Jump to content

Negro Southeastern League

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Negro Southeastern League
ClassificationMinor League Baseball (1921)
SportNegro league baseball
First season1921
Ceased1921
PresidentC. H. McCarthy
No. of teams7
CountryUnited States of America
Most titlesUnknown

The Negro Southeastern League was a minor league formed in 1921 and was one of the several Negro leagues that operated during the era of segregated organized baseball. The league was organized as a seven-team league, with one league franchise based in Alabama and six in Georgia.

History

[edit]

The Negro Southeastern League was organized by President C. H. McCarthy. The league was structured with a fourteen-player roster limit and a $1,5000 month salary cap per team. The Negro Southeastern League had member seven teams scheduled to play a 126-game season schedule.[1]

1921 Negro Southeastern League teams

[edit]
Team name City represented Year active
Albany Giants Albany, Georgia 1921
Atlanta Cubs Atlanta, Georgia 1921
Macon White Sox Macon, Georgia 1921
Montgomery Grey Sox Montgomery, Alabama
Southside Park[2]
1921
Moultrie Moultrie, Georgia 1921
Savanah Savannah, Georgia 1921
Thomasville Giants Thomasville, Georgia 1921

[1][3]

Standing & statistics

[edit]

The standings and statistics for the 1921 Negro Southeastern League are unknown.[1][4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Negro Southeastern League (1921)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research.
  2. ^ "Negro Southern League is Formed" The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama, Sunday, April 18, 1920, Page 5, Column 5
  3. ^ "Negro "Minor" League Teams" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research.
  4. ^ "Center for Negro League Baseball Research > Home". Center for Negro League Baseball Research.
[edit]