Cuban Stars (East)

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Cuban Stars (East) was a prominent Negro league baseball team composed largely of Cuban and Latin American players that competed in the United States in the early 20th century.

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Cuban Stars (East) canonical 4
Cuban Stars of the East 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Negro league baseball team
defunct baseball team
activePeriod early 20th century
alsoKnownAs Cuban Stars of the East
linked to: Cuban Stars (East)

Eastern Cuban Stars
basedIn United States
competitionLevel top-tier Negro league competition
composedPrimarilyOf Cuban players
Latin American players
countryOfOrigin Cuba
culturalSignificance symbol of Cuban–U.S. baseball exchange
dissolved 1929
distinctFrom Cuban Stars (West)
ethnicIdentity Afro-Latino baseball team
fieldedProfessionalPlayersFrom Cuba
other Caribbean countries
gender men's team
geographicFocus Eastern United States
historicalContext segregated era of American professional baseball
homeField no fixed home field
inception 1916
languageOfClub English
Spanish
league Negro leagues
linked to: Negro Leagues
notableFor barnstorming across the eastern United States
showcasing Cuban baseball talent in the United States
operatedAs traveling team
participatedIn Eastern independent Negro leagues
Negro National League (first)
playedAgainst Bacharach Giants
Baltimore Black Sox
Hilldale Club
New York Lincoln Giants
playedExhibitionGamesIn Cuba
United States
playerRecruitment recruited players from Cuban winter leagues
roleInBaseballHistory pioneer for Latin American players in U.S. professional baseball
sport baseball
status defunct
typeOfOrganization professional sports team
uniformColorTheme dark uniforms

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Cool Papa Bell memberOfSportsTeam Cuban Stars (East)
New York Cubans precededBy Cuban Stars (East)
Cuban Stars (East) alsoKnownAs Cuban Stars of the East
linked to: Cuban Stars (East)
New York Lincoln Giants playedAgainst Cuban Stars (East)
Eastern Colored League hasTeam Cuban Stars (East)
subject linked to: ECL