Nashville White Sox

Nashville White Sox
19201922
Nashville, Tennessee
League affiliation(s)
Name(s)
  • Nashville White Sox
Titles
League titles 1920

The Nashville White Sox were a Negro league baseball team that played in the minor league Negro Southern League from 1920 to 1922.[1] They were located in Nashville, Tennessee.

Team history

Beginning play in 1920, the Nashville White Sox were a charter member of the newly formed Negro Southern League. The 10-team circuit included other teams from Tennessee, as well as representatives teams from Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The team was managed by Marshall Garrett in its first season.[2] The White Sox defeated the Montgomery Grey Sox in four straight games of a play-off series (2–1, 3–2, 2–1, and 3–1) to win the Negro Southern League title in 1920.[1]

Season-by-season results

Year Games Wins Losses Win % Finish
1920[1]804040.5007th
1921*
1922[1]362313.6392nd

* No data is available for this season.

1920 Roster

The following players were on the 1920 opening day roster for the White Sox.[2]

Name Position(s)
James EllisThird baseman
HurtFirst baseman
JohnsonRight fielder/Catcher
MasonPitcher
McCallRight fielder
McCarverPitcher
Ed McCrowCatcher
MerrittPitcher
MeyersLeft fielder
NesbittCenter fielder/Pitcher
StrattonSecond baseman/Captain
Albert StreetShortstop
WilliamsPitcher

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Negro Southern League (1920-1951)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Sinke, Sam. "1920 Nashville White Sox". Negro National Leagues. The Donaldson Network. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
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