Tri State League

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The '''Tri State League''' was a minor league organized in 1935 and was one of the several Negro leagues that operated during an era in which organized baseball was segregated. The Tri State League was organized as an eight-team league, with the league franchises based in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.

==History== The Tri State League was organized by Allen Page, who was owner of the Page Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. Page also owned the New Orleans Black Pelicans franchise and would later own the New Orleans Creoles team.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cuicchi |first1=Richard |title=Black History Month: Female Negro League trailblazer Toni Stone played for New Orleans Creoles |url=https://crescentcitysports.com/black-history-month-female-negro-league-trailblazer-toni-stone-played-for-new-orleans-creoles/ |website=Crescent City Sports |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=21 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="heaphy">{{cite web |last1=Heaphy |first1=Leslie |title=Women in the Negro Leagues |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/articles/women-in-the-negro-leagues-leslie-heaphy.shtml |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=9 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="whirty">{{cite web |last1=Whirty |first1=Ryan |title=Diamonds in the Rough: Before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, "the Negro leagues" were the only games in town for black ballplayers. |url=https://www.myneworleans.com/diamonds-in-the-rough/ |website=myneworleans.com |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=1 May 2012}}</ref> The league was structured as an eight-team with standings and statistics unknown.<ref name="auto">{{cite journal | last = | first = | author-link = | title =Tri State League (1935) | journal =Center for Negro League Baseball Research | volume = | issue = | pages = | publisher = | location = | date = | language = | url =https://irp.cdn-website.com/33d0c3d0/files/uploaded/Tri%20State%20League%20(1935)-2020.pdf | jstor = | issn = | doi = | id = | mr = | zbl = | jfm = | access-date = }}</ref>

==1935 Tri State League teams== {| class="wikitable" |- !Team name !City represented !Year active |- |'''Clinton''' |Clinton, Louisiana |{{by|1935}} |- |'''Ferriday''' |Ferriday, Louisiana |{{by|1935}} |- |'''Laurel''' |Laurel, Mississippi |{{by|1935}} |- |'''Louisiana Stars''' |Donaldsonville, Louisiana |{{by|1935}} |- |'''Mobile''' |Mobile, Alabama |{{by|1935}} |- |'''New Orleans Black Pelicans''' |New Orleans, Louisiana |{{by|1935}} |- |'''Newton''' | Newton, Mississippi |{{by|1935}} |- |'''Pensacola''' | Pensacola, Florida |{{by|1935}} |- |}<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite journal | last = | first = | author-link = | title =Negro “Minor” League Teams | journal =Center for Negro League Baseball Research | volume = | issue = | pages = | publisher = | location = | date = | language = | url =https://irp.cdn-website.com/33d0c3d0/files/uploaded/Teams%20-%20Minor%20League%20Teams.pdf | jstor = | issn = | doi = | id = | mr = | zbl = | jfm = | access-date = }}</ref>

==Standing & statistics== The standings and statistics for the 1921 Negro Southeastern League are unknown.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnlbr.org/|title=Center for Negro League Baseball Research > Home|website=Center for Negro League Baseball Research}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== *[http://www.cnlbr.org Center for Negro League Baseball Research] {{Professional Baseball}}

Category:Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States Category:Baseball leagues in Alabama Category:Defunct professional sports leagues in the United States Category:Sports leagues established in 1935 Category:Sports leagues disestablished in 1935 Category:Negro baseball leagues Category:Baseball leagues in Mississippi Category:Baseball leagues in Louisiana Category:Baseball leagues in Florida