Washington Capital Cities

The Washington Capital Cities were briefly a minor league professional baseball team in the 1887 National Colored Base Ball League. The Washington Capital Cities were based in Washington D.C..

Washington Captial Cities
1887–1887
(1887)
Washington D.C.
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesIndependent
Previous leagues
National Colored Base Ball League (1887)
Major league affiliations
Previous teamsNone
Minor league titles
League titles None
Team data
Previous names
Washington Captial Cities (1887)
Previous parks
Unknown (1887)

History

The National Colored Base Ball League was the first organization of a professional Negro League in 1887. The Washington Capital Cities and the Cincinnati Browns both joined the National Colored Base Ball League on May 6, 1887, just as the 1887 season was beginning. Cincinnati and Washington D.C. joined the original league six teams: Baltimore Lord Baltimores, Boston Resolutes, Louisville Falls Citys, New York Gorhams, Philadelphia Pythians and Pittsburgh Keystones. The Washington Capital Cities franchise quickly folded before playing any official games. The National Colored Base Ball League folded permanently on May 23, 1887.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Frank Leland, a baseball player, field manager and club owner in the Negro leagues began his career as a player being on the roster of the 1887 Washington Capital Cities.[7]

References
  1. Riley, James A. (2002). The biographical encyclopedia of the Negro baseball leagues. Carroll & Graf Publishers. p. 764. ISBN 978-0-7867-0959-5.
  2. Heaphy, Leslie A. (2003). The Negro leagues, 1869-1960. McFarland. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7864-1380-5.
  3. Melley, Ken. (2018) The Anatony of Baseball Names. Page Publishing, Inc p. 34. ISBN 978-1-64214-379-9
  4. "Remembering the Negro Baseball League by Fran Joyce". This Awful-Awesome Life.
  5. "League of Colored Baseball Clubs - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  6. "Washington Capital Citys - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  7. Riley, James A. (1994). "Leland, Frank C.". The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. Carroll & Graf. pp. 474–75. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
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