Cleveland Cubs
| Cleveland Cubs | |
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| Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Established | 1920 |
| Disbanded | 1950 |
The Cleveland Cubs were a Negro league baseball team in the Negro National League, based in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1931.[1] In their only season, they finished in second place with a 23-22 record.[2] The rosters of the 1931 Cubs and the 1931 Nashville Elite Giants have notable overlap.
An independent Cleveland Cubs team emerged in 1932 that also went by the name "Foster Memorial Giants."[3] Originally named Rube Foster Memorial Giants and based in Chicago, the team moved to Cleveland (and the Southern League) as a result of success of Chicago American Giants in their home city.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Holway, John (2001). The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues. Hastings House Publishers. pp. 272, 275. ISBN 0-8038-2007-0.
- ^ "Cleveland Cubs Team History - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Foster Memorial Giants / Cleveland Cubs Team History - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ Aiello 2006, p. 367.
Sources[edit]
- Aiello, Thomas (2006). "The Fading of the Greys: Black Baseball and Historical Memory in Little Rock". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 65 (4). Arkansas Historical Association: 360–384. eISSN 2327-1213. ISSN 0004-1823. JSTOR 40028091. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
External links[edit]
- Cleveland Cubs franchise history at Seamheads.com