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{{Infobox sports league | title = Piedmont League | logo = | pixels = | caption = | sport = Baseball | country = {{flagcountry|USA|1912}} | classification = D (1920) C (1921–31) B (1932–55) | inaugural = 1920 | teams = | folded = 1955 | champion = | website = }}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. Member teams Former The following teams were members of the Piedmont League (in alphabetical order): - Asheville Tourists – 1931–32 (formerly of the South Atlantic League, 1924–30); 1934–42
- Charlotte Hornets – 1931–35 (formerly of the South Atlantic League, 1919–30); 1937–42 (moved to the Tri-State League, 1946–53, the South Atlantic League, 1954–63, and the Southern League, 1937–71)
- Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts – 1954
- Columbia Sandlappers – 1934
- Danville Leafs – 1925–26
- Danville Tobacconists – 1920–24
- Durham Bulls – 1920–33; 1936–43
- Greensboro Patriots – 1920–26; 1928–34
- Greensboro Red Sox – 1941–42
- Hagerstown Braves – 1953 (formerly of the Interstate League, 1950–52)
- Hagerstown Packets – 1954–55
- Henderson Bunnies – 1929
- Henderson Gamecocks – 1930–31
- High Point Furniture Makers – 1920–22
- High Point Pointers – 1923–25; 1926–31; 1932
- Lancaster Red Roses – 1954–55
- Lynchburg Cardinals – 1943–55
- Newport News Dodgers – 1944–55
- Norfolk Tars – 1934–55
- Portsmouth Cubs – 1936–52
- Portsmouth Merrimacs – 1953–55
- Portsmouth Truckers – 1935
- Raleigh Capitals – 1922–28; 1930–32
- Raleigh Nats – 1920
- Raleigh Red Birds – 1921
- Richmond Colts – 1933–53
- Roanoke Red Sox – 1943–50
- Roanoke Ro-Sox – 1951–53
- Rocky Mount Buccaneers – 1927 (moved to the Eastern Carolina League, 1928–29)
- Rocky Mount Red Sox – 1936–40
- Salisbury Colonials – 1925
- Salisbury-Spencer Colonials – 1926–29
- Sunbury Redlegs – 1955
- Wilmington Pirates – 1932–35
- Winston-Salem Twins – 1920–33; 1937–42
- York White Roses – 1953–55 (formerly of the Interstate League, 1943–52)
Champions The following teams were champions of the Piedmont League: Year | Team | 1920 | Greensboro Patriots | 1921 | Raleigh Red Birds | 1922 | High Point Furniture Makers | 1923 | Danville Tobacconists | 1924 | Durham Bulls | 1925 | Winston-Salem Twins | 1926 | Greensboro Patriots | 1927 | Rocky Mount Buccaneers | 1928 | Winston-Salem Twins | 1929 | Durham Bulls | 1930 | Henderson Gamecocks | 1931 | Charlotte Hornets | 1932 | Charlotte Hornets | 1933 | Greensboro Patriots | 1934 | Norfolk Tars | 1935 | Asheville Tourists | 1936 | Norfolk Tars | 1937 | Asheville Tourists | 1938 | Norfolk Tars | 1939 | Asheville Tourists | 1940 | Richmond Colts | 1941 | Durham Bulls | 1942 | Greensboro Red Sox | 1943 | Portsmouth Cubs | 1944 | Lynchburg Cardinals | 1945 | Norfolk Tars | 1946 | Roanoke Red Sox | 1947 | Roanoke Red Sox | 1948 | Lynchburg Cardinals | 1949 | Lynchburg Cardinals | 1950 | Portsmouth Cubs | 1951 | Norfolk Tars | 1952 | Norfolk Tars | 1953 | Norfolk Tars | 1954 | Norfolk Tars | 1955 | Newport News Dodgers |
References - Piedmont League. (2006). In BR Bullpen. Retrieved April 27, 2007, from https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Piedmont_League
- McCann, M. (n.d.). Minor League Baseball History. Retrieved April 27, 2007, from https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/big_bunko/piedmont2055.htm&date=2009-10-25+13:33:55
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