Negro Leagues DB Update: 1908 & 1909 Negro Leagues

May 18, 2012 by Gary Ashwill · Leave a Comment

The 1908 season saw the emergence of a national scene in black professional baseball. Two important eastern teams, the Philadelphia Giants and the Cuban Giants of New York, made trips to the Midwest, their most notable opponent being Rube Foster‘s new powerhouse, the Chicago Leland Giants. The Cuban Stars of Havana spent significant time in […]

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