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|name = Detroit Wolves |
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|logo = DetroitWolves.jpg |
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|established = [[1932 in baseball|1932]] |
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|city = [[Hamtramck, Michigan]] |
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*[[East-West League]] |
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*[[Hamtramck Stadium]] |
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The '''Detroit Wolves''' were a [[Negro league baseball]] club that played for the 1932 season only. |
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== Founding == |
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| ⚫ | In 1931 the [[Negro National League (1920-1931)|Negro National League]] collapsed. It reformed in 1933, but in the interim [[Detroit]] was left without a Negro league team, as the [[Detroit Stars]] had been members of the NNL. In 1932, the city placed the Wolves in the new [[East-West League]]. They played in [[Hamtramck Stadium]], where the Stars had played. |
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The team was owned by [[Cumberland Posey|Cum Posey]], who also owned the [[Homestead Grays]] and shuffled players between the two teams. Posey was the founder of the East-West League. |
The team was owned by [[Cumberland Posey|Cum Posey]], who also owned the [[Homestead Grays]] and shuffled players between the two teams. Posey was the founder of the East-West League. |
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== League play == |
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== Demise == |
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By May 1932 the Wolves were about to collapse, but Posey kept pumping money into the club. By June, however, not only the Wolves but all the other teams except the Grays were going broke, so Posey shut down the league. |
By May 1932 the Wolves were about to collapse, but Posey kept pumping money into the club. By June, however, not only the Wolves but all the other teams except the Grays were going broke, so Posey shut down the league. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*Holway |
*{{cite book |last=Holway |first=John B. |year=2001 |title=The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues: The Other Half of Baseball History |place=Fern Park, FL |publisher=Hastings House Publishers |isbn=0-8038-2007-0 |
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*Riley, James, ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues''. ISBN 0786709596. |
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*{{cite book |last=Riley |first=James A. |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalency00rile |url-access=registration |publisher=Carroll & Graf |year=1994 |isbn=0-7867-0959-6 |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.joshgibson.org/index.php?page=Negro_League_History Some information at the Josh Gibson Foundation] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070208074252/http://www.joshgibson.org/index.php?page=Negro_League_History Some information at the Josh Gibson Foundation] |
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{{Detroit Negro league baseball}} |
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{{East–West League}} |
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{{Negro League teams|Majorleague}} |
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[[Category:African-American history in Detroit]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:11, 30 April 2024
| Detroit Wolves | |
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| Location | Hamtramck, Michigan |
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| Established | 1932 |
The Detroit Wolves were a Negro league baseball club that played for the 1932 season only.
Founding
[edit]In 1931 the Negro National League collapsed. It reformed in 1933, but in the interim Detroit was left without a Negro league team, as the Detroit Stars had been members of the NNL. In 1932, the city placed the Wolves in the new East-West League. They played in Hamtramck Stadium, where the Stars had played.
The team was owned by Cum Posey, who also owned the Homestead Grays and shuffled players between the two teams. Posey was the founder of the East-West League.
League play
[edit]The Wolves posted the best record in the league, behind the play of stars like Willie Wells, Cool Papa Bell, Mule Suttles, Quincy Trouppe, Ted Trent, Ray Brown and Judy Johnson.
Demise
[edit]By May 1932 the Wolves were about to collapse, but Posey kept pumping money into the club. By June, however, not only the Wolves but all the other teams except the Grays were going broke, so Posey shut down the league.
References
[edit]- 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.
- Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
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