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Southern League of Colored Base Ballists

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Sport
  
Baseball

Ceased
  
1886

Country
  
United States

Founded
  
1886

No. of teams
  
10

The Southern League of Colored Base Ballists was a Negro baseball league which operated in 1886. It was the first attempt to organize a Negro professional baseball league. 10 teams competed in the league.

Teams

  • Charleston Fultons
  • Georgia Champions
  • Jacksonville Athletics
  • Jacksonville Clippers
  • Jacksonville Macedonias
  • Memphis Eclipses
  • Memphis Eurekas
  • New Orleans Crescents
  • Savannah Broads
  • Savannah Lafayettes

    • References

    Southern League of Colored Base Ballists Wikipedia
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