Chicago American Giants

Chicago American Giants were a Chicago based Negro League baseball team, formed in 1910 by player-manager Andrew "Rube" Foster.

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Chicago - Negro League baseball - 1910 - Andrew "Rube" Foster

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The American Giants won the Negro National League (NNL) championship in 1920, 1921, 1922, 1926 and 1927. The NNL collapsed in 1931 and the team joined the new Negro Southern League as Cole's American Giants for the 1932 season and rejoined the NNL in the following season. This was not to last, however, and in 1937 the team was one of the charter members of the Negro American League.

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Negro National League (NNL) - 1920 - 1921 - 1922 - 1926 - 1927 - Negro Southern League - Negro American League

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Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe was appointed manager in 1950. The team?s owner, Dr. J.B. Martin, was concerned about black players joining Major League teams so he instructed Radcliffe to sign white players. Radcliffe recruited at least five young white players (Lou Chirban, Lou Clarizio, Al Dubetts, Frank Dyall and Stanley Miarka).

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Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe - 1950 - Dr. J.B. Martin - Major League - Lou Chirban - Lou Clarizio - Al Dubetts - Frank Dyall - Stanley Miarka

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The team was disbanded in 1952.

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