ECL
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ECL is the commonly used abbreviation for the Eastern Colored League, a prominent early 20th-century Negro league baseball organization in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ECL canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball league
ⓘ
defunct sports league ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ECL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1920s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eastern Colored Baseball League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern League of Colored Baseball Clubs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | regular season league play ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith | Negro National League (1920–1931) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demographicFocus | African American baseball players ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1928 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African American professional sports
ⓘ
Negro league baseball ⓘ |
| followedBy | American Negro League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ed Bolden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
owners of several prominent Eastern Black baseball clubs ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasTeam |
Bacharach Giants
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baltimore Black Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ Brooklyn Royal Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuban Stars (East) NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrisburg Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ Hilldale Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Royal Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped formalize Negro league championships through interleague series
ⓘ
provided organized major-league-level competition for Eastern Black baseball clubs ⓘ |
| inception | 1923 ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | major Negro league ⓘ |
| leagueType | professional sports league ⓘ |
| notableEvent | participation in early Negro World Series ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedAsRivalTo | Negro National League (1920–1931) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedChampionshipSeriesWith | Negro National League (1920–1931) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | Negro World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Negro league baseball ⓘ |
| precededBy | informal independent Black baseball circuits in the East ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution |
financial difficulties
ⓘ
organizational instability ⓘ |
| regionServed | Eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Jim Crow era in the United States ⓘ |
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