Cleveland Tate Stars
The Cleveland Tate Stars were a Negro league baseball team from 1919 through 1923.[1] They played as an independent (non-affiliated) team from 1919 through 1921, and joined the Negro National League in 1922.[2] In their only season as a full-fledged league member, they finished last of eight clubs with a reported 17-29 record in league play.[3]
| Cleveland Tate Stars (1919-1923) Cleveland, Ohio | |
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They returned to independent ball in 1923,[4] loosely associated with the Eastern Colored League, but in August rejoined the NNL as an associate team, finishing with a reported overall record of 13-16-1 against Negro League opponents.[5]
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 the Cleveland Browns in 1924.
References
- "Cleveland Tate Stars franchise history". seamheads.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- Baseball-Reference.com--1922 Cleveland Tate Stars
- Holway, John (2001). The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 165. Hastings House Publishers. ISBN 0-8038-2007-0.
- Baseball-Reference.com--1923 Cleveland Tate Stars
- Seamheads--1923 Cleveland Stars