The Washington Capital Citys were briefly a professional pre-Negro league baseball team in the 1887 National Colored Base Ball League. The Washington Capital Citys were based in Washington D.C.
History
The National Colored Base Ball League was the first organization of a professional Negro league in 1887. The Washington Capital Citys 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 Fall City, New York Gorhams, Philadelphia Pythians and Pittsburgh Keystones. The Washington Capital Citys franchise quickly folded before playing any official games. The National Colored Base Ball League folded permanently on May 23, 1887.[1][2][3][4]
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 Citys.[5]
See also
List of minor Negro league baseball teams
References
- ^ Riley, James A. (2002). The biographical encyclopedia of the Negro baseball leagues. Carroll & Graf Publishers. p. 764. ISBN 978-0-7867-0959-5.
- ^ Heaphy, Leslie A. (2003). The Negro leagues, 1869-1960. McFarland. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7864-1380-5.
- ^ Melley, Ken. (2018) The Anatony of Baseball Names. Page Publishing, Inc p. 34. ISBN 978-1-64214-379-9
- ^ "Remembering the Negro Baseball League by Fran Joyce". This Awful-Awesome Life.
- ^ 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.