Cuban League
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The Cuban League was a prominent professional baseball league in Cuba that operated from the late 19th century until the early 1960s and featured many of the era’s top international and Negro league players.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cuban League (as associated winter league) | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | professional baseball league ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cuban Winter League
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Liga Cubana de Béisbol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityHostedIn |
Almendares
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Cienfuegos NERFINISHED ⓘ Havana NERFINISHED ⓘ Marianao NERFINISHED ⓘ Matanzas NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Clara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | winter league ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1961 ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century to early 1960s ⓘ |
| governingBody | Cuban professional club owners ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important venue for Negro league stars to play in winter
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key institution in development of Cuban baseball culture ⓘ served as a bridge between U.S. Negro leagues and Latin American baseball ⓘ |
| inception | 1878 ⓘ |
| integratedLeague | yes ⓘ |
| level | top-tier professional baseball in Cuba ⓘ |
| location | Havana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
featured many Major League Baseball players in winter
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featured many Negro league players ⓘ one of the earliest professional baseball leagues outside the United States ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Adolfo Luque
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Connie Marrero NERFINISHED ⓘ Cool Papa Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Cristóbal Torriente NERFINISHED ⓘ Josh Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ José Méndez NERFINISHED ⓘ Martín Dihigo NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnie Miñoso NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Dandridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Satchel Paige NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatingPlayersOrigin |
Cuba
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Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ other Caribbean countries ⓘ |
| racialPolicy | racially integrated before MLB integration ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | abolished after Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Cuban National Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | winter months ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team |
Almendares
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Cienfuegos NERFINISHED ⓘ Habana NERFINISHED ⓘ Marianao NERFINISHED ⓘ Matanzas NERFINISHED ⓘ Occidentales NERFINISHED ⓘ Orientales NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Clara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Cuban League (as associated winter league)