Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Baseball in Hot Springs

— Hot Springs Central Avenue Historic District —

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 5, 2022

1. Baseball in Hot Springs Marker

Inscription. The Boston Red Sox was one of several Major League Baseball teams who held spring practice in Hot Springs. The city also had its own professional team, the Hot Springs Bathers.

Erected by City of Hot Springs.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.

Location. 34° 30.67′ N, 93° 3.246′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It can be reached from Central Avenue (Arkansas Route 7) south of Court Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the sidewalk, by a streetlamp post, in front of the post office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 620 Central Ave, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

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one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Notable Hot Springs Visitors (a few steps from this marker); Skirmish at Farr's Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); The Central Avenue Improvement Project (within shouting distance of this marker); George Hunt (within shouting distance of this marker); Carroll Cloar (within shouting distance of this marker); Lon Warneke (within shouting distance of this marker); The Martins (within shouting distance of this marker); Freeman Harrison Owens (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Also see . . . Hot Springs Bathers. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 17, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 5, 2022

2. Baseball in Hot Springs Marker

1948 Hot Springs Bathers Team Picture image. Click for full size.

via National Park Service, Hot Springs National Park Archives (Public Domain), 1948

3. 1948 Hot Springs Bathers Team Picture

The Bathers won the Cotton State League championship that season.

Taking a Bath image. Click for full size.

via National Park Service, Hot Springs National Park Archives (Public Domain), circa 1934/38

4. Taking a Bath

Detroit Tigers manager Mickey Cochrane enjoying a thermal bath at Maurice Bathhouse.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 296 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.