Virginia League

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For other uses, see Virginia League (disambiguation).

The Virginia League was a minor league baseball affiliation which operated in Virginia and North Carolina from 1906 to 1928. It was classified as a "C" league from 1906 to 1919 and as a "B" league from 1920 to 1928.

The most famous alumni to come out of the league were WWII hero, General Frank A. Armstrong (the highest ranking military officer to have played professional baseball), and Hall of Fame members Rick Ferrell, Chief Bender, Pie Traynor, and Hack Wilson. Chief Bender, Art Devlin, and Gabby Street served as managers in the league.

[edit] Virginia League Champions †

1906 - Lynchburg
1907 - Norfolk
1908 - Richmond
1909 - Roanoke
1910 - Danville
1911 - Petersburg
1912 - Roanoke
1913 - Petersburg

1914 - Norfolk
1915 - Rocky Mount
1916 - Newport News
1917 - Newport News
1918 - Richmond
1919 - Petersburg
1920 - Portsmouth
1921 - Portsmouth

1922 - Wilson
1923 - Wilson
1924 - Richmond
1925 - Richmond
1926 - Richmond
1927 - Portsmouth
1928 - Norfolk

† Playoffs were not held at the end of most seasons. In those cases, the "Champions" listed were the teams who ended the regular season in first place.