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16-569: They returned to independent ball in 1923, 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. 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

32-550: The Cleveland Browns in 1924. This article about a baseball team in Ohio is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Negro league baseball team article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eastern Colored League The Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Clubs , more commonly known as the Eastern Colored League (ECL), was one of the several Negro leagues , which operated during

48-812: The Cuban Stars (East) , the Lincoln Giants of New York, and the Baltimore Black Sox . In 1924 the Harrisburg Giants and Washington Potomacs joined, bringing the circuit to eight clubs. The ECL raided the NNL for players, including Hall of Famers Oscar Charleston , Biz Mackey , and John Henry Lloyd , starting a war that lasted for two years. In 1925 the Washington Potomacs moved to Wilmington, Delaware, but still disbanded in July. Their 1926 replacement,

64-744: The Eastern Colored League (ECL) and raided the NNL for many of its top players, including John Henry Lloyd , Biz Mackey , George Scales , George Carr , and Clint Thomas , and signing Oscar Charleston , and Rube Curry in 1924. The war between the two leagues came to an end in 1924, when they agreed to respect each other's contracts and arranged for the Colored World Series between their champions. The NNL survived controversies over umpiring, scheduling, and what some perceived as league president Rube Foster's disproportionate influence and favoritism toward his own team. It also outlasted Foster's decline into mental illness in 1926, and its eastern rival,

80-558: The Newark Stars , folded after only 11 games. At the end of the 1924 season the two leagues made peace and arranged for a Colored World Series between their champions. This series was played each year from 1924 through 1927. The only ECL club to win the World Series was Hilldale in 1925. Beginning in 1927 the league was wracked by dissension between club owners. New York's Lincoln Giants dropped out for that season. They returned

96-575: The east coast . To distinguish between the two unrelated leagues, they are usually referred to as the first Negro National League (NNL I) and the second Negro National League (NNL II). From 1920 through 1924, the team in first place at the end of the season was declared the Pennant winner. Due to the unorthodox nature of the schedule (and little incentive to enforce it), some teams frequently played many more games than others did in any given season. This led to some disputed championships and two teams claiming

112-531: The ECL, which folded in early 1928. The NNL finally fell apart in 1931 under the economic stress of the Great Depression . The Negro American League , founded in 1937 and including several of the same teams that played in the original Negro National League, would eventually carry on as the western circuit of black baseball. A second Negro National League was organized in 1933, but eventually became concentrated on

128-573: The creation of the NLL constitution, written by journalist Cary B. Lewis , David Wyatt from the Indianapolis Ledger , Elwood C. Knox from the Indianapolis Freeman , and attorney Elisha Scott. The new league was the first African-American baseball circuit to achieve stability and last more than one season. At first the league operated mainly in midwestern cities, ranging from Kansas City in

144-476: The next, but then Hilldale , the Brooklyn Royal Giants , and the Harrisburg Giants all dropped out. The Philadelphia Tigers were recruited to bring the league up to five teams for 1928. The ECL staggered through May, but finally disbanded in the midst of disputes over player contracts at the beginning of June. The team in first place at the end of the season was declared the Pennant winner. Due to

160-559: The time organized baseball was segregated. The ECL was founded in 1923 when the Philadelphia-area Hilldale Club and the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, both associate members of the midwest-based Negro National League (NNL), broke with the NNL and allied with the white promoter Nat Strong to form an east coast league. The charter members were: Hilldale , the Bacharach Giants , the Brooklyn Royal Giants ,

176-462: The title. The 1931 season did not finish all games, which meant that while St. Louis was awarded the title, non-member Pittsburgh Crawfords disputed their status as champion. From 1924 to 1927, the pennant champion went to play in the Negro World Series . Generally, the team with the best winning percentage (with some minimum number of games played) was awarded the Pennant, but other times it

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192-464: The unorthodox nature of the schedule (and little incentive to enforce it), some teams frequently played many more games than others did in any given season. This led to some disputed championships and two teams claiming the title. Generally, the team with the best winning percentage (with some minimum number of games played) was awarded the Pennant, but other times it was the team with the most victories. The " games behind " method of recording standings

208-545: The west to Pittsburgh in the east; in 1924 it expanded into the south , adding franchises in Birmingham, Alabama , and Memphis, Tennessee . The two most important east coast clubs, the Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania , and the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, were affiliated with the NNL as associate clubs from 1920 to 1922, but did not compete for the championship. In 1923 they and four other eastern teams formed

224-559: Was one of the several Negro leagues that were established during the period in the United States when organized baseball was segregated . The league was formed in 1920 with former player Rube Foster as its president. Led by Rube Foster , owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants , the NNL was established on February 13, 1920, by a coalition of team owners at a meeting in a Kansas City YMCA . The formation included

240-418: Was the team with the most victories. The " games behind " method of recording standings was uncommon in most black leagues. † – Pennant was decided via a split-season schedule with the winner of the first half of the season playing the winner of the second half of the season, unless one team won both halves. From 1925 through 1931, the NNL split the season into two halves. The winner of the first half played

256-578: Was uncommon in most black leagues. Four of the five pennant winners went on to play in the Negro World Series (all except for the first in 1923). For the duration of the league, a Colored World Series took place four times, from 1924 through 1927. The ECL Pennant winner met the champion of the rival Negro National League . Three out of the four years, the Eastern Colored League team (below in bold ) succumbed. Negro National League (1920%E2%80%9331) The first Negro National League (NNL I)

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