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
First season1921
Ceased1921
Replaced byCotton States League
PresidentJohn G Dailey (1921)
No. of teams4
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Clarksdale Cubs (1921)

History

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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

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Standings & statistics

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1921 Mississippi State League

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schedule

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Clarksdale Cubs 65 44 .596 -- Baxter Sparks
Greenwood Indians 59 49 .546 5.5 Charles Bell
Meridian Mets 45 60 .429 18.0 C. Reflogal / Ollie Mills
Jackson Red Sox 45 61 .425 18.5 Rebel Oakes

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

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
John Kane Greenwood/Mer BA .355 Hal Goldsmith Clarksdale W 16
Ben Allen Meridian Runs 121 Frank Albernese Jackson SO 128
Ben Allen Meridian Hits 124 Hugh Boyd Greenwood Pct .688; 11-5

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References

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  1. ^ "Mississippi State League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ a b c Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  3. ^ The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball; Second Edition.