Negro League Team Pillows
Description: The Atlanta Black Crackers (originally known as the Atlanta Cubs and later briefly the Indianapolis ABCs) were a professional Negro league baseball team which played during the early-to-mid-20th century. For more Negro Baseball designs, please visit my storefront here at Teepublic.
Description: The New York Cubans were a Negro league baseball team that played during the 1930s and from 1939 to 1950. Despite playing in the Negro leagues, the team occasionally employed white-skinned Hispanic baseball players as well, because Hispanics in general were largely ignored by the major league baseball teams before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Description: The Detroit Stars were an American baseball team in the Negro Leagues and played at historic Mack Park. The Stars had winning seasons every year but two, but were never able to secure any championships. Founded in 1919 by Tenny Blount with the help of Rube Foster, owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants, the Detroit Stars immediately established themselves as one of the most powerful teams in the West. Foster transferred several of his veteran players to the team, including player-manager Pete Hill and legendary catcher Bruce Petway. Left-hander John Donaldson, Frank Wickware, Dicta Johnson, and Cuban great José Méndez took up the pitching duties, and Texan Edgar Wesley was brought in to handle first base.
Description: The Homestead Grays (also known as Washington Grays or Washington Homestead Grays) were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro leagues in the United States. The team was formed in 1912 by Cumberland Posey, and remained in continuous operation for 38 seasons. The team was originally based in Homestead, Pennsylvania, adjacent to Pittsburgh. By the 1920s, with increasing popularity in the Pittsburgh region, the team retained the name "Homestead" but crossed the Monongahela River to play all home games in Pittsburgh, at the Pittsburgh Pirates' home Forbes Field and the Pittsburgh Crawfords' home Greenlee Field.
Description: The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri, and owned by J. L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 1930. J. L. Wilkinson was the first Caucasian owner at the time of the establishment of the team. In 1930, the Monarchs became the first professional baseball team to use a portable lighting system which was transported from game to game in trucks to play games at night, five years before any major league team did. The Monarchs won ten league championships before integration, and triumphed in the first Negro League World Series in 1924.
Description: A circular emblem featuring a baseball with red stitching. The word "STARS" in large red lettering with a black outline is centered over the baseball. The text "PHILADELPHIA" curves above the baseball and "NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL" curves below on a red ribbon banner. The numbers "19" and "34" are visible on the baseball.
Description: A circular emblem featuring bold red and blue lettering on a white background, encircled by red and blue borders. The central element is a large blue 'KC' monogram. Red stars flank the monogram. The text 'KANSAS CITY MONARCHS' curves above, and 'NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL' curves below.
Description: A circular emblem with a dark blue border containing white text "DETROIT STARS" at the top. Inside, a red ring surrounds a larger blue star with a white outline. A stylized red letter "D" with a white outline is at the center of the star. Two smaller white stars are on either side of the main star. The bottom of the dark blue border has white text "NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL."
Description: A circular emblem featuring a baseball with red stitching. Across the center of the baseball, the word "STARS" is written in bold, white lettering with a red outline. The outer ring of the emblem displays "PHILADELPHIA" arched at the top and "NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL" arched at the bottom, both in white with red outlines. The years "19" and "34" are present on either side of the baseball.
Description: A circular emblem with a black background and white lettering. The outer ring contains the text "HOMESTEAD GRAYS" at the top and "NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL" at the bottom. A large white letter "G" is centrally positioned, with a small white star on either side within the inner circular band.
Description: A circular emblem featuring a baseball with stitching. Across the center of the baseball is a banner with "BLACK SOX" in bold text. "BALTIMORE BASEBALL" curves above the baseball, and "ESTD 1913 NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL" curves below. The emblem is rendered in white on a black background.
