Few fans today recognize the undeniably important role that Philadelphia played in the history of black baseball.
Harold L. Gould Sr., flanked by Mahlon Duckett and Bill "Ready" Cash, at a Convention Center event devoted to Negro Leagues baseball.This article originally published in The Inquirer on April 15, 2005.
To its credit, the Phillies organization also included the often-forgotten Negro Leagues in the display. Few fans today recognize the undeniably important role that Philadelphia played in the history of Black baseball.The 1905 Philadelphia Giants are mostly forgotten, but they were one of baseball’s great teams
Although a handful of Black players would briefly participate in the newly formed major and minor leagues, the color line would not be broken again until Jackie Robinson’s signing by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945. Like many Black professional teams, the Giants had a short life span, collapsing in 1911. Yet its two local successors - the Hilldale Club and the Philadelphia Stars - lasted much longer and are still remembered by old-time baseball fans.
Although the Depression forced Hilldale to fold, Bolden bounced back in 1933 with the Philadelphia Stars. Partnering with basketball’s Eddie Gottlieb , Bolden initially placed the club in West Philadelphia at Passon Field at 48th and Spruce but eventually moved most of the home games to Parkside Field at 44th and Parkside.
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