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Ansonia Cuban Giants
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AffiliationsCuban Giants
LeagueConnecticut State League
LocationAnsonia, 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

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Name Year Position Ref.
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

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  1. ^ Riley 1994, pp. 202–203.
  2. ^ a b Thornton 2018, pp. 28–29.
  3. ^ Riley 1994, p. 71.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Kleinknecht 1977, online.
  5. ^ Riley 1994, pp. 97–98.
  6. ^ Riley 1994, p. 146.
  7. ^ Riley 1994, p. 245.
  8. ^ Riley 1994, p. 297.
  9. ^ Riley 1994, pp. 331–332.
  10. ^ Thornton 2019, online.
  11. ^ Riley 1994, p. 412.
  12. ^ Riley 1994, p. 418.
  13. ^ Riley 1994, p. 579.
  14. ^ Riley 1994, pp. 746–747.
  15. ^ Riley 1994, p. 772.
  16. ^ Riley 1994, pp. 836–837.
  17. ^ Riley 1994, p. 878.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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