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Rogelio Crespo Hernández was a Cuban professional baseball second baseman and third baseman in the Negro leagues. He played professionally from 1918 to 1933 with several ballclubs, including the Cuban Stars (East), Cuban Stars of Havana, Gilkerson's Union Giants, and the Chicago Giants.
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Otto C. "Jaybird" Ray was a Catcher and Outfielder in the Negro leagues. Monarchs team mate George Carr said of Ray during the White Sox Winter League that Ray could not only catch, but could also back up first base.
George Franklin Giles was a Negro leagues first baseman and manager. He started with Gilkerson's Union Giants at the age of 17, and signed with the Kansas City Monarchs at the age of 18. The last known team he played for was the Satchel Paige All Stars of 1939.
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Gilkerson may refer to:
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