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The Virginia League was a minor league baseball affiliation which operated in Virginia and North Carolina from 1906 to 1928. It was classified as a "C" league from 1906 to 1919 and as a "B" league from 1920 to 1928, folding in June.

Virginia League Champions †
• 1906 - Lynchburg Shoemakers • 1907 - Norfolk Tars • 1908 - Richmond Colts • 1909 - Roanoke Tigers • 1910 - Danville Red Sox • 1911 - Petersburg Hustlers • 1912 - Roanoke Tigers • 1913 - Petersburg Goobers • 1914 - Norfolk Tars • 1915 - Rocky Mount Carolinians • 1916 - Newport News Shipbuilders • 1917 - Newport News Shipbuilders • 1918 - Richmond Colts • 1919 - Petersburg Goobers • 1920 - Portsmouth Truckers • 1921 - Portsmouth Truckers • 1922 - Wilson Bugs • 1923 - Wilson Tobacconists • 1924 - Richmond Colts • 1925 - Richmond Colts • 1926 - Richmond Colts • 1927 - Portsmouth Truckers • 1928 - Norfolk TarsPlayoffs were not held at the end of most seasons. In those cases, the Champions listed were the teams who ended the regular season in first place. ==Complete team list (1906-1928)==
Complete team list (1906-1928)
Danville Bugs (1911) • Danville Red Sox (1906–1910, 1912) • Hopewell Powder Puffs (1916) • Kinston Eagles (1925–1927) • Lynchburg Shoemakers (1906–1912, 1917) • Newport News Shipbuilders (1912–1922) • Norfolk Mary Janes (1920) • Norfolk Tars (1906–1919, 1921–1928) • Petersburg Broncos↑ (1926–1928) • Petersburg Goobers (1910, 1912–1921, 1924) • Petersburg Hustlers (1911) • Petersburg Trunkmakers (1923) • Portsmouth Foxes (1916) • Portsmouth Pirates (1912–1913) • Portsmouth Truckers (1906–1910, 1914–1915, 1917, 1919–1928) • Richmond Colts (1906–1914, 1918–1928) • Roanoke Tigers (1906–1914) • Roanoke Rapids‡ (1916) • Rocky Mount Broncos↑ (1924–1925) • Rocky Mount Carolinians (1915) • Rocky Mount Tar Heels (1916–1917, 1920–1923) • Suffolk Nuts (1919–1920) • Suffolk Tigers (1915) • Suffolk Wildcats (1921) • Tarboro Tarbabies (1921) • Wilson Bugs (1920–1922,1924–1927) • Wilson Tobacconists (1923) ↑ Also spelled "Bronchos."This team had no known nickname. ==Standings & statistics==
Standings & statistics
1906 to 1919 Class C 1906 Virginia League No playoffs held 1907 Virginia League schedule No playoffs held 1908 Virginia Leagueschedule No playoffs held 1909 Virginia League No playoffs held. 1910 Virginia Leagueschedule Portsmouth (23-31) moved to Petersburg July 5. No playoffs held. 1911 Virginia Leagueschedule No playoffs held. 1912 Virginia League schedule Danville moved to Bluefield June 10 and moved back to Danville (1-1) June 13.; Danville and Lynchburg disbanded June 15. No playoffs held 1913 Virginia League No playoffs held 1914 Virginia League schedule No playoffs held 1915 Virginia Leagueschedule Playoff: Rocky Mount 4 games, Portsmouth 1. 1916 Virginia League schedule Hopewell disbanded July 22; Roanoke Rapids was added August 14; Roanoke Rapids was dropped August 16, after winning its only game. Playoff: Newport News 4 games, Portsmouth 1. 1917 Virginia Leagueschedule League disbanded May 15. 1918 Virginia League schedule League folded in late June. 1919 Virginia Leagueschedule No playoffs held 1920 to 1928 Class B 1920 Virginia Leagueschedule Playoff: Portsmouth 4 games, Richmond 3. 1921 Virginia Leagueschedule Petersburg moved to Tarboro August 2; Rocky Mount & Wilson first half overturned, title to Portsmouth. Playoff: Portsmouth 4 games, Norfolk 1. 1922 Virginia League No playoffs held 1923 Virginia Leagueschedule No playoffs held 1924 Virginia Leagueschedule No playoffs held 1925 Virginia Leagueschedule No playoffs held 1926 Virginia Leagueschedule No playoffs held 1927 Virginia Leagueschedule No playoffs held 1928 Virginia League League disbanded June 3. ==References==
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