“Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.”
Baseball: America's Pasttime
The sport that brought people together was baseball. During the 19th century, baseball began in amateur clubs, leading to the establishment of the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP). The league ran for 12 years until the Major Baseball League (MLB) was created, with the Cincinnati Red Stockings being the first professional baseball team.
Baseball Hall of Fame
St. Louis Browns (1897–1898)
Cleveland Spiders (1899)
Cincinnati Reds (1900–1901)
Detroit Tigers (1902)
Chicago Cubs (1903)
AKA "Lurid Lew", "Giant Killer"
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Philadelphia Phillies (1906–1909)
Boston Doves (1909–1910)
Chicago Cubs (1910–1913)
Louis Santop,
Catcher
Oklahoma Monarchs (1910)
Philadelphia Giants (1911)
New York Lincoln Giants (1911–1914)
New York Lincoln Stars (1916)
Brooklyn Royal Giants (1916–1919)
Hilldale Club (1918–1926)
John Dallas Cecil Ford, Pitcher
Hilldale Club (1917)
St. Louis Cardinals (1929–1932, 1935–1936)
Cincinnati Reds (1937)
Detroit Tigers (1937)
Washington Senators (1939–1940)
Boston Red Sox (1940)
Charles "Charlie" Samuel Henry, Pitcher
Hilldale Club (1922, 1926)
Harrisburg Giants (1923–1925)
Detroit Stars (1929)
AKA "The Original"
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Philadelphia Stars (1946, 1948–1950)
New York Black Yankees (1947)
New York Cubans (1947)