Piedmont League

Piedmont League (1920-1955)

Tombstone

Formed: Fall 1919
Disbanded: February 27, 19561Piedmont Loop Out, Suspends Operations, Wilmington Morning Star, Feb. 28, 1956

First Games: April 21, 1920 (High Point 4 @ Danville 2, Durham 2 @ Raleigh 1, Winston-Salem 4 @ Greensboro 8)2Results Yesterday, The Spartanburg Herald, Apr. 22, 1920
Last Game: September 22, 1955 (Lancaster 5, Portsmouth 1, Piedmont League Championship Series)3Piedmont League Playoff, The Reading Eagle, Sep. 23, 1955

Seasons: 36
States: 5
(MD, NC, PA, SC, VA)

Leadership

Trophy Case

 

Background

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Piedmont League Franchise List

FranchiseYears ActivePiedmont League Champions
Asheville Tourists1931-1932 & 1934-19421939
Charlotte Hornets1931-1935 & 1937-19421931-1938
Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts1954None
Columbia Sandlappers1934None
Danville Leafs in Piedmont League1925-1926None
Danville Tobacconists1920-19241923
Durham Bulls1920-1933 & 1936-19431922-1924-1925-1930-1940-1941
Greensboro Patriots1920-1926 & 1928-19341920-1921-1926-1929-1932-1933
Greensboro Red Sox1941-19421942
Hagerstown Braves1953None
Hagerstown Packets1954-1955None
Henderson Bunnies1929None
Henderson Gamecocks1930-1931None
High Point Furniture Makers1920-1922None
High Point Pointers1923-1932None
Lancaster Red Roses1954-19551955
Lynchburg Cardinals1943-19551944-1949
Newport News Dodgers1944-19551946-1948-1954
Norfolk Tars1934-19551934-1936-1937-1943-1951-1953
Portsmouth Cubs1936-19521945
Portsmouth Merrimacs1953-1955None
Portsmouth Truckers1935None
Raleigh Capitals1922-1928 & 1930-1932None
Raleigh Nats1920None
Raleigh Red Birds1921None
Richmond Colts1933-19531935-1952
Roanoke Red Sox1943-19501947-1950
Rocky Mount Buccaneers1927None
Rocky Mount Red Sox1936-1940None
Salisbury Colonials1925None
Salisbury-Spencer Colonials1926-19291927
Sunbury Redlegs1955None
Wilmington Pirates1932-1935None
Winston-Salem Twins1920-1933 & 1937-19421928
York White Roses1953-1955None

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