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The Albany Bachelors were a Negro league baseball team based in Albany, New York, one of a number of black teams that started to play in the Northern United States after the American Civil War.
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The Cleveland Red Sox were a Negro league baseball team in the Negro National League, based in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1934. In their only season, they finished with a 4-25 record.
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Pelayo Chacón Cortina was a Cuban professional baseball shortstop, first baseman, second baseman, right fielder and manager in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He spent most of his American playing career with the Cuban Stars (East), which he also managed from 1923 to 1927.
Isidro Fabré Fontrodona was a Cuban professional baseball outfielder and pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1918 to 1939, mostly with the Cuban Stars (East). Fabré was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1956.
Ramón "El Profesor" Bragaña Palacios was a Cuban professional baseball catcher, outfielder, third baseman, pitcher, and first baseman in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League.
Edsall Elliott Walker was an American pitcher in Negro league baseball. He played for the Homestead Grays and Philadelphia Stars between 1936 and 1945.
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References
- Loverro, Thom. The Encyclopedia of Negro League Baseball. New York:Facts on File, Inc., 2003. ISBN 0-8160-4430-9.
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