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Bill Yancey

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William James "Bill" Yancey (April 2, 1902 – April 13, 1971) was an African-American baseball shortstop in the Negro Leagues. [1]

20 relations: African Americans, Baseball, Basketball, Boston Royal Giants, Hilldale Club, Lincoln Giants, Major League Baseball, Marlton, New Jersey, Negro league baseball, New York Black Yankees, New York Cubans, New York Renaissance, New York Yankees, Newark Eagles, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Stars (baseball), Philadelphia Tigers, Scout (sport), Shortstop.

African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport played on a rectangular court.

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Boston Royal Giants

The Boston Royal Giants were a Negro league baseball team in Boston.

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Hilldale Club

The Hilldale Athletic Club (informally known as Darby Daisies) were an African American professional baseball team based in Darby, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia.

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Lincoln Giants

The Lincoln Giants were a Negro league baseball team based in New York City from 1911 through 1930.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

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Marlton, New Jersey

Marlton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Evesham Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.

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Negro league baseball

The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans.

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New York Black Yankees

The New York Black Yankees were a professional Negro league baseball team based in New York City, Paterson, NJ, and Rochester, NY which played in the Negro National League from 1936 to 1948.

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New York Cubans

The New York Cubans were a Negro league baseball team that played during the 1930s and from 1939 to 1950.

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New York Renaissance

The New York Renaissance, also known as the Renaissance Big Five and as the Rens, was an all-black professional basketball team established February 13, 1923, by Robert "Bob" Douglas in agreement with the Renaissance Casino and Ballroom.

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New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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Newark Eagles

The Newark Eagles were a professional Negro league baseball team which played in the Negro National League from 1936 to 1948.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Philadelphia Stars (baseball)

The Philadelphia Stars were a Negro league baseball team from Philadelphia.

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Philadelphia Tigers

The Philadelphia Tigers were a Negro league baseball team that played briefly in the 1928 Eastern Colored League before the circuit disbanded in early June.

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Scout (sport)

In professional sports, scouts are experienced talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scout's organization.

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Shortstop

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Yancey

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