Piedmont League

Piedmont League

Sport	Baseball
Inaugural season	1920
Ceased	1955
Country	United States
Classification	D (1920) C (1921-31) B (1932-55)

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.

Member teams

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)

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

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.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/big_bunko/piedmont2055.htm&date=2009-10-25+13:33:55