The baseball team was a source of recreation and pride for the residents of Bon Jellico. Games were held on Saturday afternoons. The baseball field was across the railroad and road from the Commissary in a level field near the company barn. "Of course they had to clear away the cow piles and horse biscuits before they could play ball." Fans would sit on the tracks and cheer on the team. The Bon Jellico team played other community teams in the area including Williamsburg, Jellico, Pruden an Emlyn.

Bon Jellico Baseball team members in the 1920's
Catcher -- Jim Chinn - Babe Curd - Homer Manning - Harry Stout
Pitchers -- Virgil Lovitt - Raymond Lovitt - Harold Bird - Silas Rutherford
1st Base -- Herman Click - Robert Fritts
2nd Base -- H.T. Cornelius - Dan Click - Red Steely - Moss Lovitt
Short Stop -- Earl Lovitt
3rd Base -- Paul Brown
Left Field -- Raymond Lovitt
Center Field -- Virgil Lovitt - Ray Owens
Right Field -- Everett McFarland

Bon Jellico Baseball team members in the 1930's
Catcher -- Jim Chinn
Pitchers -- Virgil Lovitt
1st Base -- Herman Click - Robert Fritts
2nd Base -- Dan Click
Short Stop -- Earl Lovitt
3rd Base -- Paul Brown
Left Field -- Raymond Lovitt
Center Field -- Ray Owens
Right Field -- Everett McFarland

Bon Jellico's last baseball team in the 1930's
Carrol Green
Johnny Green
Harry Stout
John Steely
Clyde Kirklin
Buck Reed
Earl Houston
Raymond Houston
John Stout
John Copeland
Oscar Martin
Clyde Carnes
Wes Nunley

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