The Negro Southern League

Retired journalist and freelance writer, William J. Plott, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research since 1971, has been a member of SABR’s Negro Leagues Committee since its inception. He was also a member of the Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group that compiled Negro league statistics for the Hall of Fame. He lives in Montevallo, Alabama.

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 • 1920: The Beginning

2 • 1921: Expansion

3 • 1922: Regrouping

4 • 1923–25: Killed by Progress?

5 • 1926: Revival of the Negro Southern League

6 • 1927: Without Major Players

7 • 1928–30: A Tottering Revival

8 • 1931: Back Again

9 • 1932: Major League Status

10 • 1933: Putting It Back Together

11 • 1934: More New Faces

12 • 1935: Welcome Home, Black Barons

13 • 1936: The End of an Era

14 • 1937–44: The War and Waiting for the Future

15 • 1945: The League Returns

16 • 1946: Boom Times

17 • 1947: Cracks Appearing

18 • 1948: Changing Lineup

19 • 1949: The Hyphens Arrive

20 • 1950–51: The End

Appendix A: Champions, Playoffs, No Hit Games

Appendix B: Yearly Rosters

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index