The Hopkinsville Hoppers were a baseball team based in Hopkinsville, Kentucky between 1903 and 1954. The team initially played as the "Browns" in 1903 and 1904, before adopting the "Hoppers" moniker.
Hopkinsville teams played as exclusively as members of the KentuckyâÂÂIllinoisâÂÂTennessee League in 1903âÂÂ1905, 1910âÂÂ1914, 1916, 1922âÂÂ1923, 1935âÂÂ1942, 1946âÂÂ1954.
Hopkinsville was affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers (AA) from 1937 to 1939; Chicago Cubs 1946; Philadelphia A's 1953âÂÂ1954.
Today, the "Hoppers" team moniker has been adopted by the summer collegiate baseball wood-bat team that plays as a member of the Ohio Valley League, after the current team was founded in 2012. In 2012, Hopkinsville had the highest attendance in the league.