The Negro Southern League

A Baseball History, 1920-1951

William J. Plott (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

276 Seiten

2015
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7544-5 (ISBN)

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The Negro Southern League was a baseball minor league that operated off and on from 1920 to 1951. It served as a valuable feeder system to the Negro National League and the Negro American League. A number of NNL and NAL stars got their start in the NSL, among them five Hall of Famers including Satchel Paige and Willie Mays. During its history, more than 80 teams were members of the league, representing 40 cities in a dozen states. In the end only four teams remained, operating more as semipro than professional teams. This book is a narrative history of the league from its inception with eight teams in major Southern cities until its demise three decades later.

Retired journalist and freelance writer, William J. Plott, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research since 1971, has been a member of SABR’s Negro Leagues Committee since its inception. He was also a member of the Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group that compiled Negro league statistics for the Hall of Fame. He lives in Montevallo, Alabama.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 • 1920: The Beginning

2 • 1921: Expansion

3 • 1922: Regrouping

4 • 1923–25: Killed by Progress?

5 • 1926: Revival of the Negro Southern League

6 • 1927: Without Major Players

7 • 1928–30: A Tottering Revival

8 • 1931: Back Again

9 • 1932: Major League Status

10 • 1933: Putting It Back Together

11 • 1934: More New Faces

12 • 1935: Welcome Home, Black Barons

13 • 1936: The End of an Era

14 • 1937–44: The War and Waiting for the Future

15 • 1945: The League Returns

16 • 1946: Boom Times

17 • 1947: Cracks Appearing

18 • 1948: Changing Lineup

19 • 1949: The Hyphens Arrive

20 • 1950–51: The End

Appendix A: Champions, Playoffs, No Hit Games

Appendix B: Yearly Rosters

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	30 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	490 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7864-7544-7 / 0786475447
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7544-5 / 9780786475445
Zustand	Neuware