129:
created during the time organized baseball was segregated. The NSL was organized as a minor league in 1920 and lasted until 1936. It was considered a major league for the 1932 season and it was also the only organized league to finish its full schedule that season (primarily due to the
1309:
winner. For some years it is unclear if a split season was played and if the second half schedule was completed. In the below list, the first half winner is noted with a raised "1" and the second half winner is noted with a raised "2".
187:
those years. The remaining NSL teams all played independent schedules those years. The 1929 season was poorly attended and teams struggled to complete their schedules; Birmingham and
Memphis did not participate. For the 1930 season, the
1632:
1745:
1509:
The Negro Dixie Series was an informal "championship" series between a top NSL team and the champion of one of the various Texas-based Negro leagues. Oddly, the NSL participant was usually not the league champion.
2363:
167:. The NSL operated on an irregular basis as each season's schedule was depended upon the availability of the more prominent team owners who were quick to seek more profitable avenues whenever possible.
2199:
196:
left for the NNL; this, and the continued absence of
Birmingham and Memphis, led to the 1930 season being scrapped. The remaining NSL teams played independent schedules that year, while the
2044:
895:
1621:
1305:
Most seasons were split in halves, with the winner of the first half of the season playing the winner of the second half of the season in a formal league play-off that decided the
1250:: Cole's American Giants, Nashville Elite Giants, Little Rock Grays, Louisville Black Caps, Indianapolis ABC's, Birmingham Black Barons, Atlanta Black Crackers and Cleveland Cubs;
2358:
1092:: Montgomery Grey Sox, Atlanta Black Crackers, New Orleans Caulfield Ads, Knoxville Giants, Birmingham Black Barons, Nashville White Sox, Pensacola Giants and Jacksonville Stars.
1752:
782:
2002:
644:
212:
For most of its existence, the NSL was considered a minor league, with some teams providing talent to more profitable Negro league teams. The most notable example is the
2050:
913:
1692:
1551:
846:
277:
On the eve of integration in 1945, a new minor Negro league was organized with teams in the South; it assumed the name of the old league and also called itself the
2008:
820:
673:
1081:
2504:
2056:
925:
1966:
1948:
490:
439:
318:
156:
1493:
No 2nd half standings have been found, but since
Claybrook took place in the end-of-season play-off, they are assumed to have been the 2nd half champions.
2068:
2038:
950:
883:
17:
2074:
1954:
962:
451:
314:
254:
When the NSL collapsed for the last time after the 1936 season, some of its member teams folded as well, but a handful of the teams continued on. The
2524:
2194:
2080:
2026:
974:
859:
2032:
1978:
1240:: Cole's American Giants, Monroe Monarchs, Little Rock Grays, Louisville Black Caps, Indianapolis ABC's, Atlanta Black Crackers and Cleveland Cubs.
871:
552:
2187:
2182:
2177:
2172:
1984:
565:
1008:
Note: An "associate team" is one who is not a member of the league, but games played against them by league teams count in the league standings.
2215:
2014:
1738:
1685:
688:
2144:
2559:
1572:
first-half title dismissed by the league president, who also happened to be the owner of the team who did claim the first-half title (
2272:
2267:
201:
2450:
2348:
2279:
2220:
1254:: Little Rock Stars, New Orleans Crescent Stars, Shreveport Cubs, Algiers Giants, Jackson Senators and Alexandria Lincoln Giants.
1017:
Eight franchises competed in the league in 1932, the sole season the Negro
Southern League was considered a major Negro league:
2554:
2544:
2167:
2534:
2529:
2514:
2420:
2415:
2327:
2302:
1569:
1544:
259:
243:
2539:
2519:
2509:
2262:
1282:: Claybrook Tigers, New Orleans Caulfield Ads, Atlanta Black Crackers, Chattanooga Black Lookouts and Montgomery Grey Sox.
278:
246:
in 1933, many players and some teams left the NSL and it slipped back into being regarded as having minor league status.
224:
184:
135:
1166:: New Orleans Caulfield Ads, Albany Giants, Montgomery Grey Sox, Atlanta Black Crackers and Chattanooga Black Lookouts.
231:
had decimated the profits of most Negro league teams and only a few organized Negro leagues survived; the newly formed
2549:
2353:
1820:
1669:
1568:
challenged the
Crescent Stars to a "self-proclaimed" Negro World Series. The American Giants had their claim to the
1031:
796:
2137:
1533:
1526:
2499:
1296:: Cincinnati Tigers, Nashville Black Vols and Hopkinsville Athletics. League fell apart before second-half ended.
1222:: Evansville Louis Reichert Giants, Atlanta Black Crackers, Louisville Black Caps and New Orleans Caulfield Ads;
235:
also folded in mid-1932. The NSL was considered the highest quality surviving league and it therefore became the
2478:
274:, which was newly organized in time for the 1937 season and absorbed some NSL teams when the league collapsed.
1466:
1st half only, no 2nd half, season ended (Nashville Elite Giants were also recognized as winning the 1st half)
1176:: Birmingham Black Barons, Memphis Red Sox, Albany Giants, Montgomery Grey Sox and New Orleans Caulfield Ads;
163:
were far less organized and lucrative than those in the north, owing to a smaller population base and a lower
2465:
1576:). In response, Chicago held their own championship series, and defeated the Crescent Stars, 5 games to 1.
2455:
2130:
239:
major league for the 1932 season. The NSL was the only organized league to complete their full schedule.
2425:
2389:
1923:
1917:
619:
578:
289:
Eight franchises competed in what many consider the first "minor league" season in 1920. They were the
1264:: Little Rock Stars, Shreveport Cubs, Algiers Giants, Jackson Senators and Alexandria Lincoln Giants;
298:
227:
collapsed for good after the 1931 season and many players (and two teams) migrated to the NSL. The
1893:
1815:
1810:
1565:
1411:
1373:
1026:
745:
403:
306:
267:
176:
95:
2307:
1905:
1887:
1850:
1805:
1180:: Evansville Louis Reichert Giants, Bessemer Grey Sox, Hopkinsville Athletics and Jackson Cubs.
1065:
1021:
463:
378:
294:
255:
189:
160:
91:
2430:
2332:
2312:
2153:
1990:
1929:
1830:
1036:
700:
271:
193:
152:
134:). Prior to the season, several established teams joined the NSL, mainly from the collapsed
126:
47:
1116:: Atlanta Black Crackers, Birmingham Black Barons and New Orleans Caulfield Ads (mid-June);
2399:
2384:
2317:
2112:
The Negro
Southern League did not organize for the following seasons: 1924–1925, 1928, 1930
1573:
990:
833:
591:
217:
2103:
Years in parentheses are years as a full member in the Negro
Southern League. Years as an
8:
2460:
1960:
1881:
1845:
1515:
1060:
477:
358:
310:
290:
2364:
National
Association of Colored Baseball Clubs of the United States and Cuba (1907–1909)
2394:
2225:
1555:
1519:
164:
1278:: Monroe Monarchs, Louisville Caps, Cincinnati Tigers and New Orleans Crescent Stars;
2062:
1825:
1725:
1665:
1226:: Birmingham Black Barons, Memphis Red Sox, Knoxville Giants and Montgomery Grey Sox.
938:
770:
661:
1730:
2246:
2020:
1875:
1594:
1306:
719:
345:
302:
232:
228:
131:
1130:: Knoxville Giants, Louisville Stars, Montgomery Grey Sox and Chattanooga Tigers;
175:
The NSL did not organize a schedule for the 1924, 1925 or 1928 seasons due to the
2241:
1911:
1899:
1840:
1835:
1662:
The
Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues: The Other Half of Baseball History
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1050:
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526:
418:
263:
213:
197:
180:
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2086:
1972:
1044:
1040:
808:
732:
539:
1595:"Negro League Baseball Dot Com - Historical Timeline Of Negro League Baseball"
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1996:
607:
81:
1076:
Below is a timeline of teams that played more than one season in the NSL:
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2359:
International League of
Independent Professional Base Ball Clubs (1906)
353:• Only played in 2nd half of 1932 season and just as an associate team
321:. Below is a list of teams that competed in the Negro Southern League.
1407:
1926: Birmingham Black Barons defeated Memphis Red Sox, 5g-2g (3 ties)
1720:
854:• Only played in 2nd half of season and just as an associate team
1268:: Cincinnati Tigers, Birmingham Black Barons and Louisville Caps.
1106:: Nashville Elite Giants, Memphis Red Sox and Chattanooga Tigers.
1404:
1921: Nashville Elite Giants defeated Montgomery Grey Sox, 4g-1g
1102:: Nashville White Sox, Pensacola Giants and Jacksonville Stars;
1199:: Bessemer Grey Sox, Hopkinsville Athletics and Jackson Cubs;
1079:
1120:: Louisville Stars and New Orleans Crescent Stars (mid-June).
828:• Replaced Birmingham Black Barons during 1st half of season
328:
Negro Southern League (1920–1923, 1926–1927, 1929, 1931–1936)
113:
League did not organize for the 1924–25, 28, or 1930 seasons
1564:
After the completion of the 1933 Negro Dixie Series, the
159:
in 1920 as a minor league. Leagues in the depression-era
110:
1932 is considered the only year of "major league" status
1550:
1933 (first round): New Orleans Crescent Stars defeated
740:• Replaced Louisville Black Caps for 2nd half of season
485:• Possibly same franchise as or related to Elite Giants
1417:
1935: Claybrook Tigers defeated Memphis Red Sox, 4g-3g
1203:: Louisville Black Caps and New Orleans Caulfield Ads.
1760:
681:• The 1927 and 1936 teams are possibly separate teams
586:• Replaced Caulfield Ads for 2nd half of 1922 season
1532:
1932: Monroe Monarchs (NSL) defeated Austin (of the
1529:) defeated Nashville Elite Giants (NSL), no details
1236:: Chattanooga Black Lookouts and Knoxville Giants;
933:• Replaced Jackson Senators for 2nd half of season
373:• Replaced Monroe Monarchs during 1st half of 1933
284:
1292:: Claybrook Tigers and New Orleans Caulfield Ads;
510:• Possibly same franchise as or related to Tigers
1664:. Fern Park, Florida: Hastings House Publishers.
2491:
2349:Southern League of Colored Base Ballists (1886)
2216:List of Negro league baseball postseason games
2505:Defunct baseball leagues in the United States
2138:
1746:
1691:. Center for Negro League Baseball Research.
1631:. Center for Negro League Baseball Research.
1586:
2421:West Coast Negro Baseball Association (1946)
1726:Negro Southern League Museum Research Center
1686:""Play-Off Championship" Series (1930-1939)"
1629:Negro Southern League Museum Research Center
1514:1927: Nashville Elite Giants (NSL) defeated
1012:
2145:
2131:
1753:
1739:
2152:
413:• Only played in 1st half of 1932 season
2525:Baseball leagues in Georgia (U.S. state)
2354:National Colored Base Ball League (1887)
1655:
1653:
1616:
1614:
1612:
1610:
1475:1st half only, no 2nd half, season ended
1457:1st half only, no 2nd half, season ended
1539:1933: New Orleans Crescent Stars (NSL)
790:• Dropped out before end of 1931 season
14:
2492:
2426:Negro American Association (1948–1949)
1659:
1414:defeated Nashville Elite Giants, 5g-3g
1090:Formation of NSL consisting of 8 teams
765:• Only played 1st half of 1933 season
683:• Only played 1st half of 1936 season
434:• Only played 1st half of 1922 season
281:. This second NSL lasted until 1951.
2126:
1734:
1650:
1607:
1592:
1504:
1831:Louisville Black Caps/Columbus Turfs
1313:
727:• Only played in 2nd half of season
573:• Only played in 1st half of season
560:• Only played in 1st half of season
547:• Only played in 1st half of season
1698:from the original on March 15, 2014
1638:from the original on March 27, 2017
1300:
24:
2560:Sports leagues established in 1920
1398:
1318:
1071:
25:
2571:
2431:Negro American League (1951–1960)
2416:Negro Southern League (1945–1951)
2390:Negro American Association (1939)
2380:Negro Southern League (1920–1936)
1762:Negro Southern League (1920–1936)
1714:
1622:"Negro Southern League Standings"
908:• Only played 1st half of season
141:
2400:United States League (1945–1946)
2385:Texas Colored League (1919–1931)
2200:Negro leaguers who played in MLB
1351:1927: Chattanooga Black Lookouts
654:Evansville Louis Reichert Giants
285:Negro Southern League franchises
207:
151:The Negro Southern League was a
1678:
1543:Nashville Elite Giants (of the
1448:Disputed by Nashville White Sox
18:Negro Southern League (1920–36)
2051:Alexandria (LA) Lincoln Giants
1525:1931: Monroe Monarchs (of the
1487:
1478:
1469:
1460:
1451:
1442:
1162:: New Orleans Crescent Stars;
914:Alexandria (LA) Lincoln Giants
216:acting as a farm team for the
13:
1:
2555:Baseball leagues in Tennessee
2545:Baseball leagues in Louisiana
1579:
1392:1936: Birmingham Black Barons
1348:1926: Birmingham Black Barons
1333:1923: Birmingham Black Barons
125:(NSL) was one of the several
2535:Baseball leagues in Illinois
2530:Baseball leagues in Kentucky
2515:Baseball leagues in Arkansas
1973:Bessemer (AL) Stars/Grey Sox
1721:Negro Southern League Museum
1534:Texas–Louisiana Negro League
1527:Texas–Louisiana Negro League
1369:1931: Nashville Elite Giants
1360:1929: Nashville Elite Giants
1330:1922: Nashville Elite Giants
1327:1921: Nashville Elite Giants
714:• Disbanded mid-season 1932
7:
2540:Baseball leagues in Indiana
2520:Baseball leagues in Florida
2510:Baseball leagues in Alabama
2009:Hopkinsville (KY) Athletics
1484:Disputed by Monroe Monarchs
821:Lexington (KY) Hard Hitters
783:Little Rock Black Travelers
674:Hopkinsville (KY) Athletics
633:for 1st half of 1926 season
170:
146:
10:
2576:
2328:Negro National League (II)
2235:International competitions
2195:First black players in MLB
2003:Evansville Reichert Giants
1924:Chattanooga Black Lookouts
1918:New Orleans Crescent Stars
1383:New Orleans Crescent Stars
1134:: Birmingham Black Barons.
645:Evansville Reichert Giants
620:Chattanooga Black Lookouts
579:New Orleans Crescent Stars
531:1920–1923, 1926, 1931–1936
73:6-8 per season (~44 total)
2474:
2443:
2408:
2395:Negro Major League (1942)
2372:
2341:
2323:Negro Southern League (I)
2303:Negro National League (I)
2295:
2288:
2255:
2234:
2208:
2160:
2100:
1939:
1900:New Orleans Caulfield Ads
1866:
1859:
1796:
1768:
1324:1920: Montgomery Grey Sox
1013:1932: Major league status
419:New Orleans Caulfield Ads
326:
299:New Orleans Caulfield Ads
260:new Negro National League
249:
244:new Negro National League
198:New Orleans Caulfield Ads
107:
102:
87:
77:
69:
61:
53:
43:
35:
2550:Baseball leagues in Ohio
2221:List of league champions
2057:Pine Bluff (AR) Boosters
1908:(1921–23,26–27,29,31–32)
1896:(1920–21,23,26,31,34–36)
1890:(1920–21,26–27,29,35–36)
1884:(1920–22,26,31–33,35–36)
926:Pine Bluff (AR) Boosters
27:American baseball league
2456:East–West All-Star Game
1894:Birmingham Black Barons
1811:Birmingham Black Barons
1566:Chicago American Giants
1552:Houston Black Buffaloes
1378:1933: Memphis Red Sox /
847:Alcoa Aluminum Sluggers
404:Birmingham Black Barons
307:Birmingham Black Barons
268:Birmingham Black Barons
242:With the creation of a
177:Birmingham Black Barons
96:Birmingham Black Barons
2500:Negro baseball leagues
2308:Eastern Colored League
2263:List of teams by state
1906:Nashville Elite Giants
1888:Atlanta Black Crackers
1851:Nashville Elite Giants
1821:Indianapolis ABCs (II)
1816:Cole's American Giants
1806:Atlanta Black Crackers
1789:: 1920–1931, 1933–1936
1412:Cole's American Giants
1389:1935: Claybrook Tigers
1374:Cole's American Giants
1066:Nashville Elite Giants
1047:during the 1932 season
1027:Cole's American Giants
1022:Atlanta Black Crackers
841:• Associate team only
746:Cole's American Giants
662:Bessemer (AL) Grey Sox
534:• Associate team 1920
521:• Associate team only
464:Nashville Elite Giants
379:Atlanta Black Crackers
295:Atlanta Black Crackers
256:Nashville Elite Giants
202:Texas–Louisiana League
190:Nashville Elite Giants
161:Southern United States
127:Negro baseball leagues
92:Nashville Elite Giants
2333:Negro American League
2313:American Negro League
2154:Negro league baseball
2075:Claybrook (AR) Tigers
2045:Jackson (TN) Senators
1930:Louisville Black Caps
1926:(1926–27,29,31,35–36)
1914:(1921–23,26,31–33–36)
1660:Holway, John (2001).
1037:Louisville Black Caps
963:Claybrook (AR) Tigers
896:Jackson (TN) Senators
701:Louisville Black Caps
508:• Associate team only
388:• Alternately called
279:Negro Southern League
272:Negro American League
262:for years, while the
225:Negro National League
194:Louisville Black Caps
185:Negro National League
183:participating in the
153:Negro baseball league
136:Negro National League
123:Negro Southern League
48:Negro league baseball
31:Negro Southern League
2087:Nashville Black Vols
1574:Pittsburgh Crawfords
991:Nashville Black Vols
834:Kansas City Monarchs
408:1920–21, 1923, 1926,
350:1920–1922, 1931–1932
218:Kansas City Monarchs
2033:Algiers (LA) Giants
1979:Gadsden (AL) Giants
1961:Nashville White Sox
1882:Montgomery Grey Sox
1846:Montgomery Grey Sox
1516:Dallas Black Giants
1061:Montgomery Grey Sox
872:Algiers (LA) Giants
553:Gadsden (AL) Giants
540:Bessemer (AL) Stars
478:Nashville White Sox
468:1921–1923, 1926–27,
385:1929, 1932, 1935–36
359:Montgomery Grey Sox
311:Nashville White Sox
291:Montgomery Grey Sox
32:
2273:minor league teams
2268:major league teams
2226:Negro World Series
1997:Albany (GA) Giants
1967:Chattanooga Tigers
1949:Jacksonville Stars
1902:(1920–22,26,29,35)
1860:Minor league teams
1797:Major league teams
1593:Mills, P. (2003).
1556:Negro Texas League
1520:Negro Texas League
1505:Negro Dixie Series
1386:1934: Undetermined
1365:no schedule played
1356:no schedule played
1344:no schedule played
1338:no schedule played
1211:no schedule played
1188:no schedule played
1151:no schedule played
1142:no schedule played
608:Albany (GA) Giants
491:Chattanooga Tigers
440:Jacksonville Stars
410:1931–32, 1934–1936
365:1931–1933, 1935–36
319:Jacksonville Stars
165:standard of living
30:
2487:
2486:
2439:
2438:
2280:Timeline of teams
2120:
2119:
2113:
2108:
2096:
2095:
2069:Atlanta Athletics
2063:Cincinnati Tigers
2039:Little Rock Stars
2015:Jackson (TN) Cubs
1826:Little Rock Grays
1502:
1501:
1426:
1425:
1032:Indianapolis ABCs
1005:
1004:
951:Atlanta Athletics
939:Cincinnati Tigers
884:Little Rock Stars
797:Indianapolis ABCs
771:Little Rock Grays
689:Jackson (TN) Cubs
383:1920–21, 1926–27,
119:
118:
16:(Redirected from
2567:
2409:Post-integration
2318:East–West League
2293:
2292:
2247:Serie Monumental
2147:
2140:
2133:
2124:
2123:
2111:
2102:
2021:Atlanta Panthers
1991:Louisville Stars
1955:Pensacola Giants
1876:Knoxville Giants
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1863:
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1697:
1690:
1682:
1676:
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1657:
1648:
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1637:
1626:
1618:
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1604:
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1601:
1590:
1494:
1491:
1485:
1482:
1476:
1473:
1467:
1464:
1458:
1455:
1449:
1446:
1429:
1428:
1382:
1314:
1301:League champions
720:Atlanta Panthers
639:for 1929 season
592:Louisville Stars
583:1922–23, 1933–34
452:Pensacola Giants
432:1st half of 1926
423:1920–1922, 1926,
392:1st half of 1926
368:• Also known as
363:1920–1922, 1926,
346:Knoxville Giants
324:
323:
315:Pensacola Giants
303:Knoxville Giants
270:excelled in the
258:excelled in the
233:East-West League
229:Great Depression
132:Great Depression
33:
29:
21:
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2574:
2570:
2569:
2568:
2566:
2565:
2564:
2490:
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2488:
2483:
2470:
2435:
2404:
2368:
2337:
2284:
2251:
2242:American Series
2230:
2204:
2168:List of players
2156:
2151:
2121:
2116:
2092:
2081:Louisville Caps
2027:Shreveport Cubs
1941:
1935:
1920:(1922–23,33–34)
1912:Memphis Red Sox
1868:
1855:
1841:Monroe Monarchs
1836:Memphis Red Sox
1798:
1792:
1773:Classifications
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1759:
1717:
1712:
1711:
1701:
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1679:
1672:
1658:
1651:
1641:
1639:
1635:
1624:
1620:
1619:
1608:
1599:
1597:
1591:
1587:
1582:
1507:
1498:
1497:
1492:
1488:
1483:
1479:
1474:
1470:
1465:
1461:
1456:
1452:
1447:
1443:
1427:
1401:
1399:League playoffs
1380:
1379:
1321:
1319:Pennant winners
1303:
1082:
1080:
1074:
1072:Member timeline
1056:Monroe Monarchs
1051:Memphis Red Sox
1043:and became the
1015:
975:Louisville Caps
907:
860:Shreveport Cubs
791:
758:Monroe Monarchs
713:
682:
634:
625:
527:Memphis Red Sox
509:
469:
433:
424:
409:
393:
384:
372:
364:
337:Years in league
287:
264:Memphis Red Sox
252:
214:Monroe Monarchs
210:
181:Memphis Red Sox
173:
149:
144:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
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2563:
2562:
2557:
2552:
2547:
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2527:
2522:
2517:
2512:
2507:
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2310:
2305:
2299:
2297:
2290:
2286:
2285:
2283:
2282:
2277:
2276:
2275:
2270:
2259:
2257:
2253:
2252:
2250:
2249:
2244:
2238:
2236:
2232:
2231:
2229:
2228:
2223:
2218:
2212:
2210:
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157:Tom Wilson
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