Negro American Association

Negro American Association (II)
Classification	Minor league
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1948
Ceased	1949
No. of teams	12
Country	United States

Negro American Association (I)
Classification	Minor league
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1939
Ceased	1939
No. of teams	6
Country	United States

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.^[1] This league was to be a farm system 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.^[1]^[2] This league was formed after the integration of Major League Baseball and was meant to rival the existing Negro American League.

Included in the founding 12 teams were four established teams from the Negro Southern League (NSL), including the league's defending champion Asheville Blues, steadfast Atlanta Black Crackers, 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 Negro World Series champion Homestead Grays joined the league and crushed the competition. The league folded after the 1949 season.

Teams (1948–1949)

Atlanta Black Crackers (1948) — from NSL
Greensboro Goshen Red Wings (1948–1949) — from NCL
Raleigh Tigers (1948–1949) — from NSL
Richmond Giants (1948–1949) — from NCL
Winston-Salem Pond Giants (1948–1949) — from NCL
Asheville / Charlotte Blues (1948-1949) — from NSL
Durham Eagles (1948-1949) — from NCL
Jacksonville Eagles (1948) — from NSL (possible associate member in 1949)
Norfolk-Newport News (1948-1949)
Orangeburg, SC (1948)
Baltimore Panthers (1948) — Dropped out before season end
Danville All Stars (1948) — from NCL; Dropped out before season end
Homestead Grays (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. Homestead defeated the Richmond Giants 4 games to 1 in a playoff series.

References

^ ^a ^b "Negro American Association (1939 and 1948-1949)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
^ "Teams - "Minor" League Teams" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

External links

Center for Negro League Research

[CNLRB_NAA_Standings-1] "Negro American Association (1939 and 1948-1949)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

[CNLRB_Minor_League_Teams-2] "Teams - "Minor" League Teams" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

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