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Chicago Giants

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The Chicago Giants were a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois which played in the Negro leagues. [1]

13 relations: Baseball, Chicago, Chicago American Giants, Chicago Columbia Giants, Chicago Unions, Frank Leland, Illinois, Joe Green (baseball, born 1878), John Beckwith (baseball), Leland Giants, Negro league baseball, Negro National League (1920–31), Rube Foster.

Baseball

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

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Chicago American Giants

The Chicago American Giants were a Chicago-based Negro league baseball team, owned and managed from 1911 to 1926 by player-manager Andrew "Rube" Foster.

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Chicago Columbia Giants

The Columbia Giants were a professional, black baseball team based in Chicago at the turn of the 20th century, prior to the Negro leagues.

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Chicago Unions

The Chicago Unions were a professional, black baseball team that played in the late 19th century, prior to the formation of the Negro leagues.

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Frank Leland

Frank C. Leland (1869 – November 14, 1914) was an African-American baseball player, field manager and club owner in the Negro Leagues.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Joe Green (baseball, born 1878)

Charles Albert "Joe" Green (July 26, 1878 – September 18, 1962) was an African-American baseball Outfielder and Manager in the pre-Negro leagues.

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John Beckwith (baseball)

John Christopher Beckwith (January 10, 1900 – January 4, 1956), nicknamed The Black Bomber, was an American infielder in baseball's Negro Leagues.

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Leland Giants

The Leland Giants, originally the Chicago Union Giants, were a Negro league baseball team that competed independently during the first decade of the 20th century.

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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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Negro National League (1920–31)

The Negro National League (NNL) was one of the several Negro leagues which were established during the period in the United States in which organized baseball was segregated.

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Rube Foster

Andrew "Rube" Foster (September 17, 1879 – December 9, 1930) was an American baseball player, manager, and executive in the Negro leagues.

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References

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

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