Cleveland Giants Explained

Cleveland Giants
Established:1933
Disbanded:1933
City:Cleveland, Ohio
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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

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Lowry, Philip J. . Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of Major League and Negro League Ballparks . 2006 . Walker Publishing Company, Inc. . New York . 0-8027-1562-1 . 72–73 .