Ansonia Cuban Giants
Appearance
Ansonia Cuban Giants | |
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Information | |
Affiliations | Cuban Giants |
League | Connecticut State League |
Location | Ansonia, Connecticut |
The Ansonia Cuban Giants,[1] also known as the Ansonia Big Gorhams,[2] were an all black team in the otherwise segregated Connecticut State League.[2]
Players
[edit]Name | Year | Position | Ref. |
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Frank Bell | 1891 | Outfielder | [3][4] |
Ben Boyd | 1891 | Outfielder | [5][4] |
Cam | 1891 | Outfielder | [6][4] |
George Douglas | 1891 | Outfielder/Pitcher | [7] |
Jack Frye | 1891 | 1st baseman | [8] |
Frank Grant | 1891 | 2nd baseman | [9][10] |
Bob Jackson | 1891 | Catcher/Outfielder | [11][4] |
William Jackson | 1891 | Outfielder | [12] |
John Nelson | 1891 | Pitcher/Outfielder | [13][4] |
George Stovey | 1891 | Pitcher | [14] |
George Terrill | 1891 | Utility player | [15] |
Sol White | 1891 | 2nd/3rd baseman | [16] |
Clarence Williams | 1891 | Catcher | [4] |
Ed Woods | 1891 | Pitcher | [17] |
Citations
[edit]- ^ Riley 1994, pp. 202–203.
- ^ a b Thornton 2018, pp. 28–29.
- ^ Riley 1994, p. 71.
- ^ a b c d e f Kleinknecht 1977, online.
- ^ Riley 1994, pp. 97–98.
- ^ Riley 1994, p. 146.
- ^ Riley 1994, p. 245.
- ^ Riley 1994, p. 297.
- ^ Riley 1994, pp. 331–332.
- ^ Thornton 2019, online.
- ^ Riley 1994, p. 412.
- ^ Riley 1994, p. 418.
- ^ Riley 1994, p. 579.
- ^ Riley 1994, pp. 746–747.
- ^ Riley 1994, p. 772.
- ^ Riley 1994, pp. 836–837.
- ^ Riley 1994, p. 878.
Bibliography
[edit]- Kleinknecht, Merl F. (1977). "Blacks in 19th Century Organized Baseball". The Baseball Research Journal. 6. Society for American Baseball Research: 118–126.
- Riley, James (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. Carroll & Graf Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7867-0065-3.
- Thornton, Steve (2 November 2018). "African American Greats in Connecticut Baseball". Connecticut Explored. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Thornton, Steve (6 April 2019). "Swinging for the Fences: Connecticut's Black Baseball Greats". Connecticut History. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
Categories:
- Northeastern United States baseball team stubs
- Connecticut sports team stubs
- Ansonia Cuban Giants players
- Defunct baseball teams in Connecticut
- Baseball teams established in 1891
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1891
- Defunct Connecticut State League teams
- Connecticut League teams
- 1891 establishments in Connecticut
- 1890s disestablishments in Connecticut