Cuban Stars (West)
| Cuban Stars (West) | |
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| Established | 1907 |
| Disbanded | 1930 |
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The Cuban Stars were a team of
Eastern founding
The Cuban Stars were organized by Abel Linares and Tinti Molina as a traveling team that played only road games. For its first five years, the team competed primarily in the eastern states, near New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore[citation needed] although it made a famous sojourn into Chicago in 1910 and 1911, taking on the Leland Giants and numerous semi-pro teams in the Chicago area.
Move westward
By 1916, however, the team was competing primarily in the midwestern states and a competing Cuban team was organized in the New York area, which was also named the "Cuban Stars." To differentiate between the two teams, this team is known as the "Cuban Stars (West)," and the new team (organized by Alex Pompez) is known as the Cuban Stars (East). In 1919, they were the western champions, having the highest winning percentage of any Negro league team playing in the west.[2]
League play and demise
From 1920–30, the Cuban Stars competed in the
Notable players
- José Méndez – P, 1908–12
- José Leblanc – P, 1918–21
- Cristóbal Torriente – OF, P, 1913–18
Notes
- ^ "Cuban Stars (West) franchise history at Seamheads". Seamheads.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ Holway, p. 128.
References
- Holway, John B. (2001), The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues: The Other Half of Baseball History, Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, ISBN 0-8038-2007-0