New York Lincoln Giants
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The New York Lincoln Giants were a prominent early 20th-century Negro league baseball team based in New York City.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball team
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defunct baseball team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lincoln Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Harlem
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| colorLineContext | played during racial segregation in American professional baseball ⓘ |
| competitionType | independent Negro league competition ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1930 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnoCulturalContext | African-American baseball team ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ed McMahon
NERFINISHED
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Jess McMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's team ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped establish New York City as a major center of Black baseball ⓘ |
| homeBallpark |
Lenox Oval
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Olympic Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRegion | Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1911 ⓘ |
| league | Negro leagues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the strongest pre-World War I Black baseball teams ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | covered in African-American newspapers such as the New York Age ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the leading early 20th-century Negro league teams
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strong barnstorming schedule against top Black and white teams ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Bill Pettus
NERFINISHED
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Dick Redding NERFINISHED ⓘ John Henry Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Jules Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Santop NERFINISHED ⓘ Pop Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Spottswood Poles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalSuccessor |
Lincoln Stars
NERFINISHED
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New York Lincoln Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalType | professional baseball club ⓘ |
| playedAgainst |
Brooklyn Royal Giants
NERFINISHED
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Chicago American Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuban Stars (East) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hilldale Club NERFINISHED ⓘ various white semi-professional and professional teams ⓘ |
| segregationEra | Jim Crow era in the United States ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| timePeriodActive |
1910s
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1920s ⓘ |
| wonChampionship | unofficial Eastern championship titles in the 1910s ⓘ |
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