Cleveland Cubs
Negro league baseball team
- Negro National League (1931)
- Hardware Field (1931)
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 some overlap as Tom Wilson was owner of both teams.[3]
The Cubs had one Hall of Famer play for them: Satchel Paige pitched in 5 games for the Cubs, winning one and losing one, with a 2.13 ERA.[4] The Cubs home ballpark was Hardware Field.[2]
Foster Memorial Giants
An independent Cleveland Cubs team emerged in 1932 that also went by the name "Foster Memorial Giants."[5] 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.[6] They disappeared after playing to a 1–15 record.[5]
This incarnation of the Cubs also had one Hall of Famer play for them: Cristóbal Torriente played in 11 games hitting .244.[7] This Cubs team had no designated home ballpark.[5]
References
- ^ Holway, John (2001). The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues. Hastings House Publishers. pp. 272, 275. ISBN 0-8038-2007-0.
- ^ a b "Cleveland Cubs Team History - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Negro League Owners" (PDF). www.cnlbr.org. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ "Satchel Paige - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ a b c "Foster Memorial Giants / Cleveland Cubs Team History - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ Aiello 2006, p. 367.
- ^ "Cristóbal Torriente - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
Sources
- 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
- Cleveland Cubs franchise history at Seamheads.com
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