Louisville Black Caps
American professional baseball team
Louisville Black Caps League
Location Louisville, Kentucky Established 1932 Nickname(s)
Louisville Black Caps (1930)
Louisville White Sox (1931)
Louisville Black Caps / Columbus Turfs (1932)
The Louisville Black Caps were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Louisville, Kentucky . The team played as the Black Caps in the Negro National League in 1930 before playing as the Louisville White Sox in 1931.
In 1932, they joined the Negro Southern League , again playing as the Black Caps.[ 1] Columbus Turfs for the remaining month and a half before folding.[ 2] [citation needed
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Teams Years in parentheses are years as a full member in the Negro National League. Years as an associate team are not noted.
Classifications : Major league (de facto ) : 1932Minor league : 1920–1931, 1933–1936 Major league teams Minor league teams
Multi seasons
Knoxville Giants (1920–22,31)Montgomery Grey Sox (1920–22,26,31–33,35–36)Atlanta Black Crackers (1920–21,26–27,29,35–36)Birmingham Black Barons (1920–21,23,26,31,34–36)New Orleans Caulfield Ads (1920–22,26,29,35)Nashville Elite Giants (1921–23,26–27,29,31–32)Memphis Red Sox (1921–23,26,31–33–36)New Orleans Crescent Stars (1922–23,33–34)Chattanooga Black Lookouts (1926–27,29,31,35–36)Louisville Black Caps (1929) Two seasons
Years in parentheses are years as a full member in the Negro Southern League. Years as an associate team are not noted.
The Negro Southern League did not organize for the following seasons: 1924–1925, 1928, 1930
Players Post-season International competitions Teams Leagues
Major leagues Proto-leagues Minor leagues Post-integration
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