Chattanooga Choo-Choos Explained

The Chattanooga Choo-Choos were a minor league Negro league baseball team based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The team was a member of the Negro Southern League, which was considered a minor league for the duration of the Choo-Choos' affiliation, and fielded a team from until . The Choo-Choos played their home games at Engel Stadium.^[1] The team is noted as the first professional baseball organization for which Hall of Famer Willie Mays played.^[2]

The Chattanooga chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research is named in honor of the team.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Charlie's Ballparks . 2007-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070124021624/http://mysite.verizon.net/charliesballparks/stadiums/engel.htm . 2007-01-24 . dead .
2. News: Baseball legend Willie Mays got his start in Chattanooga . . June 20, 2024.
3. Web site: Choo Choo (Chattanooga) Chapter . Society for American Baseball Research.