Piedmont League

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The Piedmont League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1920 through 1955. The league operated principally in the Piedmont plateau region in the eastern United States.

Teams

The following teams were members of the Piedmont League (in alphabetical order):

Standings & statistics

Years 1920 to 1955

1920 Piedmont League

Playoff: Greensboro 4 games, Raleigh 3

1921 Piedmont League

Playoff: Greensboro 4 games, High Point 1

1922 Piedmont League

Playoff: Durham 4 games, High Point 3, one tie

1923 Piedmont League

Playoff: Danville 4 games, Greensboro 0

1924 Piedmont League

1925 Piedmont League

High Point (18-32) moved to Danville June 18. Playoff: Durham 4 games, Winston-Salem 3

1926 Piedmont League

Danville (11-10) moved to High Point May 12. Playoff: Greensboro 4 games, Durham 1

1927 Piedmont League

Playoff: Salibury-Spencer 3 games, Raleigh 2

1928 Piedmont League

Playoff: Winston-Salem 4 games, High Point 3

1929 Piedmont League

Playoff: Greensboro 4 games, Durham 1

1930 Piedmont League

Playoff: Durham 4 games, Henderson 3

1931 Piedmont League

Playoff: Charlotte 4 games, Raleigh 2

1932 Piedmont League

Asheville and High Point disbanded July 7; Winston-Salem moved to High Point August 20 Playoff: Greensboro 4 games, Charlotte 3

1933 Piedmont League

1934 Piedmont League

Playoff: Norfolk 4 games, Charlotte 2

1935 Piedmont League

Playoff: Richmond 4 games, Asheville 2

1936 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Norfolk 3 games, Richmond 0; Durham 3 games, Rocky Mount 1 Finals: Norfolk 3 games Durham 0

1937 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Norfolk 3 games, Richmond 1; Portsmouth 3 games, Asheville 2

1938 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Charlotte 3 games, Portsmouth 2; Rocky Mount 3 games, Norfolk 1 Finals: Charlotte 4 games, Rocky Mount 3

1939 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Asheville 3 games, Richmond 0; Rocky Mount 3 games, Durham 1 Finals: Asheville 4 games, Rocky Mount 2

1940 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Rocky Mount 4 games, Asheville 2; Durham 4 games, Richmond 3 Finals: Durham 4 games, Rocky Mount 2

1941 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Greensboro 4 games, Portsmouth 0; Durham 4 games, Norfolk 1 Finals: Durham 4 games, Greensboro 0

1942 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Greensboro 4 games, Charlotte 0; Portsmouth 4 games, Richmond 3 Finals: Greensboro 4 games, Portsmouth 2

1943 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Portsmouth 4 games, Roanoke 1; Norfolk 4 games, Richmond 0 Finals: Norfolk 4 games, Portsmouth 2

1944 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Portsmouth 4 games, Norfolk 3; Lynchburg 4 games, Richmond 2, one tie Finals: Lynchburg 4 games, Portsmouth 3

1945 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Portsmouth 4 games. Norfolk 3; Richmond 4 games, Newport News 0 Finals: Portsmouth 4 games, Richmond 0

1946 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Newport News 4 games, Portsmouth 0; Roanoke 4 games, Norfolk 2 Finals: Newport News 4 games, Roanoke 2, one tie.

1947 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Roanoke 4 games, Richmond 1; Norfolk 4 games, Portsmouth 0 Finals: Roanoke 4 games, Norfolk 3

1948 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Lynchburg 4 games, Roanoke 3; Newport News 4 games, Portsmouth 3 Finals: Newport News 4 games, Lynchburg 0

1949 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Lynchburg 4 games, Roanoke 3; Portsmouth 4 games, Richmond 2 Finals: Lynchburg 4 games, Portsmouth 2

1950 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Portsmouth 4 games, Richmond 0; Roanoke 4 games, Lynchburg 1 Finals: Roanoke 4 games, Portsmouth 3

1951 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Norfolk 4 games, Portsmouth 1; Richmond 4 games, Newport News 2 Finals: Norfolk 4 games, Richmond 2

1952 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Richmond 4 games, Norfolk 1; : Portsmouth 4 games, Lynchburg 2 Finals: Richmond 4 games, Portsmouth 2

1953 Piedmont League

Roanoke withdrew July 24. Playoffs: Norfolk 4 games, Portsmouth 1.;: Newport News 4 games, Hagerstown Finals: Norfolk 4 games, Newport News 1.

1954 Piedmont League

Playoffs: Portsmouth 4 games, Norfolk 2; Newport News 4 games, York 0. Finals: Newport News 4 games, Portsmouth 3

1955 Piedmont League

Norfolk withdrew July 14 Playoffs: Portsmouth 3 games, Newport News 1; Lancaster 3 games, York 1 Finals Lancaster 3 games, Portsmouth 2.

Champions

The following teams were champions of the Piedmont League:

Hall of Fame alumni

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