American Negro League
Classification | Major league |
---|---|
Sport | Negro league baseball |
First season | 1929 |
Ceased | 1929 |
No. of teams | 6 |
Country | United States |
Most titles | Baltimore Black Sox |
The American Negro League (ANL) was one of several Negro leagues established during the period in the United States in which organized baseball was segregated. The ANL operated on the East Coast of the United States in 1929.
History
The
1929 season
- Annual final standings: 1929
The ANL operated a split season: first half and second-half schedules with a planned playoff for a pennant in a post-season series between the two winners. The Baltimore Black Sox, led by player-manager Dick Lundy and Hall of Fame first baseman Jud Wilson, won both halves and they were awarded the pennant without a playoff.
Demise
The league did not organize for the 1930 season, and it would not be until 1933 that an eastern Negro league would last for a full season.
Beside the downward economic spiral, bitter controversy in Baltimore and Philadelphia, about the local clubs continuing reliance on white
Statistics
The ANL made a conscientious effort, unusual for the Negro leagues, to compile statistics for the league's players. These were published at season's end in the Pittsburgh Courier.
References
- ^ Lanctot, 198–201.
Sources
- Lanctot, Neil (1994). Fair Dealing and Clean Playing: the Hilldale Club and the development of black professional baseball, 1910-1932. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 198–201. ISBN 0-89950-988-6.
- Loverro, Thom. The Encyclopedia of Negro League Baseball. New York: Facts on File, Inc. 2003. ISBN 0-8160-4430-9.