The 1950's
This was almost like the "forgotten era" in English baseball's history. The game was going through a strong period of growth, yet the regions were at loggerheads with each other, and because of this, there were no National finals contested for seven years during the decade: 1952 - 1958.
In the 1950's there were two leagues operating in the South of England - the Western League and the bigger South Eastern League. The two leagues were not hostile towards each other, in fact they met in an annual all-star game called the Coronation Pennant.
The Southern Counties Cup was played during this time and was open to teams in both leagues.
The South Eastern League formed in 1947 as the London East League. It became the South Eastern League in 1950.
The Western League formed in 1947 as the London West League. It then became the Western League in 1950. In 1958 the two leagues merged to form the Southern Baseball Association.
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS |
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| Year | London East League | London West League | |
| 1947 | Thames Board Mills | Wembley Pirates | |
| 1948 | Thames Board Mills | West London Pioneers | |
| 1949 | Hornsey Red Sox | West London Pioneers | |
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South Eastern League |
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Western League |
| 1950 | Eltham / TBM shared | West London Pioneers | |
| 1951 | Thames Board Mills | West London Pioneers | |
| 1952 | US Navy | Sutton Beavers | |
| 1953 | Briggs Brigands | Sutton Beavers | |
| 1954 | Briggs Brigands | Sutton Beavers | |
| 1955 | Hornsey Athletics | Sutton Beavers | |
| 1956 | Briggs Brigands | Mitcham Tigers | |
| 1957 | Queens Park Aces | Richmond Cardinals | |
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Southern Association |
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| 1958 | US Navy | ||
| 1959 | Bushy Park Cardinals | ||
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Coronation Pennant |
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| Year | Winners | Score | Losers | Venue |
| 1953 | South Eastern | 4-3 | Western | Dagenham |
| 1954 | Western | 4-0 | South Eastern | Mitcham |
| 1955 | South Eastern | 20-5 | Western | Romford |
| 1956 | Western | 23-22 | South Eastern | Sutton |
| 1957 | South Eastern | 10-8 | Western | Romford |