Southern Baseball Association (SBA) 1950's

Robo · 05-19-2021, 10:30 PM

Here is a new fictional league I am doing teams for. Some of these teams will eventually cross over to the American Baseball League that I created. The Southern Baseball Association was founded in 1948 by Department Store Magnate E.B.Benfield. As a longtime fan of baseball, Benfield created the SBA in southern cities where his Department stores were. With investors and some financial backing from the particular cities, Benfield was the owner of all 10 teams in the SBA. Benfield used his Department store chains in a similar way that Textile League baseball employed players. Many of the players were "employed" at his stores. As the league grew in popularity, many people would flock to the stores to see their favorite players. In most cases the ball parks were very near the department stores. The SBA's first season was in 1950. There were 10 teams in 10 different cities across the Southern part of the United States. During the 50's the SBA would become very popular in the southern part of the country.

Southern Baseball Association:
East:
Columbia Capitals
Charlotte Imperials
Lexington Colonels
Jacksonville Jets
Nashville Americans

West:
Birmingham Vulcans
Jackson Senators
New Orleans Brass
San Antonio Indians
Oklahoma City Friendlys

Robo · 05-19-2021, 10:31 PM

Columbia Capitals:

lotr13 · 05-19-2021, 11:15 PM

Love to see a Southern based league. Looking forward to the rest.

Robo · 05-19-2021, 11:21 PM

Charlotte Imperials:

Robo · 05-19-2021, 11:43 PM

Jacksonville Jets:

itsideal · 06-17-2022, 09:10 PM

Hey Robo, did you ever finish the Lexington Colonels?

BBGiovanni · 06-17-2022, 10:51 PM

Great, thanks! Seems like I'm always scrambling around to find different southern minor league teams.

Eugene Church · 06-18-2022, 09:34 AM

Great work, Robo... very well done.

hfield007 · 06-19-2022, 02:28 PM

hope this sees completion one day. these are top notch

mso94 · 06-20-2022, 07:49 PM

Man I love that template. Is that available for download also ?

05-19-2021, 10:30 PM	#1
Robo All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,374	Southern Baseball Association (SBA) 1950's Here is a new fictional league I am doing teams for. Some of these teams will eventually cross over to the American Baseball League that I created. The Southern Baseball Association was founded in 1948 by Department Store Magnate E.B.Benfield. As a longtime fan of baseball, Benfield created the SBA in southern cities where his Department stores were. With investors and some financial backing from the particular cities, Benfield was the owner of all 10 teams in the SBA. Benfield used his Department store chains in a similar way that Textile League baseball employed players. Many of the players were "employed" at his stores. As the league grew in popularity, many people would flock to the stores to see their favorite players. In most cases the ball parks were very near the department stores. The SBA's first season was in 1950. There were 10 teams in 10 different cities across the Southern part of the United States. During the 50's the SBA would become very popular in the southern part of the country. Southern Baseball Association: East: Columbia Capitals Charlotte Imperials Lexington Colonels Jacksonville Jets Nashville Americans West: Birmingham Vulcans Jackson Senators New Orleans Brass San Antonio Indians Oklahoma City Friendlys __________________ //www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/showthread.php?t=290508

05-19-2021, 10:31 PM	#2
Robo All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,374	Columbia Capitals: Attached Images __________________ //www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/showthread.php?t=290508

05-19-2021, 11:21 PM	#4
Robo All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,374	Charlotte Imperials: Attached Images __________________ //www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/showthread.php?t=290508

05-19-2021, 11:43 PM	#5
Robo All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,374	Jacksonville Jets: Attached Images __________________ //www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/showthread.php?t=290508

06-17-2022, 10:51 PM	#7
BBGiovanni All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Republic of California Posts: 1,910	Great, thanks! Seems like I'm always scrambling around to find different southern minor league teams. __________________ Let's Go (San Jose) Giants, Let's Go Mets! Current Project: WBAT/AABBA: Organized Base Ball And the "New Normal" World Baseball Aid Tournament 2023 trophy round underway!

05-19-2021, 11:15 PM	#3
lotr13 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 164	Love to see a Southern based league. Looking forward to the rest.

06-17-2022, 09:10 PM	#6
itsideal Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 35	Hey Robo, did you ever finish the Lexington Colonels?

06-18-2022, 09:34 AM	#8
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,068	Great work, Robo... very well done.

06-19-2022, 02:28 PM	#9
hfield007 All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,713	hope this sees completion one day. these are top notch

06-20-2022, 07:49 PM	#10
mso94 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 414	Man I love that template. Is that available for download also ?