Negro American Association
The Negro American Association was the name of two different minor league Negro baseball leagues.
Negro American Association (1939)[]
Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 1939 |
Ceased | 1939 |
No. of teams | 6 |
Country | United States |
Classification | Minor league |
The first Negro American Association was organized in 1939, lasting one season.[1] This league was to be a farm system for major league-caliber Negro league teams during the years of segregated baseball, but was not profitable.
Teams (1939)[]
- Camden Giants
- Richmond Hilldales
- Baltimore Black Sox
- Philadelphia Meteors
- Greensboro Redwings
- Winston-Salem Giants
- High Point (NC) Red Sox
Negro American Association (1948–1949)[]
Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 1948 |
Ceased | 1949 |
No. of teams | 12 |
Country | United States |
Classification | Minor league |
Another Negro American Association was organized in 1948, lasting two seasons.[1][2] This league was formed after the integration of Major League Baseball and was meant to rival the existing Negro American League.
Included in the founding 12 teams were four established teams from the Negro Southern League (NSL), including the steadfast Atlanta Black Crackers, and another five teams from a new league, the (NCL).
After the collapse of the Negro National League (NNL) in 1948, the three-time Negro World Series champion Homestead Grays joined the league and crushed the competition. The league folded after the 1949 season.
Teams (1948–1949)[]
- Atlanta Black Crackers (1948–1949) — from NSL
- Greensboro Red Wings (1948–1949) — from NCL
- (1948–1949) — from NSL
- Richmond Giants (1948–1949) — from NCL
- Winston-Salem Pond Giants (1948–1949) — from NCL
- Asheville Blues (1948) — from NSL
- Durham Eagles (1948) — from NCL
- (1948) — from NSL
- Norfolk-Newport News (1948)
- Orangeburg, SC (1948)
- Baltimore Panthers (1948) — Dropped out before season end
- Danville All Stars (1948) — from NCL; Dropped out before season end
- Charlotte Blues (1949)
- Homestead Grays (1949) — from NNL
League champions[]
- 1948 Raleigh defeated Asheville 4g-2g
- 1949 Homestead overpowered the rest of the league in the 1st half, no 2nd half reported
References[]
- ^ a b "Negro American Association (1939 and 1948-1949)" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Teams - "Minor" League Teams" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
External links[]
- Negro baseball leagues
- Defunct baseball leagues in the United States
- Sports leagues established in 1939
- Sports leagues established in 1948