TheSoutheastern League was the name of four separatebaseball leagues inminor league baseball which operated in theSoutheastern andSouth Central United States in numerous seasons between 1897 and 2003. Two of these leagues were associated withorganized baseball; the third and most recent incarnation was an independent league that operated for two seasons in 2002–03.

After playing a season in 1897, the Southeastern League reformed and lasted for three years, from1910 through1912. At Class D, it was considered on the lowest rung of the minor league ladder, and had six clubs located in the American states ofAlabama,Georgia,North Carolina andTennessee. Stung by the midseason collapse of two of its six franchises, this league disbanded on August 2, 1912.

In1926 a new, Class B Southeastern League took the field, with six teams — representingMontgomery, Alabama;Jacksonville andSt. Augustine, Florida; andAlbany,Columbus andSavannah, Georgia. Although this league would be periodically shut down by theGreat Depression andWorld War II, it continued as a Class B circuit, four levels belowMajor League Baseball, through1950.

Its lineup of teams in its final season included the championPensacola Fliers,Meridian Millers,Montgomery Rebels,Jackson Senators,Vicksburg Billies,Selma Cloverleafs,Gadsden Pilots andAnniston Rams. Both Gadsden and Anniston withdrew from the league before the end of the season.

The most recent version of the Southeastern League was an independent circuit, with member teams were not affiliated with anyMajor League Baseball team.

The league began play in 2002 after the demise of theAll-American Association. For its inaugural season, it placed teams inMontgomery,Ozark, andSelma, Alabama, along withPensacola, Florida,Americus, Georgia, andBaton Rouge, Louisiana. TheOzark Patriots andAmericus Arrows franchises folded at mid-season. ThePensacola Pelicans won the inaugural league championship.

After completing the season, the league added two franchises for 2003. The league had high hopes for its new team inMacon, Georgia, andHouma, Louisiana, along with the already successful clubs in Montgomery and Pensacola. However, after just two games theSelma Cloverleafs folded, forcing the league to operate the club as a road team for the duration of the season under the name "Southeastern Cloverleafs." TheMacon Peaches also fared a lot worse than expected. Still, the league completed the year, with Pensacola compiling the league's best mark at 42-23 and Baton Rouge defeating Pensacola, 3 games to 1, in the league championship series.

Ultimately, the league could not survive the arrival of affiliated baseball to Montgomery. TheOrlando Rays of theSouthern League, who had played atWalt Disney World for four years, became theMontgomery Biscuits and effectively drove the Wings out of town. In addition, theSpringfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks of theCentral Baseball League moved to Pensacola and assumed the Pelicans name. As a result, the league folded prior to the 2004 season.

• Baton Rouge, LA:Baton Rouge Riverbats
• Houma, LA:Houma Hawks
• Macon, GA:Macon Peaches
• Montgomery, AL:Montgomery Wings
• Pensacola, FL:Pensacola Pelicans
• Selma, AL:Selma/Southeastern Cloverleafs

1897 Southeastern League

Columbus disbanded April 29; Asheville entered the league May 6

1910 Southeastern League

1911 Southeastern League

1912 Southeastern League

Huntsville (24-29) moved to Talladega July 9; Bessemer disbanded July 14; Anniston disbanded July 19
Second half started July 22. The league disbanded August 2 with the following official second half standings: Gadsden (7-4), Talladega (5-5), Selma (5-6), and Rome (5-7).

1926 Southeastern League

Playoff: Columbus 4 games, Montgomery 1

1927 Southeastern League

St. Augustine (42-53) moved to Waycross July 25

1928 Southeastern League

Albany and Savannah disbanded August 12

Playoff: Montgomery 4 games, Pensacola 2

1929 Southeastern League

Playoff: Montgomery 4 games, Tampa 3

1930 Southeastern League

1932 Southeastern League

The league folded May 21

• Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds.,The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3d edition. Durham, N.C:Baseball America, 2007.

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