Pittsburgh Crawfords

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The Pittsburgh Crawfords were a prominent Negro league baseball team of the 1930s, renowned for featuring several Hall of Fame players and being one of the era’s most talented Black ballclubs.

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instanceOf Negro league baseball team
defunct baseball team
activePeriod 1930s
alsoKnownAs Crawfords NERFINISHED
associatedWithNeighborhood Hill District, Pittsburgh NERFINISHED
captainOrStarPlayer Oscar Charleston NERFINISHED
championship Negro National League pennant
cityRival Homestead Grays NERFINISHED
colorLineContext played during racial segregation in American professional baseball
contributedTo development of many future Hall of Fame Negro league stars
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance important symbol of Black excellence in sport during the Jim Crow era
disbandedIn late 1930s
era pre-integration era of Major League Baseball
featuredPlayer Bill Perkins NERFINISHED
Cool Papa Bell NERFINISHED
Josh Gibson NERFINISHED
Judy Johnson NERFINISHED
Oscar Charleston NERFINISHED
Pat Patterson NERFINISHED
Rap Dixon NERFINISHED
Sam Bankhead NERFINISHED
Satchel Paige NERFINISHED
foundedBy Gus Greenlee NERFINISHED
hallOfFamePlayer Cool Papa Bell NERFINISHED
Josh Gibson NERFINISHED
Judy Johnson NERFINISHED
Oscar Charleston NERFINISHED
Satchel Paige NERFINISHED
historicalReputation one of the greatest teams in Negro league history
homeBallpark Greenlee Field NERFINISHED
homeCity Pittsburgh NERFINISHED
joinedLeague Negro National League (second) NERFINISHED
league Negro leagues NERFINISHED
leagueAffiliation Negro National League (second) NERFINISHED
locatedIn Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
namedAfter Crawford Bath House NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the most talented Negro league teams of the 1930s
featuring multiple future Baseball Hall of Famers
owner Gus Greenlee NERFINISHED
peakYears 1933
1934
1935
playedHomeGamesAt Greenlee Field NERFINISHED
rival Homestead Grays NERFINISHED
sport baseball
wonPennant mid-1930s

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Oscar Charleston managedTeam Pittsburgh Crawfords
Cool Papa Bell memberOfSportsTeam Pittsburgh Crawfords
Josh Gibson memberOfSportsTeam Pittsburgh Crawfords
Oscar Charleston memberOfSportsTeam Pittsburgh Crawfords
Negro Leagues notableTeam Pittsburgh Crawfords
Homestead Grays rival Pittsburgh Crawfords
Satchel Paige team Pittsburgh Crawfords