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Actually, I heard they may be called the "Gray" or maybe "Grays" in honor of an original (?) team in the old Negro League. That info was from NPR this morning. Hope I heard it correctly since I was driving thru a construction zone at the time.
ETA this from a website on early black baseball"
"Homestead Grays of 1931
Considered by many to be black baseball's best ballclub ever, this talented aggregation forged a 136-17 mark for the season. With no league in the east, Cum Posey's men played as an independent ballclub. Featuring Josh Gibson in his first full season and veteran Smokey Joe Williams in his latter years, the team was so strong that superstar slugger Oscar Charleston batted lead-off. Other strong players on the team included Jud "Boojum" Wilson, George Scales, Vic Harris and Ted Page. Other pitchers were Lefty Williams, Willie Foster and Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe, who also relieved Gibson behind the plate. Gibson is credited with 75 homeruns that season, playing against all levels of competition, but in games against top black teams his homerun percentage, although still impressive, was less Ruthian."
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