The Negro Southern League
A Baseball History, 1920-1951| By: | William J. Plott |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Print ISBN: | 9780786475445 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781476617398 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2015 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The Negro Southern League was a baseball minor league that operated off and on from 1920 to 1951. It served as a valuable feeder system to the Negro National League and the Negro American League. A number of NNL and NAL stars got their start in the NSL, among them five Hall of Famers including Satchel Paige and Willie Mays. During its history, more than 80 teams were members of the league, representing 40 cities in a dozen states. In the end only four teams remained, operating more as semipro than professional teams. This book is a narrative history of the league from its inception with eight teams in major Southern cities until its demise three decades later.