The Negro American Association was the name of two different minor league Negro baseball leagues.

Negro American Association (1939)

The first Negro American Association was organized in 1939, lasting one season. This league was to be a

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for major league-caliber Negro league teams during the years of segregated baseball, but was not profitable.

Teams (1939)

*Camden Giants *Richmond Hilldales *Baltimore Black Sox *Philadelphia Meteors *Greensboro Redwings *Winston-Salem Giants *High Point (NC) Red Sox

Negro American Association (1948–1949)

Another Negro American Association was organized in 1948, lasting two seasons. This league was formed after the integration of Major League Baseball and was meant to rival the existing

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. Included in the founding 12 teams were four established teams from the Negro Southern League (NSL), including the steadfast

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, and another five teams from a new league, the Negro Carolina League (NCL). After the collapse of the Negro National League (NNL) in 1948, the three-time

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champion

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joined the league and crushed the competition. The league folded after the 1949 season.

Teams (1948–1949)

(1948–1949) — from NSL *Greensboro Red Wings (1948–1949) — from NCL *

Raleigh Tigers Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeas ...

(1948–1949) — from NSL *Richmond Giants (1948–1949) — from NCL *Winston-Salem Pond Giants (1948–1949) — from NCL *

Asheville Blues Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous cit ...

(1948) — from NSL *Durham Eagles (1948) — from NCL * Jacksonville Eagles (1948) — from NSL *Norfolk-Newport News (1948) *Orangeburg, SC (1948) *Baltimore Panthers (1948) — Dropped out before season end *Danville All Stars (1948) — from NCL; Dropped out before season end *Charlotte Blues (1949) *

(1949) — from NNL

League champions

*1948 Raleigh defeated Asheville 4g-2g *1949 Homestead overpowered the rest of the league in the 1st half, no 2nd half reported

References

External links

Center for Negro League Research
{{Authority control Negro baseball leagues Defunct baseball leagues in the United States Sports leagues established in 1939 Sports leagues established in 1948