Gilkerson's Union Giants were an independent Negro semi-professional

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...

team headed by Robert Gilkerson in the 1920s and 1930s. The team was noted as having played in 1920 and 1930 to 1931.

Notable players

* Ted "Double Duty Radcliffe" * John Donaldson *

Pelayo Chacón Andrés Pelayo Chacón Cortina (September 22, 1888 – March 11, 1971) was a Cuban professional baseball shortstop, first baseman, second baseman, right fielder and Manager (baseball), manager. He spent his American playing career in the Negro l ...

* Dink Mothell * Clarence Coleman * Hurley McNair *

Steel Arm Davis Walter C. "Steel Arm" Davis (June 22, 1896 – November 30, 1941) was an American professional baseball outfielder, first baseman, pitcher, player-manager, and Manager (baseball), manager in the Negro leagues and the Cuban League from 1920 to 1938 ...

* Joe Lillard

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