Cleveland Tate Stars

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Cleveland Tate Stars
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League Negro National League (1922-1923)
Location Cleveland, Ohio
Ballpark Tate Field
Established 1919
Disbanded 1923

The Cleveland Tate Stars were a Negro league baseball team from 1919 through 1923. [1] They played as an independent (non-affiliated) team from 1919 through 1921, and joined the Negro National League in 1922. [2] In their only season as a full-fledged league member, they finished last of eight clubs with a reported 17–29 record in league play. [3]

They returned to independent ball in 1923, [4] loosely associated with the Eastern Colored League, but in August rejoined the NNL as an associate team, finishing with a record of 13–16–1 against all opponents. [5]

George Tate founded and owned the team, and was its namesake. Candy Jim Taylor was player-manager during the team's early years. The Tate Stars ceased operations after 1923, and were succeeded by the Cleveland Browns in 1924.

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References

  1. "Cleveland Tate Stars franchise history". seamheads.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. Baseball-Reference.com--1922 Cleveland Tate Stars
  3. Holway, John (2001). The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 165. Hastings House Publishers. ISBN   0-8038-2007-0.
  4. Baseball-Reference.com--1923 Cleveland Tate Stars
  5. Seamheads--1923 Cleveland Stars