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| Cleveland Giants | |
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| League | |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Ballpark | |
| Established | 1933 |
| Disbanded | 1933 |
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The Cleveland Giants were a Negro league baseball team. The team played for one year, 1933. Their home games were contested at Cleveland's Luna Bowl in Luna Park.
History
[edit | edit source]In 1933, the struggling Columbus Blue Birds of the Negro National League dropped out and were replaced by the Cleveland Giants. The club went 22-28 in their first and only year. Bingo DeMoss managed the team, which included Bill Byrd (5-6), Wilson Redus (.325), SS Leroy Morney (.467) and OF Jabbo Andrews. Andrews was third in the NNL with 13 homers and third with a .412 average. Morney split the year with the Baltimore Black Sox and led the circuit in batting average.
References
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External links
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Team history and statistics from seamheads.com · baseball-reference.com
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