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Kansas City Royal Giants
The Kansas City Royal Giants were a professional Negro leagues baseball team, based in Kansas City, Missouri. From 1910 to 1912, the Kansas City Royal Giants played as a member of the Western Independent Clubs, along with their local rival, the Kansas City Giants. The Kansas City Royal Giants played home games at Shelley Park. History Negro leagues baseball first began in 1909 in the Kansas City area. The Kansas City, Kansas based Kansas City Giants preceded the Kansas City Royal Giants by one season, playing their home games at Riverside Park. The two teams would become entwined as local rivals, with numerous players joining the rosters of both teams. Early negro leagues teams weren't formed together into exclusive leagues, where teams only play against other teams within their league. It was common in the era for teams to " barnstorm" on long road trips against a variety of teams or host games against semi–pro or other local teams, so, statistics and records for teams can vary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 In Baseball
Champions *World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over Chicago Cubs (4-1) Awards and honors * Chalmers Award **Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers, OF **Nap Lajoie, Cleveland Naps MLB statistical leaders Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Events *April 14 – William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out the ceremonial "first pitch" after he opened the 1910 season at Washington's League Park. Washington Senators' Walter Johnson christened the tradition by pitching a one-hitter, beating the Philadelphia Athletics, 3-0. *April 20 – Addie Joss of the Cleveland Naps pitches the second no-hitter of his career defeating the Chicago White Sox, 1-0. Joss was the last major leaguer to throw a no-hitter, when he tossed a perfect game on October 2, 1908. That game was also a 1-0 win over the White Sox. *May 12 – Chief Bender throws a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics, coming within one walk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
