Egypt
Southern Association team season
The 1904 Memphis Egyptians season represented the Memphis Egyptians baseball team in the Southern Association and won their second consecutive league pennant.[1] [2] The team played its games at Russwood Park .[3] The team's manager was Lew Whistler.[4] The team used a bear, Natch, as a mascot, chained to a tree in Overton Park, which led to the founding of the Memphis Zoo .[5]
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