Piedmont League
Sport | Baseball |
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Inaugural season | 1920 |
Ceased | 1955 |
Country | ![]() |
Classification | D (1920) C (1921–31) B (1932–55) |
The Piedmont League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1920 through 1955. The league operated principally in the Piedmont plateau region in the eastern United States.
Teams[]
The following teams were members of the Piedmont League (in alphabetical order):
- Asheville Tourists – 1931–32 (formerly of the South Atlantic League, 1924–30); 1934–42
- Charlotte Hornets – 1931–35 (formerly of the South Atlantic League, 1919–30); 1937–42 (moved to the Tri-State League, 1946–53, the South Atlantic League, 1954–63, and the Southern League, 1937–71)
- Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts – 1954
- Columbia Sandlappers – 1934
- Danville Leafs – 1925–26
- Danville Tobacconists – 1920–24
- Durham Bulls – 1920–33; 1936–43
- Greensboro Patriots – 1920–26; 1928–34
- Greensboro Red Sox – 1941–42
- Hagerstown Braves – 1953 (formerly of the Interstate League, 1950–52)
- Hagerstown Packets – 1954–55
- – 1929
- – 1930–31
- – 1920–22
- High Point Pointers – 1923–25; 1926–31; 1932
- Lancaster Red Roses – 1954–55
- Lynchburg Cardinals – 1943–55
- Newport News Dodgers – 1944–55
- Norfolk Tars – 1934–55
- Portsmouth Cubs – 1936–52
- Portsmouth Merrimacs – 1953–55
- Portsmouth Truckers – 1935
- Raleigh Capitals – 1922–28; 1930–32
- Raleigh Nats – 1920
- Raleigh Red Birds – 1921
- Richmond Colts – 1933–53
- Roanoke Red Sox – 1943–50
- Roanoke Ro-Sox – 1951–53
- Rocky Mount Buccaneers – 1927 (moved to the Eastern Carolina League, 1928–29)
- Rocky Mount Red Sox – 1936–40
- Salisbury Colonials – 1925
- Salisbury-Spencer Colonials – 1926–29
- Sunbury Redlegs – 1955
- Wilmington Pirates – 1932–35
- Winston-Salem Twins – 1920–33; 1937–42
- York White Roses – 1953–55 (formerly of the Interstate League, 1943–52)
Champions[]
The following teams were champions of the Piedmont League:
Year | Team |
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1920 | Greensboro Patriots |
1921 | Raleigh Red Birds |
1922 | High Point Furniture Makers |
1923 | Danville Tobacconists |
1924 | Durham Bulls |
1925 | Winston-Salem Twins |
1926 | Greensboro Patriots |
1927 | Rocky Mount Buccaneers |
1928 | Winston-Salem Twins |
1929 | Durham Bulls |
1930 | Henderson Gamecocks |
1931 | Charlotte Hornets |
1932 | Charlotte Hornets |
1933 | Greensboro Patriots |
1934 | Norfolk Tars |
1935 | Asheville Tourists |
1936 | Norfolk Tars |
1937 | Asheville Tourists |
1938 | Norfolk Tars |
1939 | Asheville Tourists |
1940 | Richmond Colts |
1941 | Durham Bulls |
1942 | Greensboro Red Sox |
1943 | Portsmouth Cubs |
1944 | Lynchburg Cardinals |
1945 | Norfolk Tars |
1946 | Roanoke Red Sox |
1947 | Roanoke Red Sox |
1948 | Lynchburg Cardinals |
1949 | Lynchburg Cardinals |
1950 | Portsmouth Cubs |
1951 | Norfolk Tars |
1952 | Norfolk Tars |
1953 | Norfolk Tars |
1954 | Norfolk Tars |
1955 | Newport News Dodgers |
References[]
- Piedmont League. (2006). In BR Bullpen. Retrieved April 27, 2007, from https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Piedmont_League
- McCann, M. (n.d.). Minor League Baseball History. Retrieved April 27, 2007, from https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/big_bunko/piedmont2055.htm&date=2009-10-25+13:33:55
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- Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States
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