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June 14-17, 1907: Luis Bustamante and the Cuban Stars visit northern Ohio
Elyria, Ohio, 23 miles southwest of Cleveland, was a growing…
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October 5, 1913: Frank Wickware wins barnstorming battle between the Big Train and ‘Black Walter Johnson’
In 1913 baseball’s popularity was unchallenged in America.…
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May 9, 1920: The first all-Latino lineup in major-league baseball
On September 15, 2022 – celebrated as Roberto Clemente Day…
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October 17, 1920: American Giants barely avoid no-hitter and win ‘Little World Series’
One of the doubleheader’s several previews in the New York…
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October 31, 1920: Chicago American Giants end historic season with loss to Jack Quinn-led Normals
It was almost November, but Rube Foster‘s 1920 Chicago American…
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August 1, 1920: Bullet Rogan pitches and bats Kansas City Monarchs over Chicago American Giants in front of record crowd
The crowd – estimated at 20,000 by the Kansas City Sun –…
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May 22, 1921: Chicago Giants’ John Beckwith hits first home run over fence at Redland Field in Cincinnati
“Broad shouldered, round faced, moody, Beckwith was one of…
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June 19, 1921: Cristóbal Torriente’s triple leads American Giants over intra-city rivals
When the first Negro National League, founded by Rube Foster…
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June 12, 1921: Monarchs’ Bullet Rogan bests Cincinnati’s José Leblanc in battle of Negro League aces
It was the middle of June, and the Kansas City Monarchs were…
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May 7, 1921: Chicago’s Dave Brown outduels Monarchs’ Rube Curry on Opening Day
Opening Day in 1921 for the Negro National League was a momentous…
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June 13, 1921: Unearned run spoils Dicta Johnson’s gem as Chicago American Giants edge Indianapolis ABCs in 10th
In search of a foothold after losing the first two games of a…
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June 6, 1921: Bill Gatewood of Detroit Stars throws Negro National League’s first no-hitter
On June 6, 1921, Bill Gatewood of the Detroit Stars pitched the…
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May 9, 1921: Indianapolis ABCs pitcher Jim Jeffries fires 3-hit shutout to beat Columbus
The Negro National League (NNL) was early in its second season…
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April 30, 1921: Chicago Giants defeat Columbus Buckeyes in Negro National League debut
Relocated, renamed, and piloted by two generations of Black baseball…
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May 1, 1921: Darkness halts Chicago Giants, Columbus Buckeyes after 11 innings
When the Negro National League opened play in 1920, its membership…
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April 24, 1921: Cincinnati’s José Leblanc outduels Jim Jeffries, blanks Indianapolis ABCs in exhibition
Brothers Charles “C.I.” Taylor, Ben Taylor, James “Candy…
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August 16, 1889: Integrated baseball in Pennsylvania: Cuban Giants defeat Lebanon Grays
Thirteen teams played in the Middle States League, an integrated…
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September 1-3, 1904: Philadelphia Giants defeat Cuban X-Giants in championship series
The early twentieth century rivalry was intense between the two…
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May 7, 1921: Detroit Stars and Bacharach Giants hit the long ball
It was Saturday, May 7, 1921, the opening day of the Negro National…
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August 27, 1916: Chicago American Giants defeat Indianapolis ABCs on close play at the plate
Rube Foster of the Chicago American Giants, J.D. Howard, and…
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April 18, 1890: Amateur John Lyston wins Atlantic League tuneup against Gorhams
A reconvening of the annual baseball meetings was held on March…
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July 14, 1887: The color line is drawn in baseball
On the morning of July 15, 1887, the New York Herald boldly titled…
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September 3, 1869: Inter-racial baseball in Philadelphia
Frederick Douglass said no city was more prejudiced against colored…
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October 3, 1867: “The First Colored Baseball Championship”
"Championship” is often a fluid concept when applied to 19th-century…