After four years without a team, the Morristown Cubs joined the Appalachian League in 1959 as a Class DShort Season affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.[2][6] As had the city's previous teams, the Cubs played at Sherwood Park.[7] The team was managed in its first season by Red Hayworth, who had played with the St. Louis Browns in 1944 and 1945.[8] Their scheduled June 25 season opener on the road with the Johnson City Phillies was postponed due to wet grounds.[9] They lost the next day's game at home, 7–4, versus the Phillies.[10] The Cubs won their first game on June 28, besting the Bluefield Orioles, 13–6, on the road.[11] Morristown captured the Appalachian League pennant with a 41–27 (.603) record.[12] The feat was accomplished on the last day of the season when the Cubs split their doubleheader with Johnson City and the second-place Salem Rebels lost to the Lynchburg Senators.[13]
The next two iterations of the team were less successful. In 1960, Morristown finished fourth of six teams at 32–35 (.478).[14] The 1961 team was fifth of eight teams with a record of 34–36 (.486).[15] The Cubs played their final game on August 31, defeating Johnson City at home, 8–7, in 14 innings.[16] The city did not field another team after the 1961 season.[2]
