Piedmont League
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The Piedmont League was a minor league baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...

 league that operated from 1920
1920 in sports
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 through 1955
1955 in sports
-American football:* NFL Championship – Cleveland Browns won 38-14 over the Los Angeles Rams* Oklahoma Sooners - college football champions.-England:* First Division - Chelsea win the 1954-55 title.* FA Cup - Newcastle United beat Manchester City 3-1....

. The league operated principally in the Piedmont plateau region in the eastern United States
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Former

The following teams were members of the Piedmont League (in alphabetical order):
  • Asheville Tourists
    Asheville Tourists
    The Asheville Tourists are a minor league baseball team based in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. They play in the Class A South Atlantic League and have been a farm team of the Colorado Rockies since 1994....

     - 1931-32 (formerly of the South Atlantic League
    South Atlantic League
    The South Atlantic League is a minor league baseball league based chiefly in the Southeastern United States, with the exception of three teams in the Mid-Atlantic States...

    , 1924-30); 1934-42
  • Charlotte Hornets
    Charlotte Hornets (baseball)
    The Charlotte Hornets was the name of an American minor league baseball franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The club was originally founded in 1901, and lasted in some form until 1973, capturing 11 league titles during its history...

     - 1931-35 (formerly of the South Atlantic League
    South Atlantic League
    The South Atlantic League is a minor league baseball league based chiefly in the Southeastern United States, with the exception of three teams in the Mid-Atlantic States...

    , 1919-30); 1937-42 (moved to the Tri-State League
    Tri-State League
    The Tri-State League was the name of five different circuits in American minor league baseball.-History:The first league of that name played for four years and consisted of teams in Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia....

    , 1946-53, the South Atlantic League
    South Atlantic League
    The South Atlantic League is a minor league baseball league based chiefly in the Southeastern United States, with the exception of three teams in the Mid-Atlantic States...

    , 1954-63, and the Southern League
    Southern League (baseball)
    The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The original league was formed in , and shut down in . A new league, the Southern Association, was formed in , consisting of twelve teams...

    , 1937-71)
  • Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts - 1954
  • Columbia Sandlappers - 1934
  • Danville Leafs
    Danville Leafs
    The Danville Leafs were a professional minor league baseball team that played in the city of Danville, Virginia.Professional baseball first made its appearance in Danville in 1905 when the town fielded a team, the Tobacconists, in the short-lived Virginia-North Carolina League...

     - 1925-26
  • Danville Tobacconists - 1920-24
  • Durham Bulls
    Durham Bulls
    The Durham Bulls are a minor league baseball team that currently plays in the International League. The Bulls play their home games at Durham Bulls Athletic Park located in the downtown area of Durham, North Carolina. Durham Bulls Athletic Park is often called the "DBAP" or "D-Bap". The Bulls are...

     - 1920-33; 1936-43
  • Greensboro Patriots - 1920-26; 1928-34
  • Greensboro Red Sox - 1941-42
  • Hagerstown Braves - 1953 (formerly of the Interstate League
    Interstate League
    The Interstate League was the name of five different American minor baseball leagues that played intermittently from 1896 through 1952. The longest tenured of these was the last incarnation, which played in the Middle Atlantic States from 1939 through 1952, and was one of the few mid-level minor...

    , 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
    Lancaster Red Roses
    The Lancaster Red Roses baseball team, originally known as the Maroons, changed its name at the start of the 1906 season during a bitter match with the York, Pennsylvania-based White Roses. Some sources indicate that the rival teams were named for the opposing factions in England's historic Wars of...

     - 1954-55
  • Lynchburg Cardinals - 1943-55
  • Newport News Dodgers
    Newport News Dodgers
    The Newport News Dodgers were a minor league baseball affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers between 1944 and 1955. They played in the Piedmont League and were based in Newport News, Virginia.The team won the Piedmont League championship in 1946, 1948 and 1954....

     - 1944-55
  • Norfolk Tars
    Norfolk Tars
    The Norfolk Tars were a minor league baseball team that existed on and off from 1906 to 1955. Based in Norfolk, Virginia, they played in the Virginia League from 1906 to 1918 and from 1921 to 1928, in the Eastern League from 1931 to 1932 and in the Piedmont League from 1934 to 1955, and from 1934...

     - 1934-55
  • Portsmouth Cubs - 1936-52
  • Portsmouth Merrimacs - 1953-55
  • Portsmouth Truckers
    Portsmouth Truckers
    The Portsmouth Truckers were a Virginia League baseball team based in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA that existed on-and-off from 1895 to 1928. They also played in the Piedmont League in 1935, when they were affiliated with the Chicago Cubs....

     - 1935
  • Raleigh Capitals - 1922-28; 1930-32
  • Raleigh Nats - 1920
  • Raleigh Red Birds - 1921
  • Richmond Colts
    Richmond Colts
    The Richmond Colts were a minor league baseball team based in Richmond, Virginia that existed on-and-off from 1894 to 1953. They played in the Virginia League in 1894, and in another Virginia League in 1900, and another Virginia League from 1906–1914 and from 1918-1928...

     - 1933-53
  • Roanoke Red Sox - 1943-50
  • Roanoke Ro-Sox - 1951-53
  • Rocky Mount Buccaneers - 1927 (moved to the Eastern Carolina League
    Eastern Carolina League
    The Eastern Carolina League was a minor league baseball affiliation which operated in the Eastern part of North Carolina. The league had two distinct periods of operation: 1908-1910 and a revival of the league in 1928-1929. It was classified as a "D" 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
    Winston-Salem Warthogs
    The Winston-Salem Dash is a minor league baseball team in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. They are a Class High-A team in the Carolina League and have been a farm team of the Chicago White Sox since 1997...

     - 1920-33; 1937-42
  • York White Roses
    York White Roses
    The York White Roses was the name of a minor league baseball team in the city of York, Pennsylvania, USA, that existed from 1894–1969.-Early years:...

     - 1953-55 (formerly of the Interstate League
    Interstate League
    The Interstate League was the name of five different American minor baseball leagues that played intermittently from 1896 through 1952. The longest tenured of these was the last incarnation, which played in the Middle Atlantic States from 1939 through 1952, and was one of the few mid-level minor...

    , 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
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