New Orleans Creoles

Not to be confused with Louisiana Creole or Louisiana Creole people.
New Orleans Creoles
Information
League
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
BallparkPelican Stadium
Established1945
Disbanded1952

The New Orleans Creoles were a Negro league baseball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana, from at least 1945 until at least 1952. The team was a member of the second Negro Southern League from 1947 to 1948 and 1950 to 1951, and a member of the Negro Texas League for the 1949 season.[1][2] They played at Pelican Stadium and were known for hiring women players and coaches.[1][2] Second baseman Toni Stone—the first of three women to play professional baseball full-time in the previously all-male Negro leagues—played for the Creoles from 1949 to 1952, prior to her time on the Kansas City Monarchs.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c Cuicchi, Richard (6 February 2022). "Black History Month: Female Negro League trailblazer Toni Stone played for New Orleans Creoles". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Henderson, Olivia (13 February 2019). "Black women throw curveball in New Orleans baseball". The Tulane Hullabaloo. Retrieved 9 February 2022.