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Virginia League

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Virginia League (1906–1928)
FormerlyVirginia League (1900)
ClassificationClass C (1906–1919)
Class D (1920–1928)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1906
Ceased1928
Replaced byVirginia League (1939–42)
PresidentJake Wells(1906–1909)
C.R. Williams (1910–1911)
Jacob O. Boatwright (1912–1915)
Burrus Corprew (1916)
William B. Bradley (1917–1921)
W. S. Moye (1922–1924)
William G. Bramham (1925–1928)
No. of teams15
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles5
Richmond Colts (1908, 1918, 1924–1926)

The Virginia League was a minor league baseball affiliation which operated in Virginia and North Carolina from 1906 to 1928. It was classified as a "C" league from 1906 to 1919 and as a "B" league from 1920 to 1928, folding in June.[1]

The most famous alumni to come out of the league were World War II hero, General Frank A. Armstrong (the highest-ranking military officer to have played professional baseball), and Hall of Fame members Rick Ferrell, Sam Rice, Chief Bender, Pie Traynor, and Hack Wilson. Chief Bender, Art Devlin, Gabby Street and Zinn Beck served as managers in the league.

Virginia League Champions †

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  • 1922 - Wilson
  • 1923 - Wilson
  • 1924 - Richmond
  • 1925 - Richmond
  • 1926 - Richmond
  • 1927 - Portsmouth
  • 1928 - Norfolk

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Playoffs were not held at the end of most seasons. In those cases, the Champions listed were the teams who ended the regular season in first place.

Complete team list (1906-1928)

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Also spelled "Bronchos."

This team had no known nickname.

References

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  1. ^ "Piedmont Declines to Admit Virginia Cities". Winston-Salem Journal. June 6, 1928. p. 10.
  2. ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.