The Negro Southern League (NSL) was one of the several Negro baseball leagues 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 Great Depression ). Prior to the season, several established teams joined the NSL, mainly from the collapsed Negro National League .
21-473: Negro Southern League may refer to either or both of two Negro baseball leagues in the US in the first half of the twentieth century: Negro Southern League (1920–36) Negro Southern League (1945–51) See also [ edit ] NSL (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
42-770: A best-of-five tournament. The Grays beat the Stars in five games while the Elite Giants beat the Eagles in four games to set up the Championship Series. The New York Cubans won the second half of the 1947 season but advanced to the Negro World Series over the Newark Eagles (first half champions). 1948 ended prematurely after a controversial finish to a disputed tie game in the third game. For
63-487: A better record overall) faced the Newark Eagles from September 12–15 and won 3–1–1 in either a second-half playoff or a regular series-turned-playoff. Washington and Pittsburgh played three games from September 21–27, but no box scores exist for the games (which Pittsburgh won two of three) in a series that was evidently abandoned. In one year (1939), the top four teams ( Homestead Grays , Newark Eagles , Baltimore Elite Giants , Philadelphia Stars ) were matched together in
84-464: A formal league play-off that decided the Pennant 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". The Negro Dixie Series was an informal "championship" series between a top NSL team and the champion of one of
105-689: 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 Negro Southern League . This second NSL lasted until 1951. Eight franchises competed in what many consider the first "minor league" season in 1920. They were the Montgomery Grey Sox , Atlanta Black Crackers , New Orleans Caulfield Ads , Knoxville Giants , Birmingham Black Barons , Nashville White Sox , Pensacola Giants and Jacksonville Stars . Below
126-676: A schedule for the 1924, 1925 or 1928 seasons due to the Birmingham Black Barons and Memphis Red Sox participating in the Negro National League 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 Nashville Elite Giants and Louisville Black Caps left for
147-540: Is a list of teams that competed in the Negro Southern League. Eight franchises competed in the league in 1932, the sole season the Negro Southern League was considered a major Negro league: Below is a timeline of teams that played more than one season in the NSL: 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
168-597: Is the Monroe Monarchs acting as a farm team for the Kansas City Monarchs . The Negro National League collapsed for good after the 1931 season and many players (and two teams) migrated to the NSL. The Great Depression had decimated the profits of most Negro league teams and only a few organized Negro leagues survived; the newly formed East-West League also folded in mid-1932. The NSL was considered
189-474: The Negro American League . To distinguish between the two Negro National Leagues, they are usually referred to as the first Negro National League (NNL I) and the second Negro National League (NNL II). †The Brooklyn Eagles and Newark Dodgers merged to form the Newark Eagles in 1936. From 1937 and 1938, 1940, and 1942 through 1946, the team in first place at the end of the season was declared
210-526: The pennant winner (league champion). Due to the unorthodox nature of the schedule (and little incentive to enforce it), some teams frequently played many more games than others did in any given season. In 1933, Cole's Chicago American Giants claimed the first half title, but the Pittsburgh Crawfords won the second half and had an overall better record. The following year saw the Stars have a better winning percentage that saw them compete against
231-492: The 1936 season, some of its member teams folded as well, but a handful of the teams continued on. The Nashville Elite Giants excelled in the new Negro National League for years, while the Memphis Red Sox and Birmingham Black Barons excelled in the Negro American League , which was newly organized in time for the 1937 season and absorbed some NSL teams when the league collapsed. On the eve of integration in 1945,
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#1732769065454252-607: 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 New Orleans Caulfield Ads moved to the Texas–Louisiana League . 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
273-561: The first to match the first and second half champions, but the Pittsburgh Crawfords were instead awarded the pennant over the first half champion Chicago American Giants . 1936 had an array of games that may or may not have been formal postseason games. For example, the Washington Elite Giants won the first half after beating the Philadelphia Stars 7–5 in a one-game match on September 17. Pittsburgh (who had
294-403: The highest quality surviving league and it therefore became the de facto major league for the 1932 season. The NSL was the only organized league to complete their full schedule. With the creation of a new Negro National League in 1933, many players and some teams left the NSL and it slipped back into being regarded as having minor league status. When the NSL collapsed for the last time after
315-552: The team who did claim the first-half title ( Pittsburgh Crawfords ). In response, Chicago held their own championship series, and defeated the Crescent Stars, 5 games to 1. Negro National League (1933%E2%80%931948) The second Negro National League (NNL II) was one of the several Negro leagues that were established during the period in the United States when organized baseball was segregated . The league
336-445: The third place Chicago team despite the fact Pittsburgh played (and won) more games. This led to some disputed championships and two teams claiming the title. Generally, the team with the best winning percentage (with some minimum number of games played) was awarded the pennant, but other times it was the team with the most victories. The " games behind " method of recording standings was uncommon in most black leagues. † – Pennant
357-525: The title Negro Southern League . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Negro_Southern_League&oldid=837615725 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Negro Southern League (1920%E2%80%9336) The Negro Southern League
378-523: The various Texas-based Negro leagues. Oddly, the NSL participant was usually not the league champion. After the completion of the 1933 Negro Dixie Series, the Chicago American Giants challenged the Crescent Stars to a "self-proclaimed" Negro World Series. The American Giants had their claim to the NNL first-half title dismissed by the league president, who also happened to be the owner of
399-497: Was a Negro baseball league organized by Tom Wilson in 1920 as a minor league. Leagues in the depression-era Southern United States were far less organized and lucrative than those in the north, owing to a smaller population base and a lower standard of living . 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. The NSL did not organize
420-452: Was decided via a split-season schedule with the winner of the first half of the season playing the winner of the second half of the season. * – Pennant was decided via a 2-round play-off between the top four teams. ‡ – Pennant winner went on to play in the Negro World Series . On five occasions, the League held a postseason series to determine the pennant champion. 1933 would have been
441-529: Was founded in 1933 by businessman Gus Greenlee of Pittsburgh . The second Negro National League was established in 1933 by Gus Greenlee , an African-American businessman of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , two years after the first Negro National League had disbanded, after the start of the Great Depression . The second Negro National League lasted until 1948, the year after Major League Baseball integrated. After that, its surviving teams merged into
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