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Virginia League

Virginia League history

Unaffiliated 1894-1896, 1900
Class C 1906-1919, 1941-1942
Class B 1920-1928
Class D 1939-1940, 1948-1951

This league is the predecessor of the 1901 Virginia-North Carolina League.

Teams (in alphabetical order)
Blackstone Barristers, 1948
Colonial Heights-Petersburg Generals, 1951
Danville Red Sox, 1906-1912
Edenton Colonials, 1951
Elizabeth City Albemarles, 1950-1951
Emporia Nationals, 1948-1950
Emporia Rebels, 1951
Franklin Cubs, 1948
Franklin Kildees, 1949-1951
Hampton, 1896
Harrisonburg Turks, 1939-1941
Hopewell, 1900
Hopewell Blue Sox, 1949-1950
Hopewell Powder Puffs, 1916
Kinston Eagles, 1925-1927
Lawrenceville Cardinals, 1948
Lawrenceville Robins, 1949
Lynchburg Grays, 1939
Lynchburg Hill Climbers, 1894-1896
Lynchburg Senators, 1940-1942
Lynchburg Shoemakers, 1906-1912, 1917
Newport News Builders, 1942
Newport News Pilots, 1941
Newport News Shipbuilders, 1900, 1912-1922
Newport News-Hampton, 1894
Norfolk Clams, 1895-1896
Norfolk Crows, 1895
Norfolk Mary Janes, 1900, 1919-1920
Norfolk Oystermen, 1894
Norfolk Tars, 1906-1918, 1921-1928
Petersburg, 1900
Petersburg Broncos, 1926-1928
Petersburg Champs, 1894
Petersburg Farmers, 1895, 1896
Petersburg Generals, 1948-1950
Petersburg Goobers, 1910-1921, 1924
Petersburg Rebels, 1941-1942
Petersburg Truckmakers, 1923
Portsmouth Browns, 1896
Portsmouth Pirates, 1900, 1912-1913
Portsmouth Truckers, 1895, 1906-1910, 1914-1917, 1919-1928
Pulaski Counts, 1942
Richmond Blue Birds, 1895-1896
Richmond Colts, 1894, 1900, 1906-1914, 1918-1928
Rocky Mount Broncos, 1924-1925
Rocky Mount Carolinians, 1915
Rocky Mount Tar Heels, 1916-1917, 1920-1923
Roanoke Braves, 1894
Roanoke Magicians, 1895-1896
Roanoke Tigers, 1906-1914
Salem-Roanoke Friends, 1939-1942
Staunton Hayseeds, 1894
Staunton Presidents, 1939-1942
Suffolk Goobers, 1948-1951
Suffolk Nuts, 1919-1920
Suffolk Tigers, 1915
Suffolk Wildcats, 1921
Tarboro Tarbabies, 1921
Wilson Bugs, 1920-1922, 1924-1927
Wilson Tobacconists, 1923