The Jackson Climbers were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D KentuckyâÂÂIllinoisâÂÂTennessee League in 1911. The Climbers were located in Jackson, Tennessee, and played their home games at Lakeview Ball Park. The team began the season in Harrisburg, Illinois, as the Harrisburg Miners but relocated on August 13 after severe financial losses.
Jackson assumed Harrisburg's 8âÂÂ15 (.348) record. After transferring, Jackson's first game was a 6âÂÂ1 win on the road against the Cairo Egyptians on August 14. The Climbers closed out the season on September 22 by losing both games of a doubleheader to the Paducah Polecats, 8âÂÂ0 and 4âÂÂ1. In Jackson, the Climbers went 57âÂÂ43 (.570). Their composite record across both cities was 65âÂÂ58 (.528), placing seventh of eight teams. They failed to win either half of the league's split-season in their only year of competition.
The only Climber to also play in Major League Baseball was Ernie Gust, who made his major league debut with the St. Louis Browns on August 17, 1911.