Southeastern League
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There have been various baseball loops that have used the name Southeastern League. One such league operated as a class D league from 1910-1912.
From 1926-1930 the Southeastern League operated as a class B loop. The circuit went out of operation for the 1931 season, reformed briefly in 1932, before collapsing on May 23rd of that year.
From 1937-1950 the Southeastern League was revived once more, this time with several major-league affiliations. In 1942 Gadsden and Selma suspended operations. World War II shut down the league as it did many of the other lower minor leagues in 1943. The Southeastern was re-formed after the War and ran from 1946 through 1950. Gadsden and Selma were back, but Mobile was replaced by Vicksburg. An 8-team circuit (except in 1942), it was the largest and perhaps most stable rendition of the Southeastern to date. 5 cities ran the whole time, while 2 others missed only one extra year before the war. As with the prior edition, it was classified as a B league.
An independent Southeastern League was founded in 2002 after the All-American Association collapsed. The league lost teams and money in its first season and there were issues about players being paid on time. Similar problems continued in 2003 then the league folded early in 2004.
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[edit] League Champions
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1926 | Columbus Foxes |
| 1927 | Jacksonville Tars |
| 1928 | Montgomery Lions |
| 1929 | Montgomery Lions |
| 1930 | Selma Cloverleafs |
| 1932 | Disbanded May 21 |
| 1937 | Mobile Shippers |
| 1938 | Mobile Shippers |
| 1939 | Pensacola Pilots |
| 1940 | Jackson Senators |
| 1941 | Mobile Shippers |
| 1942 | Montgomery Rebels |
| 1946 | Anniston Rams |
| 1947 | Montgomery Rebels |
| 1948 | Montgomery Rebels |
| 1949 | Pensacola Pilots |
| 1950 | Pensacola Pilots |
[edit] Cities Represented
[edit] 1910-1912 (class D)
- Presidents
- J.H. O'Neill 1910-1911
- H.W. Roberts 1912
- Anniston, AL: Anniston Models 1911-1912
- Asheville, NC: Asheville Moonshiners 1910, moved to Appalachian League 1911-1912
- Bessemer, AL: Bessemer Pipemakers 1912
- Decatur, AL: Decatur Twins 1911
- Gadsden, AL: Gadsden Steel Makers 1910-1912, moved to Georgia-Alabama League 1913-1914
- Huntsville, AL: Huntsville Westerns 1911; Huntsville Mountaineers 1912
- Johnson City, TN: Johnson City Soldiers 1910, moved to Appalachian League 1911-1913
- Knoxville, TN: Knoxville Appalachians 1910, moved to Appalachian League 1911-1914
- Morristown, TN: Morristown Jobbers 1910, moved to Appalachian League 1911-1912
- Rome, GA: Rome Romans 1910; Rome Hillies 1911; Rome Romans 1912
- Selma, AL: Selma Centralites 1911-1912, moved to Cotton States League 1913
- Talladega, AL: Talladega Highlanders 1912
[edit] 1926-1932 (class B)
- Presidents
- Cliff Green 1926-1930
- Roy Williams 1932
- Albany, GA: Albany Nuts 1926-1928
- Columbus, GA: Columbus Foxes 1926-1930, 1932
- Jackson, MS: Jackson Senators 1932, moved to Dixie League 1933
- Jacksonville, FL: Jacksonville Tars 1926-1930
- Macon, GA: Macon Peaches 1932
- Mobile, AL: Mobile Red Warriors 1932
- Montgomery, AL: Montgomery Lions 1926-1930; Montgomery Capitals 1932
- Pensacola, FL: Pensacola Pilots 1927; Pensacola Flyers 1928-1930
- St. Augustine, FL: St. Augustine Saints 1926-1927
- Savannah, GA: Savannah Indians 1926-1928
- Selma, AL: Selma Selmians 1927; Selma Cloverleafs 1928-1930, 1932
- Tampa, FL: Tampa Krewes 1928; Tampa Smokers 1929-1930
- Waycross, GA: Waycross Saints 1927
[edit] 1937-1950 (class B)
- Presidents
- Maurice I. Boch 1937
- Stuart X. Stephenson 1938-1941
- Pat Moulton 1942
- Stuart X. Stephenson 1946-1950
- Anniston, AL: Anniston Rams 1938-1942, 1946-1950
- Gadsden, AL: Gadsden Pilots 1938-1941, 1946-1948; Gadsden Chiefs 1949; Gadsden Pilots 1950
- Jackson, MS: Jackson Senators 1937-1942, 1946-1950, moved from Cotton States League 1936
- Meridian, MS: Meridian Scrappers 1937-1939; Meridian Bears 1940; Meridian Eagles 1941-1942; Meridian Peps 1946-1948; Meridian Millers 1949-1950
- Mobile, AL: Mobile Shippers 1937-1942
- Montgomery, AL: Montgomery Bombers 1937-1938; Montgomery Rebels 1939-1942, 1946-1950, moved to South Atlantic League 1951
- Pensacola, FL: Pensacola Pilots 1937-1942; Pensacola Fliers 1946-1950
- Selma, AL: Selma Cloverleafs 1937-1941, 1946-1950
- Vicksburg, MS: Vicksburg Billies 1946-1949; Vicksburg Hill Billies 1950
[edit] 2002-2003 (Independent)
- Americus, GA: Americus Arrows 2002
- Baton Rouge, LA: Baton Rouge Riverbats 2002-2003
- Houma, LA: Houma Hawks 2003
- Macon, GA: Macon Peaches 2003
- Montgomery, AL: Montgomery Wings 2002-2003
- Ozark, AL: Ozark Patriots 2002
- Pensacola, FL: Pensacola Pelicans 2002-2003
- Selma, AL: Selma Cloverleafs 2002-2003
[edit] Hall of Fame Alumni
- Al Lopez, 1927 Jacksonville Tars
- Rube Marquard, 1929-1930 Jacksonville Tars
