Princeton Infants
The Princeton Infants were a minor league baseball teams based in Princeton, Kentucky in 1905. Princeton played as members of the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League in 1905. Their only season of 1905 was cut short by the Yellow fever epidemic. History. The Princeton Infants began minor league play in 1905. Princeton became members of the six–team 1905 Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League, nicknamed as the KITTY League. Princeton was joined by the Cairo Giants, Henderson Hens, Hopkinsville Browns, Paducah Indians and Vincennes Alices in the Class D level league. The Princeton use of the "Infants" moniker likely derives  from new or young rostered teams being called the "Infants" or "Lambs" during the era. Beginning league play on May 4, 1905, the Princeton Infants finished 4th with a 46–61 record under managers R. Meredeth and John Ray. During the season, the Henderson and Hopkinsville franchised disbanded on July 18, 1905, reducing the league to four teams. On August 17, 1905, the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League season was ended early, with National Association permission, due to the Yellow fever epidemic. The Infants finished 24.0 games behind the 1st place Paducah Indians (68–35) in the final standings. The Vincennes Alices (65–41 ) and Cairo Giants (46–57) finished ahead of Princeton in the standings. Princeton was followed by the Hopkinsville Browns (31–44) and Henderson Hens (29–47). On June 27, 1905, at League Park in Princeton, the Princeton Infants and Hopkinsville played a 21–inning game. In front of 200 fans, Hopkinsville won the game 4–2. The game took 3:10 to play and ended at 6:10PM. The Princeton franchise permanently folded following the 1905 season. Princeton, Kentucky has not hosted another minor league team. The ballpark. The 1905 Princeton Infants were noted to have played minor league home games at League Park. Princeton Infants