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  founded 1885
  city Chattanooga, Tennessee
  logo ChattanoogaLookoutsPNG
  uniformlogo ChattanoogaLookoutsCappng
  class Level Double-A (1885-present)
  current League Southern League (1885-1895, 1901-1902, 1976-Present)
  division Northern Division
  past League Southern Association (1910-1965)
  majorleague Cincinnati Reds (1987-Present)
  pastmajorleague Seattle Mariners (1983-1986)
  nickname Chattanooga Lookouts (1885-present)
  ballpark AT&T Field (2000-present)
  pastparks Engel Stadium (1930-1999)
  leaguechamps 1932, 1939, 1952, 1961, 1988
  divisionchamps 1988, 1992
  owner Frank Burke
  manager Jayhawk Owens


The Chattanooga Lookouts are a Minor League Baseball team based in Chattanooga, Tennessee , USA . They are named for nearby Lookout Mountain . The team, which plays in the Southern League , is the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds major-league club. The Lookouts play in AT&T Field , located in Chattanooga. Opened in 2000 , the stadium seats 6,160 fans. From 1930 - 1999 , the "Looks" played at historic Engel Stadium .

During previous owner Joe Engel's tenure, the Lookouts won four championships -- three with the Southern Association and a fourth with the South Atlantic League . For a time, Engel led the charge to own the Lookouts privately, with the help of several hundred fans as shareholders from 1938 to 1942 . In 1939 , as a privately owned franchise under coach Kiki Cuyler , the Lookouts claimed a championship.

Notable former Lookouts players that have made it to the Major Leagues include Baseball Hall of Famers Babe Ruth , Lou Gehrig , Hank Aaron , Satchel Paige , Willie Mays , Burleigh Grimes , Harmon Killebrew , and Ferguson Jenkins . Also, Adam Dunn (Cincinnati Reds), Austin Kearns (Washington Nationals), and Jason LaRue (Kansas City Royals) currently play in the MLB. Other notable former players include Alvin Davis , Mark Langston , Deion Sanders , Pete Rose Jr. (son of Pete Rose ) and Ben Broussard of the Seattle Mariners.

2007 will mark the teams' 102nd season of play in Chattanooga.


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