New Orleans Crescent Stars Explained
The New Orleans Crescent Stars were an independent Negro league baseball club that existed from 1933 to 1934.[1]
The New Orleans team helped produce several players as Pepper Bassett, Gene Bremer, Lloyd Davenport, Harry Else, Barney Morris, Tom Parker, Red Parnell, Hilton Smith and Felton Snow, who managed them at one point.[2] [3]
The team played at Crescent Star Park.[4]
Notes and References
- Riley, James A (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. Carroll & Graf.
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=0d9ef7e2 Baseball Reference : 1933 New Orleans Crescent Stars
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=84d321ed Baseball Reference : 1934 New Orleans Crescent Stars
- Book: Works. Progress Administration. New Orleans City Guide. 15 August 2011. August 27, 2019. Garrett County Press. New Orleans. 978-1891053405. XXXIX.