Central City Reds
The Central City Reds were a minor league baseball team based in Central City, Kentucky. In 1954, the Central City Reds played a partial season as members of the Class D level Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League, hosting home games at the Central City Municipal Park. The 1954 Jackson Generals had a record of 1–44, with 26 consecutive losses when the team was relocated to Central City during the season. History Central City, Kentucky first hosted minor league baseball in 1954, when the Central City "Reds" became members of the eight–team Class D level Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League, known informally as the KITTY League. Central City joined the league during the season. The "Reds" moniker possibly originated when the Jackson Generals played as an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds in 1953. Cincinnati did not continue its affiliation with Jackson in the 1954, before the team moved to Central City. Beginning the season in the 1954 Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League, the Jackson Generals opened the season with a 20–0 loss to the Union City Dodgers at Union City. This was the first of 26 consecutive losses. Their first win came on May 31 in the second game of a doubleheader when they defeated the Madisonville Miners, 10–2, to