Negro League Baseball Discussion Forum: Negro League Teams – Information Exchange: Chattanooga choo choo"s ??? is this for real!!
By STEVEN MANLEY (Ssmanley) on Monday, October 25, 1999 – 09:53 pm:
I AM FROM CHATTANOOGA AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A NEGRO TEAM CALLED THE CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO"S
WHICH AT ONE TIME DURING THE MID TO LATE 40"S
WILLIE MAYS PLAYED,IF SO IWOULD LIKE ANY AND ALL INFORMATION ON THIS TEAM(ROSTERS,DATES ,WHERE PLAYED .etc. thank you
By Brent Kelley (Tomturner) on Friday, October 29, 1999 – 06:21 am:
Yes, the Choo-Choos were real and Mays played for them briefly. The owner of the team signed him away from a team that was passing through Chattanooga. I know a few more details, but I would have to dig them out. If you can't find any more info, let me know and I will look it up.