Columbus Turf Club
American professional baseball team
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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.
| Columbus Turf Club | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| League | Negro Southern League, 1932 |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Established | 1932 |
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
Season standings
| 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 |
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