Southeastern League

After playing a season in 1897, the Southeastern League reformed and lasted for three years, from {{by|1910}} through {{by|1912}}. At Class D, it was considered on the lowest rung of the minor league ladder, and had six clubs located in the American states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. Stung by the midseason collapse of two of its six franchises, this league disbanded on August 2, 1912.

In {{by|1926}} a new, Class B Southeastern League took the field, with six teams — representing Montgomery, Alabama; Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Florida; and Albany, Columbus and Savannah, Georgia. Although this league would be periodically shut down by the Great Depression and World War II, it continued as a Class B circuit, four levels below Major League Baseball, through {{by|1950}}.

Its lineup of teams in its final season included the champion Pensacola Fliers, Meridian Millers, Montgomery Rebels, Jackson Senators, Vicksburg Billies, Selma Cloverleafs, Gadsden Pilots and Anniston 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 any Major League Baseball team.

The league began play in 2002 after the demise of the All-American Association. For its inaugural season, it placed teams in Montgomery, Ozark, and Selma, Alabama, along with Pensacola, Florida, Americus, Georgia, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Ozark Patriots and Americus Arrows franchises folded at mid-season. The Pensacola 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 in Macon, Georgia, and Houma, Louisiana, along with the already successful clubs in Montgomery and Pensacola. However, after just two games the Selma Cloverleafs folded, forcing the league to operate the club as a road team for the duration of the season under the name "Southeastern Cloverleafs." The Macon 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. The Orlando Rays of the Southern League, who had played at Walt Disney World for four years, became the Montgomery Biscuits and effectively drove the Wings out of town. In addition, the Springfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks of the Central Baseball League moved to Pensacola and assumed the Pelicans name. As a result, the league folded prior to the 2004 season.

==Cities represented ==

• 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

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• Albany, GA: Albany Nuts (1926-1928)
• Anniston, AL: Anniston Models (1911-1912); Anniston Rams (1938-1942, 1946-1950)
• Asheville, NC: Asheville Moonshiners (1910)
• Bessemer, AL: Bessemer Pipemakers (1912)
• Columbus, GA: Columbus Foxes (1926-1930, 1932)
• Decatur, AL: Decatur Twins (1911)
• Gadsden, AL: Gadsden Steel Makers (1910-1912); Gadsden Pilots (1938-1941, 1946-1948); Gadsden Chiefs (1949); Gadsden Pilots (1950)
• Huntsville, AL: Huntsville Westerns (1911); Huntsville Mountaineers (1912)
• Jackson, MS: Jackson Senators (1932, 1937-1942, 1946-1950)
• Jacksonville, FL: Jacksonville Tars (1926-1930)
• Johnson City, TN: Johnson City Soldiers (1910)
• Knoxville, TN: Knoxville Appalachians (1910)
• Macon, GA: Macon Peaches (1932)
• Meridian, MS: Meridian Scrappers (1937-1939); Meridian Bears (1940); Meridian Eagles (1941-1942); Meridian Peps (1946-1948); Meridian Millers (1949-1950)
• Mobile, AL: Mobile Red Warriors (1932; Mobile Shippers 1937-1942)
• Montgomery, AL: Montgomery Lions (1926-1930); Montgomery Capitals (1932); Montgomery Bombers (1937-1938); Montgomery Rebels (1939-1942, 1946-1950)
• Morristown, TN: Morristown Jobbers (1910)
• Pensacola, FL: Pensacola Pilots (1927); Pensacola Fliers (1928-1930); Pensacola Pilots (1937-1942); Pensacola Fliers (1946-1950)
• Rome, GA: Rome Romans (1910); Rome Hillies (1911); Rome Romans (1912)
• Savannah, GA: Savannah Indians (1926-1928)
• St. Augustine, FL: St. Augustine Saints (1926-1927)
• Selma, AL: Selma Centralites (1911-1912); Selma Selmians (1927); Selma Cloverleafs (1928-1930, 1932, 1937-1941, 1946-1950)
• Talladega, AL: Talladega Highlanders (1912)
• Tampa, FL: Tampa Krewes (1928); Tampa Smokers (1929-1930)
• Vicksburg, MS: Vicksburg Billies (1946-1949); Vicksburg Hill Billies (1950)
• Waycross, GA: Waycross Saints (1927)

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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

1928 Southeastern League

Playoff: Montgomery 4 games, Pensacola 2

1929 Southeastern League

Playoff: Montgomery 4 games, Tampa 3

1930 Southeastern League

1932 Southeastern League

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

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