Montgomery Grey Sox

{{short description|American professional baseball team}}

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|name = Montgomery Grey Sox

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|established = 1932

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|city = Montgomery, Alabama

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• Negro Southern League (1932)

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• Cramton Bowl (1932)

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The Montgomery Grey Sox were a Negro Southern League (NSL) baseball team based in Montgomery, Alabama. While the NSL was regarded as a minor league throughout most of its existence, with the collapse of the first Negro National League in 1931, the league is considered a major league for 1932.

When the team started with the Negro Southern League in 1920, they were headed by John Staples, named the president of the club.[http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/000095.pdf "Pensacola Gets the Last From the Greys" The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama, Thursday, July 15, 1920, Page 8 Columns 1 and 2] Staples even stepped in to umpire a game during the 1920 season. The team was managed that year by Henry Hannon, who also played first base[http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/000071.pdf "Colored Southern League Will Open" Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama, Friday, April 30, 1920, Page 10, Column 5 to 7] and other positions during the first season.

In 1920 the Grey Sox made it into the league pennant race with a 3-0 perfect game win over Atlanta.{{cite web|url=http://www.nlbpa.com/montgomery_grey_sox.html|title=Montgomery Grey Sox|access-date=2009-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504055456/http://www.nlbpa.com/montgomery_grey_sox.html|archive-date=2009-05-04|url-status=dead}}

In 1920, the Grey Sox played in Southside Park.[http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/000070.pdf "Negro Southern League is Formed" The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama, Sunday, April 18, 1920, Page 5, Column 5]

In 1921, The Grey Sox were a member of the Negro Southeastern League.{{cite journal

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Several players who had previously played the club stayed with the team when the NSL became a major league in 1932, including Paul Hardy, Matthew Jackson, Felix Manning and Everett Nelson.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78190885/grey-sox-open-season-with-atlanta-team-h/|title=Grey Sox Open Season With Atlanta Team Here Today|page=8|work=Montgomery Advertiser|via=Newspapers.com|date=1932-04-23 |accessdate=2021-05-23}}