In their first season the Pittsburgh Keystones played as associate members of the Negro National League. Managed by Fred Downer, they compiled a 7-14-1 record against league and other associate clubs.[6] The Keystones joined the league as full members in 1922, finishing sixth with a 14-23-2 record in league play under managers Dizzy Dismukes and Dicta Johnson.[7] The team disbanded after the season.
pittsburgh, keystones, baseball, pittsburgh, keystones, name, historic, professional, negro, league, baseball, teams, that, operated, 1887, again, 1921, 1922, first, team, member, first, black, baseball, league, 1887, league, colored, baseball, clubs, league, . The Pittsburgh Keystones was the name of two historic professional Negro league baseball teams that operated in 1887 and again in 1921 and 1922 The first team was a member of the first black baseball league in 1887 the League of Colored Baseball Clubs The league only lasted a week which resulted in a 3 4 record for the Keystones and included Weldy Walker the second African American to play in the major leagues and future hall of famer Sol White 1 Pittsburgh KeystonesInformationLeagueLeague of Colored Baseball Clubs 1887 Negro National League 1922 Negro National League Associate 1921 LocationPittsburgh PennsylvaniaBallparkRecreation Park 1887 Central Park 1921 1922 Year established1887Year disbanded1922The second club was founded by Alexander McDonald Williams a Barbadian immigrant and pool hall operator 2 The Keystones home field was Central Park located in the Hill District at the corner of Chauncey Street and Humber Way 3 The park was built by the prominent African American architect Louis Arnett Stuart Bellinger who would later design Greenlee Field for the Pittsburgh Crawfords 4 5 In their first season the Pittsburgh Keystones played as associate members of the Negro National League Managed by Fred Downer they compiled a 7 14 1 record against league and other associate clubs 6 The Keystones joined the league as full members in 1922 finishing sixth with a 14 23 2 record in league play under managers Dizzy Dismukes and Dicta Johnson 7 The team disbanded after the season Year by year record EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year Record Finish Manager Notes1887 3 4 Walter Brown League folded after 1 week1921 7 14 1 5th Fred Downer1922 14 23 2 6th Dizzy Dismukes amp Dicta JohnsonPlayers EditWilliam Wilson Vic HarrisReferences Edit Seamheads com Negro Leagues Database 2011 Retrieved 2012 04 07 Ashwill Gary 2009 09 09 Central Park Pittsburgh 1920 1925 Retrieved 2012 04 07 Ashwill Gary 2006 05 07 Pittsburgh s Central Park Retrieved 2012 04 07 Tannler Albert M 2006 05 07 Pittsburgh s African American Architect Louis Bellinger and the New Granada Theater Retrieved 2012 04 10 Strecker Geri The Rise of Greenlee Field Biography of a Ballpark Black Ball A Negro Leagues Journal 2 2 Fall 2009 39 40 Seamheads com Negro Leagues Database 2011 Retrieved 2012 04 07 Seamheads com Negro Leagues Database 2011 Retrieved 2012 04 07 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pittsburgh Keystones baseball amp oldid 1159361376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
