Appalachian League
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| Full name | Appalachian League of Professional Baseball |
| League foundation | 1911 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Country countries |
 United States
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| Title holder | Johnson City Cardinals (2019) |
| Record champions | Bluefield Blue Jays (14) |
| Website | milb.com/appalachian |
The Appalachian League of Professional Baseball is a minor league baseball league that began playing in 1911. She worked in Class D (1911–1914), (1921–1925), (1937–1955) and (1957–1962) before being promoted to the Rookie League in 1963. The teams are located in the Appalachian regions of Virginia , North Carolina , West Virginia and Tennessee . The league season starts in June and ends in September.
Together with the Pioneer League , it forms the second lowest level of minor league baseball, the "Rookie Advanced" level.
history
The original Appalachian League only existed for four seasons from 1911 to 1914 and all teams were independent and had no MLB affiliation. The original league consisted of the Asheville Moonshiners, Bristol Boosters, Cleveland Counts, Johnson City Soldiers, Knoxville Appalachians, and Morristown Jobbers.
The second Appalachian League lasted five seasons from 1921 to 1925, and as before, it consisted entirely of independent teams. Two of the 1921 locations now have teams in the Appalachian League.
The third Appalachian League began in 1937 and was assigned to the D Level Minore League, the lowest level in the MLB prior to 1963.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Minor League Baseball: the Appalachian League (Advanced Rookie Classification). «Billsportsmaps.com. Retrieved November 1, 2018 (American English).