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== Overview ==
The 1929 Nashville Elite Giants, under the leadership of owner Tom T. Wilson, were a fixture in Negro League baseball that season. In January it was reported that they would be transferred to one of the cities holding a franchise in the Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana League ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69177375/1929-1929jan19-oklahoma-texas-and/ source]). That did not come to pass. They began spring training in early April, playing against Fisk University. At that time the Negro Southern League was not yet formed. That would happen in mid-April ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69177553/1929-1929apr14-negro-southern/ source]). Nashville would be a member of the NSL and an associate member of the Negro National League ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68483847/1929-1929apr21-nashville-elite/ source]).

== Teams of the 1929 Negro Southern League ==

* Nashville
* Evansville
* Atlanta
* Louisville
* Chattanooga
* New Orleans

== Teams of the 1929 Negro National League ==

* [http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1929&teamID=KCM&LGOrd=1 Kansas City Monarchs]
* [http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1929&teamID=SLS&LGOrd=1 St. Louis Stars]
* [http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1929&teamID=CAG&LGOrd=1 Chicago American Giants]
* [http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1929&teamID=DS&LGOrd=1 Detroit Stars]
* [http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1929&teamID=BBB&LGOrd=1 Birmingham Black Barons]
* [http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1929&teamID=CSW&LGOrd=1 Cuban Stars West]
* [http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1929&teamID=MRS&LGOrd=1 Memphis Red Sox]

== 1929 Nashville Elite Giants Players ==

* Thomas T. Wilson, owner
* Joe Hewitt, ss and mgr - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hewitt000joe BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=hewit01joe Seamheads Link]

* Charles Blackwell, cf - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=blackw003cha BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=black01cha Seamheads Link]
* William Bobo, ss and 1b - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bobo--002wil BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=bobo-01wil Seamheads Link]
* Black Bottom Buford, 3b - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=buford000bla BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=bufor01bla Seamheads Link]
* John "Red" Charleston, c - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=charle000red BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=charl01red Seamheads Link]
* William "Sug" Cornelius, p, rf, and lf - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cornel000sug BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=corne01wil Seamheads Link]
* Jessie Edwards, 2b - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=edward002jes BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=edwar01jes Seamheads Link]
* Gray, 3b and rf - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gray--052--- BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=gray-01jim Seamheads Link]
* Kid Harney (Lit Harvell, Harvey), ss - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=harney000--- BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=harne01nfn Seamheads Link]
* Tom (Jack) Jackson, p - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jackso002jac BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=jacks01tom Seamheads Link]
* Al Morris, rf - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=morris000al- BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=morri01al- Seamheads Link]
* Eddie Noel, p - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=noel--000edd BBRef Link]
* Pennington, p - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=pennin005--- BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=penni01nfn Seamheads Link]
* Jack Ridley, lf and ss - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=riley-002jac BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=ridle01jac Seamheads Link]
* Jimsey Roussell, rf - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rousse000jim BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=rouss01jim Seamheads Link]
* Singlong (Sing Long, Singalong), ph - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=singlo000--- BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=singl01nfn Seamheads Link]
* William Spearman, p - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=spearm000wil BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=spear01wil Seamheads Link]
* Felton (Leroy) Stratton, ss - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=stratt000ler BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=strat01fel Seamheads Link]
* Clarence Trealkill, ss and lf - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=trealk000cla BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=treal01cla Seamheads Link]
* Clarence "Red" White, lhp - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=white-004cla BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=white01cla Seamheads Link]
* Jim "Bullet" Williams, lhp and rf - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=willia006jim BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=willi03jim Seamheads Link]
* Lennie Williams - [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=willi01len Seamheads Link]
* Nish Williams, c and rf - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=willia000nis BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=willi01nis Seamheads Link]
* Jim Willis, p - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=willis000jim BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=willi02jim Seamheads Link]
* Henry "Red" Wright (Sid Wright), p - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=wright003hen BBRef Link] / [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=wrigh01hen Seamheads Link]

== 1929 Season and Schedule ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Opponent !! Location (City) !! Park !! Opp. League !! NSL W !! NSL L !! NSL T !! IND W !! IND L !! IND T !! NNL W !! NNL L !! NNL T !! Runs !! Opp. Runs !! Notes !! Source
|-
| Sat, Apr 20, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Memphis, TN || || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>1</center> || <center>8</center> || box score || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/0/01/IR_1929_04_27p6.pdf ''The Indianapolis Recorder'', Sat, Apr 27, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Apr 21, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Memphis, TN || || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || || <center>T</center> || <center>1</center> || <center>1</center> || 10 innings called on account of darkness, box score || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/3/3b/CD_1929_04_27p9.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Apr 27, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Apr 28, 1929 || Evansville Reichet Giants || Nashville, TN || Sulphur Dell || <center>NSL</center> || || <center>L</center> || || || || || || || || <center>3</center> || <center>4</center> || DH – 11 inning game, box score || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68487731/1929-1929apr29-evansville-reichet/ ''Nashville Banner'', Mon, Apr 29, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Apr 28, 1929 || Evansville Reichet Giants || Nashville, TN || Sulphur Dell || <center>NSL</center> || || || <center>T</center> || || || || || || || <center>1</center> || <center>1</center> || DH - Called for darkness after 7 innings || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68487731/1929-1929apr29-evansville-reichet/ ''Nashville Banner'', Mon, Apr 29, 1929]
|-
| Mon, Apr 29, 1929 || Evansville Reichet Giants || Nashville, TN || || <center>NSL</center> || <center>W</center> || || || || || || || || || <center>6</center> || <center>2</center> || || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68487986/1929-1929apr30-elite-giants-take/''The Tennessean'', Tue, Apr 30, 1929]
|-
| Sat, May 4, 1929 || Birmingham Black Barons || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>3</center> || <center>0</center> || Opening of Wilson Park || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68488960/1929-1929may05-elite-giants-defeat/ ''Nashville Banner'', Sun, May 5, 1929]
|-
| Sun, May 5, 1929 || Birmingham Black Barons || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>6</center> || <center>8</center> || 14 innings, box score || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68489168/1929-1929may06-black-barons-defeat/ ''The Tennessean'', Mon, May 6, 1929]
|-
| Mon, May 6, 1929 || Birmingham Black Barons || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>2</center> || <center>3</center> || || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68489437/1929-1929may08-black-barons-trim/ ''The Tennessean'', Wed, May 8, 1929]
|-
| Sat, May 11, 1929 || Cuban Stars West || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>0</center> || <center>7</center> || || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68490252/1929-1929may12-cuban-stars-west/''The Tennessean'', Sun, May 12, 1929]
|-
| Sun, May 12, 1929 || Cuban Stars West || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>7</center> || <center>4</center> || DH || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68490540/1929-1929may13-elite-giants-defeat/''The Tennessean'', Mon, May 13, 1929]
|-
| Sun, May 12, 1929 || Cuban Stars West || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || || <center>T</center> || <center>3</center> || <center>3</center> || DH - Called for darkness after 7 innings || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68490540/1929-1929may13-elite-giants-defeat/''The Tennessean'', Mon, May 13, 1929]
|-
| Mon, May 13, 1929 || Cuban Stars West || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || || || no score provided || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68491341/1929-1929may15-elite-giants-take/ ''Nashville Banner'', Wed, May 15, 1929]
|-
| Sat, May 18, 1929 || Kansas City Monarchs || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>4</center> || <center>12</center> || box score || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/0/0b/CD-1929_05_25p9.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, May 25, 1929]
|-
| Sun, May 19, 1929 || Kansas City Monarchs || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>2</center> || <center>8</center> || DH scheduled, box score || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36178671/nashville-tennessean1929-5-20p9/ ''The Tennessean'', Mon, May 20, 1929]
|-
| Mon, May 20, 1929 || Kansas City Monarchs || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>1</center> || <center>10</center> || || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36178953/nashville-tennessean929-5-21p12/ ''The Tennessean'', Tue, May 21, 1929]
|-
| Mon, Jun 3, 1929 || Evansville Reichet Giants || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NSL</center> || || <center>L</center> || || || || || || || || <center>6</center> || <center>8</center> || || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68509156/1929-1929jun04-elite-giants-are/ ''The Tennessean'', Tue, Jun 4, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Jun 9, 1929 || Evansville Reichet Giants || Evansville, IN || Bosse Field || <center>NSL</center> || <center>W</center> || || || || || || || || || <center>3</center> || <center>2</center> || DH, box score || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/a/a6/CD-1929_06_15p8.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jun 15, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Jun 9, 1929 || Evansville Reichet Giants || Evansville, IN || Bosse Field || <center>NSL</center> || <center>W</center> || || || || || || || || || <center>5</center> || <center>1</center> || DH – 5 innings || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/a/a6/CD-1929_06_15p8.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jun 15, 1929]
|-
| Mon, Jun 10, 1929 || Evansville Reichet Giants || Evansville, IN || Bosse Field || <center>NSL</center> || <center>W</center> || || || || || || || || || <center>18</center> || <center>4</center> || 3rd game in series || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/a/a2/EP-1929_06_11p8.pdf ''The Evansville Press'', Tue, Jun 11, 1929]
|-
| Sat, Jun 15, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>4</center> || <center>3</center> || || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/c/c0/CD_1929_06_22p9.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jun 22, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Jun 16, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>1</center> || <center>2</center> || 11 inning game, box score || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67193093/1929-1929jun17-memphis-red-sox-down/ ''The Tennessean'', Mon, Jun 17, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Jun 16, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || || <center>T</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>0</center> || 7 innings called on account of darkness || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/c/c0/CD_1929_06_22p9.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jun 22, 1929]
|-
| Mon, Jun 17, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>10</center> || <center>5</center> || || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/c/c0/CD_1929_06_22p9.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jun 22, 1929]
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| Tue, Jun 18, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>7</center> || <center>3</center> || || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/c/c0/CD_1929_06_22p9.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jun 22, 1929]
|-
| Fri, Jun 21, 1929 || Louisville Black Caps || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NSL</center> || <center>W</center> || || || || || || || || || <center>5</center> || <center>3</center> || || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/f/f6/CD-1929_06_29p8.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jun 29, 1929]
|-
| Sat, Jun 22, 1929 || Louisville Black Caps || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NSL</center> || <center>W</center> || || || || || || || || || <center>4</center> || <center>2</center> || || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68510136/1929-1929jun23-elite-giants-trim/ ''The Tennessean'', Sun, Jun 23, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Jun 23, 1929 || Louisville Black Caps || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NSL</center> || <center>W</center> || || || || || || || || || <center>3</center> || <center>2</center> || DH, box score || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68512560/1929-1929jun24-nashville-elite/ ''The Tennessean'', Mon, Jun 24, 1929]
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| Sun, Jun 23, 1929 || Louisville Black Caps || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NSL</center> || || <center>L</center> || || || || || || || || <center>4</center> || <center>5</center> || DH – 7 innings || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/f/f6/CD-1929_06_29p8.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jun 29, 1929]
|-
| Mon, Jun 24, 1929 || Louisville Black Caps || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NSL</center> || <center>W</center> || || || || || || || || || <center>12</center> || <center>6</center> || || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68514798/1929-1929jun25-elite-giants-maul/ ''The Tennessean'', Tue, Jun 25, 1929]
|-
| Thu, Jul 4, 1929 || Chicago American Giants || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>10</center> || <center>4</center> || DH, box score || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68515947/1929-1929jul05-nashville-elite/ ''Nashville Banner'', Fri, Jul 5, 1929]
|-
| Thu, Jul 4, 1929 || Chicago American Giants || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>2</center> || <center>1</center> || DH – 7 innings, box score || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68515947/1929-1929jul05-nashville-elite/ ''Nashville Banner'', Fri, Jul 5, 1929]
|-
| Sat, Jul 6, 1929 || Chicago American Giants || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>10</center> || <center>8</center> || || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/d/d0/CD-1929_07_13p9.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jul 13, 1929]
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| Sun, Jul 7, 1929 || Chicago American Giants || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>9</center> || <center>8</center> || DH || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/d/d0/CD-1929_07_13p9.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jul 13, 1929]
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| Sun, Jul 7, 1929 || Chicago American Giants || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>11</center> || <center>0</center> || CAG asked the game be called in the 5th inning || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/d/d0/CD-1929_07_13p9.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jul 13, 1929]
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| Sat, Jul 13, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Memphis, TN || Lewis Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>4</center> || <center>10</center> || box score || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/b/ba/CD_1929_07_20p8.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jul 20, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Jul 14, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Memphis, TN || Lewis Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>5</center> || <center>3</center> || box score || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/b/ba/CD_1929_07_20p8.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jul 20, 1929]
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| Sun, Jul 14, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Memphis, TN || Lewis Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>1</center> || <center>3</center> || 7 innings || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/b/ba/CD_1929_07_20p8.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jul 20, 1929]
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| Mon, Jul 15, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Memphis, TN || Lewis Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>5</center> || <center>11</center> || || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/b/ba/CD_1929_07_20p8.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Jul 20, 1929]
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| Sat, Jul 20, 1929 || St. Louis Stars || St. Louis, MO || Stars’ Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>11</center> || <center>9</center> || box score || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39923295/19290721-palm-homers-in-loss-to/ ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', Sun, Jul 21, 1929]
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| Sun, Jul 28, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>3</center> || <center>13</center> || || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67543319/1929-1929jul29-memphis-red-sox-take/''Nashville Banner'', Mon, Jul 29, 1929]
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| Sun, Jul 28, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>0</center> || <center>6</center> || 7 innings || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67543319/1929-1929jul29-memphis-red-sox-take/''Nashville Banner'', Mon, Jul 29, 1929]
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| Mon, Jul 29, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>1</center> || <center>2</center> || || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67543754/1929-1929jul30-memphis-red-sox/ ''The Tennessean'', Tue, Jul 30, 1929]
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| Tue, Jul 30, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || || <center>T</center> || <center>9</center> || <center>9</center> || called on account of darkness in the 10th || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67044085/1929-1929jul31-memphis-and/ ''The Tennessean'', Wed, Jul 31, 1929]
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| Fri, Aug 2, 1929 || Birmingham Black Barons || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || || <center>T</center> || <center>7</center> || <center>7</center> || 10 innings || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68538033/1929-1929aug03-black-barons-tie/ ''The Birmingham News'', Sat, Aug 3, 1929]
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| Sat, Aug 3, 1929 || Birmingham Black Barons || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>2</center> || <center>0</center> || || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68536513/1929-1929aug04-nashville-elite/ ''The Birmingham News'', Sun, Aug 4, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Aug 4, 1929 || Birmingham Black Barons || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>3</center> || <center>4</center> || box score || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/3/3b/CD-1929_08_10p9.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Aug 10, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Aug 11, 1929 || Chicago American Giants || Chicago, IL || || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>0</center> || <center>3</center> || DH || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68539500/1929-1929aug12-nashville-elite/ ''The Tennessean'', Mon, Aug 12, 1929]
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| Sun, Aug 11, 1929 || Chicago American Giants || Chicago, IL || || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>0</center> || <center>9</center> || DH || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68539500/1929-1929aug12-nashville-elite/ ''The Tennessean'', Mon, Aug 12, 1929]
|-
| Wed, Aug 14, 1929 || Grasselli Giants || Munster, IN || || <center>IND</center> || || || || || <center>L</center> || || || || || <center>3</center> || <center>5</center> || box score || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36181196/munster-times1929-8-15p14/ ''The Times'', Thu, Aug 15, 1929]
|-
| Sat, Aug 17, 1929 || Indianapolis Lincoln Highways || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>IND</center> || || || || || <center>L</center> || || || || || <center>12</center> || <center>17</center> || Newspaper calls them “ABCs”, box score || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68544639/1929-1929aug18-elite-giants-lose-to/ ''The Tennessean'', Sun, Aug 18, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Aug 18, 1929 || Indianapolis Lincoln Highways || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>IND</center> || || || || || <center>L</center> || || || || || <center>5</center> || <center>7</center> || DH, box score || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/e/e1/CD-1929_08_24p9.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Aug 24, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Aug 18, 1929 || Indianapolis Lincoln Highways || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>IND</center> || || || || <center>W</center> || || || || || || <center>3</center> || <center>2</center> || DH || [http://bbsas.net/wiki/images/e/e1/CD-1929_08_24p9.pdf ''The Chicago Defender'', Sat, Aug 24, 1929]
|-
| Sat, Sep 7, 1929 || Birmingham Black Barons || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || || || <center>0</center> || <center>0</center> || Rain halted game in the 4th inning || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68545374/1929-1929sep08-elite-giants-and/ ''The Tennessean'', Sun, Sep. 8, 1929]
|-
| Sat, Sep 14, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || || || no score provided || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67545927/1929-1929sep15-memphis-red-sox/ ''The Tennessean'', Sun, Sep 15, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Sep 15, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>5</center> || <center>0</center> || || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36178521/nashville-tennessean1929-9-16p14/ ''The Tennessean'', Mon, Sep 16, 1929]
|-
| Sun, Sep 15, 1929 || Memphis Red Sox || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || <center>W</center> || || || <center>3</center> || <center>2</center> || 7 innings || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36178521/nashville-tennessean1929-9-16p14/ ''The Tennessean'', Mon, Sep 16, 1929]
|-
| Sat, Sep 21, 1929 || Cuban Stars West || Nashville, TN || Wilson Park || <center>NNL</center> || || || || || || || || <center>L</center> || || <center>1</center> || <center>3</center> || || [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36181301/nashville-tennessean1929-9-22p12/ ''The Tennessean'', Sun, Sep 22, 1929]
|}

== Season Notes ==
My assumption is that there were more games played than reported. Gaps in the calendar suggest that games could have been played. There are several reports in the newspapers that a Double Header was to be played, with no results shown. In early October The Tennessean reports that "The Elite Giants which recently met and defeated the Miami baseball team in a series last week will close the season at Wilson park Sunday with games against the Nashville Tigers. ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68546506/1929-1929oct06-elite-giants-take/ source]). The specific results of the series with the Miami Giants have not been found. It is not known if the series against the Nashville Tigers ever came to take place.

== Winning Percentages ==

=== Organized by League ===
{| class="wikitable"
! !! W !! L !! T !! Total Games !! Percent
|-
! NSL
| <center>8</center> || <center>3</center> || <center>1</center> || <center>12</center> || <center>.708</center>
|-
! IND
| <center>1</center> || <center>3</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>4</center> || <center>.250</center>
|-
! NNL
| <center>16</center> || <center>19</center> || <center>5</center> || <center>40</center> || <center>.463</center>
|-
! Total Games
| <center>25</center> || <center>25</center> || <center>6</center> || <center>56</center> || <center>.500</center>
|}

=== Organized by Negro National League Team ===
{| class="wikitable"
! !! W !! L !! T !! Total Games !! %
|-
| St. Louis Stars || <center>1</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>1</center> || <center>1.000</center>
|-
| Chicago American Giants || <center>5</center> || <center>2</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>7</center> || <center>.714</center>
|-
| Cuban Stars West || <center>2</center> || <center>2</center> || <center>1</center> || <center>5</center> || <center>.500</center>
|-
| Memphis Red Sox || <center>6</center> || <center>9</center> || <center>3</center> || <center>18</center> || <center>.417</center>
|-
| Birmingham Black Barons || <center>2</center> || <center>3</center> || <center>1</center> || <center>6</center> || <center>.417</center>
|-
| Kansas City Monarchs || <center>0</center> || <center>3</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>3</center> || <center>.000</center>
|-
| Detroit Stars || <center>0</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>N/A</center>
|}

== References / Resources ==
* various newspapers at [https://www.proquest.com/ ProQuest] (Library of Congress)
* various newspapers at [https://newspapers.com/ Newspapers.com]
* various newspapers at [https://www.genealogybank.com/ GenealogyBank.com]
* [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/index.php Seamheads Negro League Database]
* [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=18416eb1 Baseball-Reference.com]
* Notes compiled by Kevin D. Johnson
* Plott, William J. ''The Negro Southern League: A Baseball History, 1920-1951'', McFarland, 2015

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

Please see [[Copyright_info | Copyright info]].

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1929 Nashville Elite Giants - Revision history

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 == Overview ==
-The 1929 Nashville Elite Giants, under the leadership of owner Tom T. Wilson, were a fixture in Negro League baseball that season.  In January it was reported that they would be transferred to one of the cities holding a franchise in the Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana League ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69177375/1929-1929jan19-oklahoma-texas-and/ source]).  That did not come to pass.  They began spring training in early April, playing against Fisk University.  At that time the Negro Southern League was not yet formed.  That would happen in mid-April ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69177553/1929-1929apr14-negro-southern/ source]).  Nashville would be a member of the NSL and an associate member of the Negro National League ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68483847/1929-1929apr21-nashville-elite/ source]).
+The 1929 Nashville Elite Giants, under the leadership of owner Tom T. Wilson, were a fixture in Negro League baseball that season.  In January it was reported in ''The Birmingham Reporter'' that they would be transferred to one of the cities holding a franchise in the Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana League ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69177375/1929-1929jan19-oklahoma-texas-and/ source]).  That did not come to pass.  They began spring training in early April, playing against Fisk University.  At that time the Negro Southern League was not yet formed.  That would happen in mid-April according to the ''Nashville Banner'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69177553/1929-1929apr14-negro-southern/ source]).  Nashville would be a member of the NSL and an associate member of the Negro National League, per ''The Tennessean'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68483847/1929-1929apr21-nashville-elite/ source]).
 == Teams of the 1929 Negro Southern League ==

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 == Season Notes ==
-My assumption is that there were more games played than reported.  Gaps in the calendar suggest that games could have been played.  There are several reports in the newspapers that a Double Header was to be played, with no results shown.  In early October The Tennessean reports that "The Elite Giants which recently met and defeated the Miami baseball team in a series last week will close the season at Wilson park Sunday with games against the Nashville Tigers. ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68546506/1929-1929oct06-elite-giants-take/ source]).  The specific results of the series with the Miami Giants have not been found.  It is not known if the series against the Nashville Tigers ever came to take place.
+My assumption is that there were more games played than reported.  Gaps in the calendar suggest that games could have been played.  There are several reports in the newspapers that a Double Header was to be played, with no results shown.  In early October ''The Tennessean'' reports that "The Elite Giants which recently met and defeated the Miami baseball team in a series last week will close the season at Wilson park Sunday with games against the Nashville Tigers. ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68546506/1929-1929oct06-elite-giants-take/ source]).  The specific results of the series with the Miami Giants have not been found.  It is not known if the series against the Nashville Tigers ever came to take place.
 == Winning Percentages ==