| Cleveland Cubs | |
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| Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Established | 1920 |
| Disbanded | 1950 |
The Cleveland Cubs were a Negro league baseball team in the Negro National League, based in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1931. [1] In their only season, they finished in second place with a 23-22 record. [2] The rosters of the 1931 Cubs and the 1931 Nashville Elite Giants have some overlap as Tom Wilson was owner of both teams. [3]
The Cubs had one Hall of Famer play for them: Satchel Paige pitched in 5 games for the Cubs, winning one and losing one, with a 2.13 ERA. [4] The Cubs home ballpark was Hardware Field. [2]
An independent Cleveland Cubs team emerged in 1932 that also went by the name "Foster Memorial Giants." [5] Originally named Rube Foster Memorial Giants and based in Chicago, the team moved to Cleveland (and the Southern League) as a result of success of Chicago American Giants in their home city. [6] They disappeared after playing to a 1–15 record. [5]
This incarnation of the Cubs also had one Hall of Famer play for them: Cristóbal Torriente played in 11 games hitting .244. [7] This Cubs team had no designated home ballpark. [5]