Lincoln Giants
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The Lincoln Giants were a prominent early 20th-century African American professional baseball team based in New York City, known for their strong play in the pre-Negro Leagues and Negro league era.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Negro league baseball team ⓘ |
| achievement | considered one of the strongest independent Black baseball teams of the 1910s ⓘ |
| basedIn | Harlem, Manhattan, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorLineContext | segregated baseball ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | independent ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demographic | all-Black team ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1930 ⓘ |
| era |
Negro league era
ⓘ
pre-Negro Leagues era ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| founded | 1911 ⓘ |
| founder |
Ed McMahon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jess McMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped establish high-level Black professional baseball in New York City ⓘ |
| homeCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeField |
Lenox Oval
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olympic Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Negro leagues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | recognized as an important forerunner of organized Negro league baseball ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| manager | Sol White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Lincolns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableManager | Sol White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePitcher | Dick Redding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Cyclone Joe Williams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dick Redding NERFINISHED ⓘ John Henry Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Santop NERFINISHED ⓘ Spottswood Poles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSeason |
1911
ⓘ
1912 ⓘ 1913 ⓘ |
| notableShortstop | John Henry Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | independent Black baseball club ⓘ |
| ownership | McMahon family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedAgainst |
Chicago American Giants
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hilldale Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedHomeGamesIn | Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| rival |
Brooklyn Royal Giants
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Lincoln Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| status | defunct baseball team ⓘ |
| teamType | African American professional baseball team ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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