The Cincinnati Tigers were a professional Negro league baseball team that was based in Cincinnati, Ohio .
4-421: The club was founded in 1934 by DeHart Hubbard , who was the first African American to win an individual Olympic gold medal when he won the long jump during the 1924 Summer Olympics . Dizzy Dismukes was named as the club's first manager as they entered the integrated Indiana-Ohio League. In addition, Carl Glass also served time as the club's manager during their first season. In addition to membership in
8-678: The Indiana-Ohio League, the Tigers were also members of the Negro Southern League, though by the second half of the season, they disappeared from the standings. After a brief hiatus, the Tigers rejoined the NSL again in 1936, credited with a 3-0 record in league play but reporting significantly fewer games than the rest of the league. The Tigers joined the new Negro American League as charter members in 1937, which elevated
12-664: The Reds, the team played at Crosley Field . The club folded after the 1937 season. Category:Cincinnati Tigers (baseball) players This article about a baseball team in Ohio is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Negro league baseball team article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 1934 in sports 1934 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 4th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at St Moritz , Switzerland. The events are
16-603: The club to major league status. In its lone season as a major league team, the Tigers finished the season second in the league's overall standings. Five Tigers players were named to the West team in the East-West All-Star game, including Ted Radcliffe, Howard Easterling, Ducky Davenport, Porter Moss, and Rainey Bibbs. During their run, the Cincinnati Reds furnished the Tigers with their older uniforms and, like
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