Southern League of Colored Base Ballists
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The Southern League of Colored Base Ballists was the first organized Negro baseball league. The league's only year of operation was 1886. Ten teams competed in the league which stretched from Jacksonville, Florida to Memphis, Tennessee with several other southern teams mentioned as possible members in newspaper articles from the period. The league appears to have collapsed in early July.
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Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 1886 |
Ceased | 1886 |
President | John W. Jones |
No. of teams | 10 |
Country | United States |
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