Negro Southern League Pennsylvania The Indianapolis ABCs were a

The Indianapolis ABCs were a Negro League baseball team that played both as an independent club and as a charter member of the first Negro National League from 1913 to 1926

The team was dissolved when owner James Norris bought the major league team in Detroit and renamed them the to their current nickname

which would become the premier league for African-American baseball players

and in 1934 the Pilots became an independent team

Negro Southern League Pennsylvania The Indianapolis ABCs were aThe Negro Southern League was the only major black league in operation in 1932. The league began its seasons with only five teams: Chicago American Giants, Cleveland Cubs, Detroit Stars, Indianapolis ABCs and Louisville White Sox. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League Baseball Museum