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Pittsburgh Crawfords

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The Pittsburgh Crawfords, popularly known as the Craws, were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [1]

37 relations: Baltimore Elite Giants, Bill Robinson, Bush Stadium, Calhoun County, Alabama, Chicago American Giants, Cool Papa Bell, Crawford Grill, Detroit Stars, Detroit Tigers, Dominican Republic, Eastern Colored League, Greenlee Field, Gus Greenlee, Hill District (Pittsburgh), Interleague play, Jacksonville Red Caps, Josh Gibson, Judy Johnson, Lena Horne, Leroy Matlock, Milwaukee Bears, Negro American League, Negro league baseball, Negro National League (1920–31), Negro National League (1933–48), New York Cubans, Oscar Charleston, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rafael Trujillo, Rap Dixon, Sam Bankhead, Satchel Paige, Swayne Field, Tampa Bay Rays, Ted Radcliffe, William Bell (baseball).

Baltimore Elite Giants

The Baltimore Elite Giants were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro leagues from to.

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Bill Robinson

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949) was an American tap dancer and actor, the best known and most highly paid African-American entertainer in the first half of the twentieth century.

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Bush Stadium

Owen J. Bush Stadium was a former baseball stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

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Calhoun County, Alabama

Calhoun County is a county in the east central part of the U.S. state of Alabama.

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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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Cool Papa Bell

James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell (May 17, 1903 – March 7, 1991) was an American center fielder in Negro league baseball from 1922 to 1946.

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Crawford Grill

The Crawford Grill was a renowned jazz club that operated in two locations in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Detroit Stars

The Detroit Stars were an American baseball team in the Negro leagues and played at historic Mack Park.

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Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic (República Dominicana) is a sovereign state located in the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region.

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Eastern Colored League

The Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Clubs, more commonly known as the Eastern Colored League (ECL), was one of the several Negro leagues, which operated during the time organized baseball was segregated.

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Greenlee Field

Greenlee Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, was the first black-built and black-owned major league baseball field in the United States.

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Gus Greenlee

William Augustus "Gus" Greenlee (December 26, 1893 – July 7, 1952) was a Negro League baseball owner and an African-American businessman.

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Hill District (Pittsburgh)

The Hill District is a historic black collection of neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Interleague play

Interleague play in Major League Baseball refers to regular-season baseball games played between an American League (AL) team and a National League (NL) team.

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Jacksonville Red Caps

The Jacksonville Red Caps were a Negro league baseball team based primarily in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Josh Gibson

Joshua Gibson (c. December 21, 1911 – January 20, 1947) was an American Negro league baseball catcher.

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Judy Johnson

William Julius "Judy" Johnson (October 26, 1899 – June 15, 1989) was an American professional third baseman and manager whose career in Negro league baseball spanned 17 seasons, from 1921 to 1937.

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Lena Horne

Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an African American singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist.

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Leroy Matlock

Leroy Matlock (March 12, 1907 - February 6, 1968) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues.

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Milwaukee Bears

The Milwaukee Bears were a Negro National League team that operated during the 1923 season, its only season in the league, representing Milwaukee.

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Negro American League

The Negro American League was one of the several Negro leagues created during the time organized American baseball was segregated.

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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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Negro National League (1933–48)

The second Negro National League was one of the several Negro leagues created during the time organized baseball was segregated.

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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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Oscar Charleston

Oscar McKinley Charleston (October 14, 1896 – October 5, 1954) was an American center fielder and manager in Negro league baseball.

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Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County.

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Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Rafael Trujillo

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (24 October 1891 – 30 May 1961), nicknamed El Jefe (The Chief or The Boss), was a Dominican politician, soldier and dictator, who ruled the Dominican Republic from February 1930 until his assassination in May 1961.

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Rap Dixon

Herbert Allen "Rap" Dixon (September 15, 1902 – July 20, 1942) was an American outfielder in Negro League baseball for a number of teams.

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Sam Bankhead

Samuel Howard Bankhead (September 18, 1910 – July 24, 1976) was an American baseball player in the Negro Leagues.

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Satchel Paige

Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (July 7, 1906 – June 8, 1982) was an American Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who became a legend in his own lifetime by being known as perhaps the best pitcher in baseball history, by his longevity in the game, and by attracting record crowds wherever he pitched.

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Swayne Field

Swayne Field was a minor league baseball park in Toledo, Ohio.

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Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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Ted Radcliffe

Theodore Roosevelt "Double Duty" Radcliffe (July 7, 1902 &ndash) was a professional baseball player in the Negro leagues.

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William Bell (baseball)

William W. Bell, Sr. (August 31, 1897 – March 16, 1969) was an American right-handed pitcher and manager in baseball's Negro Leagues.

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References

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

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