Mississippi State League

The Mississippi State League was a professional, Class D level minor baseball league that played in the 1921 season. The league consisted of teams based exclusively in Mississippi.

Mississippi State League
ClassificationClass D (1921)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1921
Ceased1921
Replaced byCotton States League
PresidentJohn G Dailey (1921)
No. of teams4
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Clarksdale Cubs (1921)

History

The Mississippi State League began play in 1921. It featured four teams: the Clarksdale Cubs of Clarksdale, Mississippi, the Greenwood Indians of Greenwood, Mississippi, the Jackson Red Sox of Jackson, Mississippi and the Meridian Mets of Meridian, Mississippi.[1]

The Cubs finished in first place in the league's regular season. Greenwood beat them in the postseason, five games to none to claim the championship. Meridian finished in third place, while Jackson finished in last.[2]

Multiple future and former major leaguers played in the league, including Hughie Critz, Happy Foreman, Red Lucas, Red McDermott, Rebel Oakes (who also managed Jackson) and Earl Webb.

The league folded after 1921. All four cities had teams in the Cotton States League the following year.[3]

Cities Represented

Standings & statistics

1921 Mississippi State League

schedule

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Clarksdale Cubs6544.596--Baxter Sparks
Greenwood Indians5949.5465.5Charles Bell
Meridian Mets4560.42918.0C. Reflogal / Ollie Mills
Jackson Red Sox4561.42518.5Rebel Oakes

Playoff: Greenwood 5 games, Clarksdale 0.[2]

Player Statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
John KaneGreenwood/MerBA.355Hal GoldsmithClarksdaleW16
Ben AllenMeridianRuns121Frank AlberneseJacksonSO128
Ben AllenMeridianHits124Hugh BoydGreenwoodPct.688; 11-5

[2]

References
  1. "Mississippi State League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball; Second Edition.
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