1920 Nashville White Sox

Overview

The Negro Southern League of 1920 was formed in early March. During the months of April through August the Nashville White Sox played a variety of NSL and non-NSL teams. For the White Sox the season started on Wed, April 28, 1920, against the Knoxville Giants, with a three game series in Nashville, which the Giants took, two games to one. The White Sox's season ended on Sat, Aug. 7, 1920, in a three game series against the Knoxville Giants. The Sox took that series, losing one game and winning two.

Season Summary

From my research, the Nashville White Sox played at least 45 games, against both NSL and non-league teams. The White Sox had an overall record of 15-30 (.333 winning percentage). They played 42 NSL games, with a 15-27 record (.357 winning percentage). The non-NSL games played numbered 3 (all against the St. Louis Stars). The Giants had a 0-3 record (.000 winning percentage) in non-NSL play.

The number of games may not be fully complete, as some newspaper reports are vague and research is ongoing.

Teams of the 1920 Negro Southern League

The teams in the league were (external link to BBRef):

• Atlanta - miles from Nashville: 250
• Birmingham - miles from Nashville: 191
• Jacksonville - miles from Nashville: 683
• Knoxville - miles from Nashville: 180
• Montgomery - miles from Nashville: 280
• Nashville
• New Orleans - miles from Nashville: 531
• Pensacola - miles from Nashville: 442

1920 Negro Southern League cities map

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1920 Nashville White Sox Players

• Marshall Garrett, manager
• Amos Allison, ss-2b-rf;
• Clay Carpenter, cf, also with Montgomery
• John “Red” Charleston, c - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
• Crowder, p
• W. Dixon, 3b
• Ewing “Columbus” Russell, lf-3b - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
• Hall, p
• Harper, c
• Johnny Holt, rf, also with Pensacola
• Hunt, 1b-2b
• Hurt, 1b
• Johnson, c
• E. Johnson, 1b
• S. Johnson, 1b
• V. Johnson, rf
• Mason, p, also with Montgomery
• McCall, rf
• Fred McCarver, p-ss
• Hub McGavock, cf-lf-2b, also with Montgomery - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
• Meyer, p, also with to Montgomery
• Meyers, of
• Miles, p
• Nesbitt, p
• Newell, cf
• Eddie Noel, p
• Norris, p
• Amos Otis, of
• Sam Peters, cf
• Phillips, ss
• Seals, cf, also with Montgomery
• Simpkins, p
• Norman "Turkey" Stearnes, of and p, also with Knoxville - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link / BB HoF Link / TN Sports HoF Link / Retrosheet Link
• Leroy Stratton, 3b;
• Albert Street, 2b
• Thompson, c
• Joe Ware, c
• Wayers, p
• Williams, p

1920 Nashville White Sox - day by day

Date	Opponent	Location (City)	Park	Nashville score	Opp score	Nashville Result	NSL Game?	Notes	Score type	Source 1	Source 2
Thu, Apr 29, 1920	Knoxville Giants	Nashville		2	6	L	Y		Line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Fri, April 30, 1920
Fri, Apr 30, 1920	Knoxville Giants	Nashville		3	7	L	Y		Line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Sat, May 1, 1920
Sat, May 1, 1920	Knoxville Giants	Nashville		3	2	W	Y		Score	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Mon, May 3, 1920
Mon, May 3, 1920	Atlanta Black Crackers	Nashville				W	Y		Headline	The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA) Wed, May 5, 1920
Tue, May 4, 1920	Atlanta Black Crackers	Nashville		6	3	W	Y		Line	The Tennessean (Nashville, TN) Wed, May 5, 1920	The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA) Wed, May 5, 1920
Thu, May 6, 1920	New Orleans Ads	Nashville		0	5	L	Y		Score	New Orleans Item (New Orleans, LA) Fri, May 7, 1920
Fri, May 7, 1920	New Orleans Ads	Nashville		6	5	W	Y		Score
Sat, May 8, 1920	New Orleans Ads	Nashville		4	5	L	Y		Score
Sun, May 9, 1920	New Orleans Ads	Nashville		6	5	W	Y		Score	New Orleans Item (New Orleans, LA) Mon, May 10, 1920
Thu, May 13, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Nashville	Sulphur Dell			W	Y			The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL) Sun, May 16, 1920
Fri, May 14, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Nashville	Sulphur Dell	3	1	W	Y		Line	The Tennessean (Nashville, TN) Wed, May 15, 1920	The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL) Sun, May 16, 1920
Sat, May 15, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Nashville	Sulphur Dell			L	Y			The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL) Sun, May 16, 1920
Mon, May 17, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Birmingham						Rained out
Tue, May 18, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Birmingham		6	4	W	Y
Wed, May 19, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Birmingham		3	8	L	Y	Double Header
Wed, May 19, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Birmingham		0	1	L	Y	Double Header
Thu, May 20, 1920	Atlanta Black Crackers	Atlanta	Morris Brown campus	7	10	L	Y		Line	The Constitution (Atlanta, GA) Fri, May 21, 1920
Fri, May 21, 1920	Atlanta Black Crackers	Atlanta		5	6	L	Y		Line	The Constitution (Atlanta, GA) Sat, May 22, 1920
Sat, May 22, 1920	Atlanta Black Crackers	Atlanta	Morris Brown campus	5	4	W	Y	11 innings	Line	The Constitution (Atlanta, GA) Sun, May 23, 1920
Sun, May 23, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Montgomery		6	9	L	Y			The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) Mon, May 24, 1920
Mon, May 24, 1920	Pensacola Giants	Pensacola		5	?	W	Y		Score	The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, FL) Tue, May 25, 1920
Tue, May 25, 1920	Pensacola Giants	Pensacola						Rained out
Wed, May 26, 1920	Pensacola Giants	Pensacola		0	1	L	Y	Double Header	Box	The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, FL) Thu. May 27, 1920
Wed, May 26, 1920	Pensacola Giants	Pensacola		0	4	L	Y	Double Header	Box	The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, FL) Thu. May 27, 1920
Sun, Jun 6, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Montgomery	South Side Park	3	2	W	Y
Mon, Jun 7, 1920	Atlanta Black Crackers	Atlanta	Morris Brown campus	7	5	W	Y		Line	The Constitution (Atlanta, GA) Tue, Jun 8, 1920
Tue, Jun 8, 1920	Atlanta Black Crackers	Atlanta		2	3	L	Y
Thu, Jun 10, 1920	Knoxville Giants	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington	0	1	L	Y			The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Fri, June 11, 1920	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Fri, June 11, 1920
Fri, Jun 11, 1920	Knoxville Giants	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington	4	8	L	Y		Line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Sat, June 12, 1920
Sat, Jun 12, 1920	Knoxville Giants	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington	1	4	L	Y		Line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Sun, June 13, 1920
Mon, Jun 14, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Nashville	Athletic Park	10	6	W	Y			The Tennessean (Nashville, TN) Sat, Jun 12, 1920
Tue, Jun 15, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Nashville	Athletic Park	4	10	L	Y			The Tennessean (Nashville, TN) Sat, Jun 12, 1920
Wed, Jun 16, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Nashville	Athletic Park	0	3	L	Y		Score	The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) Thu, Jun 17, 1920
Thu, Jun 17, 1920	New Orleans Ads	Nashville	Athletic Park	6	7	L	Y
Fri, Jun 18, 1920	New Orleans Ads	Nashville	Athletic Park	8	16	L	Y		Score	The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, FL) Jun 19, 1920
Sun, Jun 20, 1920	New Orleans Ads	Nashville	Athletic Park	4	12	L	Y
Fri, Jul 23, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Montgomery		0	1	L	Y		Line	The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) Sat, Jul 24, 1920
Sat, Jul 24, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Montgomery		1	4	L	Y		Line	The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) Sun, Jul 25, 1920
Sun, Jul 25, 1920	Montgomery Grey Sox	Montgomery						Rained out afer 4 innings		The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) Mon, Jul 26, 1920
Mon, Jul 26, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Birmingham	Rickwood Field	0	9	L	Y		Box	The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL) Tue, Jul 27, 1920
Tue, Jul 27, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Birmingham	Rickwood Field	0	6	L	Y	Double Header - 9 innings	Box	The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL) Wed, Jul 28, 1920	The Birmingham Age (Birmingham, AL) Wed, Jul 28, 1920
Tue, Jul 27, 1920	Birmingham Black Barons	Birmingham	Rickwood Field	0	9	L	Y	Double Header - 7 innings	line	The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL) Wed, Jul 28, 1920	The Birmingham Age (Birmingham, AL) Wed, Jul 28, 1920
Thu, Jul 29, 1920	Pensacola Giants	Pensacola	Moro Castle					Scheduled		The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, FL) Jul 29, 1920
Sun, Aug 1, 1920	St. Louis Giants	St. Louis		5	8	L	N
Mon, Aug 2, 1920	St. Louis Giants	St. Louis		1	9	L	N		Score	The St. Louis Star (St. Louis, MO) Tue, Aug. 3, 1920
Tue, Aug 3, 1920	St. Louis Giants	St. Louis		3	4	L	N
Thu, Aug 5, 1920	Knoxville Giants	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington	1	2	L	Y		Score	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Fri, Aug. 6, 1920	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Fri, Aug. 6, 1920
Fri, Aug 6, 1920	Knoxville Giants	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington	4	3	W	Y		Line	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Sat, Aug. 7, 1920	The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Sat, Aug. 7, 1920
Sat, Aug 7, 1920	Knoxville Giants	Knoxville	Booker T. Washington	6	3	W	Y		Score	The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN), Sun, Aug. 8, 1920
Wed, Aug 11, 1920	Asheville Royal Giants	Asheville, NC	Oates Park					Scheduled Double Header		The Asheville Citizen (Asheville, NC) Wed, Aug. 11, 1920
Wed, Aug 11, 1920	Asheville Royal Giants	Asheville, NC	Oates Park					Scheduled Double Header		The Asheville Citizen (Asheville, NC) Wed, Aug. 11, 1920

NSL Standings in the newspapers

• in The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA) - May 21, 1920
• in The Constitution (Atlanta, GA) - May 23, 1920
• in The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN) - June 2, 1920
• in The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN) - June 24, 1920
• in The Montgomery Times (Montgomery, AL) - June 25, 1920
• in The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) - June 25, 1920
• as of July 20 in The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, FL) - August 9, 1920
• as of July 31 in The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) - August 3, 1920
• as of July 31 in The Montgomery Times (Montgomery, AL) - August 3, 1920
• as of August 18 in The Constitution (Atlanta, GA) - August 23, 1920
• in The Constitution (Atlanta, GA) - September 4, 1920
• as of September 5 in The Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, TN) - September 6, 1920
• in The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL) - September 11, 1920

Calculated W/L Record compared to NSL Standings in the newspapers

Standings Date	Calculated League W	Calculated League L	Calculated Pct.	Calculated Games Played		Newspaper Standings W	Newspaper Standings L	Newspaper Standings Pct.	Newspapers Games Played
Sunday, May 23, 1920	9	10	.474	19		9	10	.474	19
Wednesday, June 02, 1920	10	12	.455	22		12	13	.480	25
Thursday, June 24, 1920	13	21	.382	34		14	20	.412	34
Friday, June 25, 1920	13	21	.382	34		14	20	.412	34
as of Tuesday, July 20, 1920	13	21	.382	34		11	12	.478	23
as of Saturday, July 31, 1920	13	26	.333	39		29	35	.453	64
as of Wednesday, August 18, 1920	15	27	.357	42		30	37	.448	67
	Non League Wins	Non League Losses	Pct.
	0	3	.000
	Total Wins	Total Losses	Pct.
	15	30	.333
as of Sunday, September 05, 1920	15	27	.357	42		40	40	.500	80
	Non League Wins	Non League Losses	Pct.
	0	3	.000
	Total Wins	Total Losses	Pct.
	15	30	.333

References / Resources

• various newspapers at Chronicling America (Library of Congress)
• various newspapers at GenealogyBank.com
• various newspapers at Newspapers.com
• Plott, William J. The Negro Southern League: A Baseball History, 1920-1951, McFarland, 2015
• Notes compiled by Plott, Johnson, Lester, Ashwill

Credit

This page was assembled and presented by Mark D. Aubrey.

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