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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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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
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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
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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
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featuring multiple future Baseball Hall of Famers ⓘ |
| owner | Gus Greenlee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakYears |
1933
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1934 ⓘ 1935 ⓘ |
| playedHomeGamesAt | Greenlee Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rival | Homestead Grays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| wonPennant | mid-1930s ⓘ |
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