Piedmont League
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| Piedmont League | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Country |  United States |
| Inaugural season | 1920 |
| Folded | 1955 |
| Class | D (1920) C (1921-31) B (1932-55) |
Contents |
[edit] History
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.
[edit] Member teams
[edit] Former
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
- Henderson Bunnies - 1929
- Henderson Gamecocks - 1930-31
- High Point Furniture Makers - 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)
[edit] Champions
The following teams were champions of the Piedmont League:
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 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 |
[edit] References
- Piedmont League. (2006). In BR Bullpen. Retrieved April 27, 2007, from http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Piedmont_League
- McCann, M. (n.d.). Minor League Baseball History. Retrieved April 27, 2007, from http://www.geocities.com/big_bunko/piedmont2055.htm
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