In 1886, a semipro team known as the Union Baseball Club was
founded in Chicago. Under the leadership of Frank Leland, this team
of black players worked its way to the top of Chicago's otherwise
all-white semipro city league. In 1902, Leland recruited a talented
young pitcher from Texas, Rube Foster, who soon established himself
as one of the game's outstanding players, seized the leadership of
the Union Baseball Club and founded the Chicago American Giants.
This team would dominate the early years of the Negro National
League, also founded by Foster. Covering the years 1870-1953, this
is a history of a legendary Negro League team. Sources include
contemporary newspaper articles and interviews with veteran
players. Many photographs, a comprehensive biographical dictionary
and a detailed game log are included.
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