New Orleans Ads
Negro Southern League baseball team
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New Orleans Ads were a Negro Southern League (NSL) baseball team in 1920 based in Louisiana. The team was started by Fred Caulfield, a local backer.[1] and is often referred to in newspapers as the Caulfield Ads.[2]
League
- Negro Southern League (1920)
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
Ballpark
- Heinemann Park (1920)
Established1920
| New Orleans Ads | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| League |
|
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Ballpark |
|
| Established | 1920 |
| Nickname |
|
While the NSL was regarded as a minor league throughout most of its existence, with the collapse of the first Negro National League in 1932, it was considered a major league for that one season.
The team played opposite days from the white New Orleans Pelicans team at Pelican Stadium.
.jpg){kind=small}