while they were also rumored to be on the move, their owner denied it. The other team rumored to be looking for a new home was the Cleveland Blue Sox. All three teams were near the bottom in attendance, and also were having serious money problems. And to top off the Kings' money problems especially, they had the lowest payroll in the league.
As the season got underway, the Green Sox and Kings found themselves in the bottom of the standings again. The Blue Sox, on the other hand, got off to a great start and spent much of the season in first place. The Blackbirds challenged them for the division, but ultimately the Blue Sox prevailed to punch their ticket to the playoffs for only the second time in their history. Their first playoff appearance, winning the ABC West with a losing record in the first year of divisional play in 1921, had resulted in an unexpected World Series championship. Their opponent from the ABC East would be (who else?) the New York Knights.
In the NBC, the Trenton Tigers distanced themselves from the Kings and Green Sox, as they won the NBC East in a close race with the Yellow Jackets. With this division crown, the Tigers made the playoffs for the first time in their history, leaving the Kings and Green Sox as the only teams to have never made the playoffs in their history. In the NBC West, the St. Louis Browns ran away with the division, posting the league's best record at 94-46 and winning the division by 19 games.
In the playoffs, the Tigers won Game 1 but then dropped the next three as the Browns returned to the World Series, who would be going for their first championship in their fifth try. The Knights got their revenge on the Blue Sox, beating them in four games as well to set up a rematch of the 1934 World Series. And then in the World Series, the Browns got revenge on the Knights and beat them in six games, finally capturing their first championship in team history.

In 1938, attendance continued to dwindle in both Dover and Kentucky. By the end of 1938, the Kings were insolvent and clearly unable to function in their current market. It was announced that 1939 would be their last season playing in Louisville before finding a new home. If they did not find a new home by the end of 1939, then it was decided that both they and the Green Sox would be contracted, and a team would switch leagues to balance things out.
As for the teams that were actually good...the Knights won 99 games and ran away with the ABC East, winning the division by 30 games. As for the ABC West, the Prowlers and Silverbacks fought over the division title all season long until Cincinnati pulled away in the end to win it. Over in the NBC, the Yellow Jackets cruised to the NBC East championship, while the defending champion Browns won the NBC West by a wide margin.
In the playoffs, the Yellow Jackets defeated the Browns in four games to advance to the World Series, to try to win their first championship in their sixth try. In the ABC Championship Series, the Knights barely got past Cincinnati, winning the series in five games.
In a World Series re-match from two years ago, the Knights quickly asserted their dominance as they denied the Yellow Jackets their first championship, sweeping them to drop them to 0-6 in the World Series. As for the Knights, that was their 11th championship in team history.

02-09-2023, 03:00 PM	#49
ericnease84 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 144	1937 & 1938 In early 1937, rumors began to swirl that several teams were on the move; rumors had circulated before, but nobody had actually moved since the New York Bears had moved from Milwaukee in 1905. The Kentucky Kings had been rumored to be a candidate to relocate for some time now, but in early 1937 their owner confirmed that he was searching for a new home. The fans' response was a lot of empty seats, and the lowest attendance in the league. The Dover Green Sox had the second lowest attendance, and while they were also rumored to be on the move, their owner denied it. The other team rumored to be looking for a new home was the Cleveland Blue Sox. All three teams were near the bottom in attendance, and also were having serious money problems. And to top off the Kings' money problems especially, they had the lowest payroll in the league. As the season got underway, the Green Sox and Kings found themselves in the bottom of the standings again. The Blue Sox, on the other hand, got off to a great start and spent much of the season in first place. The Blackbirds challenged them for the division, but ultimately the Blue Sox prevailed to punch their ticket to the playoffs for only the second time in their history. Their first playoff appearance, winning the ABC West with a losing record in the first year of divisional play in 1921, had resulted in an unexpected World Series championship. Their opponent from the ABC East would be (who else?) the New York Knights. In the NBC, the Trenton Tigers distanced themselves from the Kings and Green Sox, as they won the NBC East in a close race with the Yellow Jackets. With this division crown, the Tigers made the playoffs for the first time in their history, leaving the Kings and Green Sox as the only teams to have never made the playoffs in their history. In the NBC West, the St. Louis Browns ran away with the division, posting the league's best record at 94-46 and winning the division by 19 games. In the playoffs, the Tigers won Game 1 but then dropped the next three as the Browns returned to the World Series, who would be going for their first championship in their fifth try. The Knights got their revenge on the Blue Sox, beating them in four games as well to set up a rematch of the 1934 World Series. And then in the World Series, the Browns got revenge on the Knights and beat them in six games, finally capturing their first championship in team history. In 1938, attendance continued to dwindle in both Dover and Kentucky. By the end of 1938, the Kings were insolvent and clearly unable to function in their current market. It was announced that 1939 would be their last season playing in Louisville before finding a new home. If they did not find a new home by the end of 1939, then it was decided that both they and the Green Sox would be contracted, and a team would switch leagues to balance things out. As for the teams that were actually good...the Knights won 99 games and ran away with the ABC East, winning the division by 30 games. As for the ABC West, the Prowlers and Silverbacks fought over the division title all season long until Cincinnati pulled away in the end to win it. Over in the NBC, the Yellow Jackets cruised to the NBC East championship, while the defending champion Browns won the NBC West by a wide margin. In the playoffs, the Yellow Jackets defeated the Browns in four games to advance to the World Series, to try to win their first championship in their sixth try. In the ABC Championship Series, the Knights barely got past Cincinnati, winning the series in five games. In a World Series re-match from two years ago, the Knights quickly asserted their dominance as they denied the Yellow Jackets their first championship, sweeping them to drop them to 0-6 in the World Series. As for the Knights, that was their 11th championship in team history.