The Montgomery Grey Sox were a Negro Southern League (NSL) baseball team based in Montgomery, Alabama . While the NSL was regarded as a minor league throughout most of its existence, with the collapse of the first Negro National League in 1931, the league is considered a major league for 1932.
2-559: When the team started with the Negro Southern League in 1920, they were headed by John Staples, named the president of the club. Staples even stepped in to umpire a game during the 1920 season. The team was managed that year by Henry Hannon , who also played first base and other positions during the first season. In 1920 the Grey Sox made it into the league pennant race with a 3-0 perfect game win over Atlanta. In 1920,
4-713: The Grey Sox played in Southside Park. In 1921, The Grey Sox were a member of the Negro Southeastern League . Several players who had previously played the club stayed with the team when the NSL became a major league in 1932, including Paul Hardy , Matthew Jackson , Felix Manning and Everett Nelson . This article about a baseball team in Alabama is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Negro league baseball team article
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