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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:baseball
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gptkbp:category
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Negro league baseball teams
Baseball teams disestablished in 1950
Baseball teams established in 1912
Defunct baseball teams in Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:championships
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9 consecutive Negro National League pennants (1937–1945)
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gptkbp:cityHonors
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gptkb:Grays_Bridge_in_Homestead,_PA
gptkb:Grays_Field_historical_marker
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1950
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gptkbp:founded
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1912
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gptkbp:homeStadium
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gptkb:Forbes_Field
gptkb:Griffith_Stadium
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gptkbp:honor
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gptkb:Pittsburgh_Pirates_(throwback_games)
gptkb:Washington_Nationals_(throwback_games)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Homestead Grays
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gptkbp:league
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gptkb:baseball
gptkb:Negro_American_League
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Homestead,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:manager
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gptkb:Vic_Harris
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gptkbp:mediaType
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gptkb:Ken_Burns'_Baseball_documentary
Various books on Negro leagues
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_(players)
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gptkbp:Negro_World_Series_titles
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1943
1944
1948
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Grays
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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One of the most successful Negro league teams
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Played home games in both Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.
Known for powerful offense and strong pitching
Produced multiple Hall of Famers
Team name inspired by Homestead, PA steel industry
Cumberland Posey was both owner and manager at times
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gptkbp:notablePlayer
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gptkb:Buck_Leonard
gptkb:Cool_Papa_Bell
gptkb:Josh_Gibson
gptkb:Ray_Brown
gptkb:Jud_Wilson
gptkb:Sam_Bankhead
gptkb:Smokey_Joe_Williams
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gptkbp:owner
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gptkb:Cumberland_Posey
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gptkbp:retiredNumbers
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20 (Josh Gibson)
5 (Buck Leonard)
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gptkbp:rival
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gptkb:Pittsburgh_Crawfords
gptkb:Kansas_City_Monarchs
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gptkbp:teamColors
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blue
gray
white
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:baseball
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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