Detroit Stars
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The Detroit Stars were a prominent early 20th-century Negro league baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, known for featuring several standout African American players before the integration of Major League Baseball.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Detroit Stars canonical | 3 |
| Detroit Stars (second incarnation) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball team
ⓘ
defunct baseball team ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1920s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hamtramck, Michigan ⓘ |
| category |
African-American baseball teams
ⓘ
Negro National League teams ⓘ Sports in Detroit ⓘ |
| cityRepresented | Detroit ⓘ |
| color |
navy blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top-tier Negro league club ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demographic | African American players ⓘ |
| era | segregated baseball era ⓘ |
| founded | 1919 ⓘ |
| heritage | part of Detroit’s Black sports history ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to development of Black professional baseball
ⓘ
provided opportunities for African American players barred from Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| homeField |
Hamtramck Stadium
ⓘ
Mack Park ⓘ |
| influenced | later Detroit-based Negro league and independent Black teams ⓘ |
| knownFor |
featuring standout African American players before MLB integration
ⓘ
strong offensive teams in the 1920s Negro National League ⓘ |
| league | Negro National League ⓘ |
| location |
Detroit
ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
|
| manager |
Bingo DeMoss
ⓘ
Bruce Petway ⓘ Pete Hill ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Andy Cooper
ⓘ
Bill Holland ⓘ Bruce Petway ⓘ Clarence Palm ⓘ Edgar Wesley ⓘ Frank Warfield ⓘ Jimmie Lyons ⓘ John Donaldson ⓘ Pete Hill ⓘ Turkey Stearnes ⓘ |
| owner | T. B. Allen ⓘ |
| partOf | early 20th-century Negro leagues ⓘ |
| playedIn | Negro National League seasons of the 1920s ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-integration era of Major League Baseball ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Detroit Stars (second incarnation)
subject surface form:
Negro National League