Columbus Turf Club
| Columbus Turf Club | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| League | Negro Southern League, 1932 |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Established | 1932 |
The Columbus Turf Club were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Columbus, Ohio. The team played in the Negro Southern League from July until the end of the 1932 season, before folding following the end of the season.
The team may have absorbed remnants of fellow Negro Southern League team, the Louisville Black Caps, following their disbandment in August, as some sources consider the Turf Club a relocated Black Caps team.[1] However, there were at least three games between the Turf Club and the Black Caps, with a doubleheader taking place on July 31 a single game on August 1, and Major League Baseball considers the teams separate.[2][3][4][5]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| vs. Negro Southern League | vs. Major Black teams | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negro Southern League | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | W | L | T | Pct. |
| (1) Chicago American Giants | 33 | 10 | 0 | .767 | — | 50 | 32 | 0 | .610 |
| Monroe Monarchs | 34 | 14 | 0 | .708 | 1½ | 42 | 20 | 1 | .675 |
| (2) Nashville Elite Giants | 24 | 22 | 0 | .522 | 10½ | 26 | 27 | 0 | .491 |
| Birmingham Black Barons | 10 | 9 | 0 | .526 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 0 | .444 |
| Montgomery Grey Sox | 22 | 24 | 1 | .479 | 12½ | 22 | 24 | 1 | .479 |
| Memphis Red Sox | 23 | 27 | 0 | .460 | 13½ | 29 | 28 | 0 | .509 |
| Indianapolis ABCs | 16 | 20 | 4 | .450 | 13½ | 25 | 32 | 4 | .443 |
| Columbus Turf Club | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 12½ | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 |
| Louisville Black Caps | 12 | 27 | 1 | .313 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 1 | .284 |
| Little Rock Grays | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .421 |
| Atlanta Black Crackers | 5 | 17 | 0 | .227 | 17½ | 6 | 18 | 0 | .250 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Louisville Black Caps - History". RetroSeasons. March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ↑ "MLB Gameday: Black Caps 4, Turf Club 6 Final Score (07/31/1932)". MLB.com. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ↑ "MLB Gameday: Black Caps 5, Turf Club 7 Final Score (07/31/1932)". MLB.com. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ↑ "MLB Gameday: Black Caps 4, Turf Club 5 Final Score (08/01/1932)". MLB.com. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ↑ "1932 MLB Standings and Records: Regular Season". MLB.com. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Team history and statistics from seamheads.com · baseball-reference.com
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