Cleveland Cubs

Cleveland Cubs
Information
League
LocationCleveland, Ohio
Ballpark
  • Hardware Field (1931)
Established1920
Disbanded1950

The Cleveland Cubs were a Negro league baseball team in the Negro National League, based in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1931.[1] In their only season, they finished in second place with a 23-22 record.[2] The rosters of the 1931 Cubs and the 1931 Nashville Elite Giants have some overlap as Tom Wilson was owner of both teams.[3]

The Cubs had one Hall of Famer play for them: Satchel Paige pitched in 5 games for the Cubs, winning one and losing one, with a 2.13 ERA.[4] The Cubs home ballpark was Hardware Field.[2]

Foster Memorial Giants

An independent Cleveland Cubs team emerged in 1932 that also went by the name "Foster Memorial Giants."[5] Originally named Rube Foster Memorial Giants and based in Chicago, the team moved to Cleveland (and the Southern League) as a result of success of Chicago American Giants in their home city.[6] They disappeared after playing to a 1–15 record.[5]

This incarnation of the Cubs also had one Hall of Famer play for them: Cristóbal Torriente played in 11 games hitting .244.[7] This Cubs team had no designated home ballpark.[5]

References

  1. ^ Holway, John (2001). The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues. Hastings House Publishers. pp. 272, 275. ISBN 0-8038-2007-0.
  2. ^ a b "Cleveland Cubs Team History - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  3. ^ "Negro League Owners" (PDF). www.cnlbr.org. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  4. ^ "Satchel Paige - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  5. ^ a b c "Foster Memorial Giants / Cleveland Cubs Team History - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  6. ^ Aiello 2006, p. 367.
  7. ^ "Cristóbal Torriente - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-28.

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