| John Nelson | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1887, for the New York Gorhams | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1908, for the Cuban Giants | |
| Teams | |
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John Nelson was an American Negro league pitcher from the 1880s to the 1900s.
Nelson made his Negro leagues debut in 1887 for the New York Gorhams, and played for New York again the following season. He went on to play several seasons for the Cuban Giants and Cuban X-Giants through 1908. [1] [2]
The Bacharach Giants were a Negro league baseball team that played in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Cristóbal Torriente called Babe Ruth of Cuba , was a Cuban outfielder in Negro league baseball with multiple teams. He played from 1912 to 1932 and was primarily a pull hitter, though he could hit with power to all fields. He had a stocky and slightly bowlegged build, but was known for deceptive power and a strong, accurate arm from center field. Indianapolis ABC's manager C.I. Taylor stated, "If I see Torriente walking up the other side of the street, I would say, 'There walks a ballclub.'" Torriente was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
The Cuban Stars were a team of Cuban professional baseball players that competed in the United States Negro leagues from 1907 to 1930. The team was also sometimes known as the Cuban Stars of Havana, Stars of Cuba, Cuban All-Stars, Havana Reds, Almendares Blues or simply as the Cubans. For one season, 1921, the team played home games in Cincinnati, Ohio and was known as the Cincinnati Cubans.
David Brown was a left-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball. Considered one of the better pitchers in negro league history, he was also known for serious off-the-field problems. His career came to a premature end when he became a fugitive after allegedly killing a man in 1925.
The Long Branch Cubans were a professional baseball team that played from 1913 to 1916. It was the first U.S. minor league baseball team composed almost entirely of Cubans. Several players, including Dolf Luque and Mike González, went on to play in the major leagues. The Cubans played in Long Branch, New Jersey from 1913 to 1915, except for the first half of the 1914 season, when they played in Newark, New Jersey. In 1916, they started the season playing in Jersey City, New Jersey as the "Jersey City Cubans." Later that summer, they moved their home games to Poughkeepsie, New York, where they were usually referred to as the "Long Branch Cubans." In late July 1916 they briefly moved to Harlem and finally to Madison, New Jersey in August.
Alfredo Arcaño was a Cuban baseball left fielder in the Cuban League. He played from 1888 to 1909 with several ballclubs, mostly with the Habana club. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1940.
William Matthew Land was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1900s and 1910s.
Conrado Rodríguez López was a Cuban pitcher in the Negro leagues and the Cuban League in the 1900s and 1910s.
John Milton Dabney was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1880s.
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Alejandro Crespo Quiñónez was a Cuban former outfielder in the Negro leagues who played in the 1940s.
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