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Atlanta Black Crackers, 1938
Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, 1926
Baltimore Black Sox , 1929
Baltimore Elite Giants, 1942
Birmingham Black Barons
1943
Team
1948
Team
Chicago American Giants
1917 Team
1921
Team
1927
Team
1933
Team
Chicago Leland Giants, 1910,
Cleveland Buckeyes 1945
Detroit Stars, 1930
Hilldale Daisies, 1925
Harrisburg Giants, 1925
Homestead Grays
1931 Team
1938 Team
1943
Team
1948 Team
Indianapolis ABC's, 1916
Kansas City Monarchs
1924
Team
1929 Team
1942
Team
1946
Team
Memphis Red Sox, 1938
Newark Eagles
1937
Team
1946
Team
New York Lincoln Giants
1913
Team
1930
Team
New York Cubans, 1947
Philadelphia Stars, 1934
Pittsburgh Crawfords
1932
Team
1935 Team
St. Louis Stars, 1930
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Considered by many to be black
baseball's best ballclub ever, this talented aggregation forged a 136-17 mark for the
season. With no league in the east, Cum Posey's men played as an independent ballclub.
Featuring Josh Gibson in his first full season and veteran Smokey Joe Williams in his
latter years, the team was so strong that superstar slugger Oscar Charleston batted
lead-off. Other strong players on the team included Jud "Boojum" Wilson, George
Scales, Vic Harris and Ted Page. Other pitchers were Lefty Williams, Willie Foster and Ted
"Double Duty" Radcliffe, who also relieved Gibson behind the plate. Gibson is
credited with 75 homeruns that season, playing against all levels of competition, but in
games against top black teams his homerun percentage, although still impressive, was less
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