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League | Negro National League (1927) |
Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
Ballpark | Hooper Field |
Year established | 1927 |
Year disbanded | 1927 |
The Cleveland Hornets were a baseball team in the Negro National League, based in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1927. [1] [2] The Hornets played their home games at Hooper Field. Frank Duncan served as player-manager. [3]
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