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Tennessee Rats, the Glossary

Index Tennessee Rats

The Tennessee Rats was a small club of black baseball players formed in Holden, Missouri running from approximately 1910 to 1926.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 8 relations: Barnstorming (sports), Baseball, Desegregation in the United States, Holden, Missouri, Jack Marshall (pitcher), John Donaldson (pitcher), Negro league baseball, Traveling team.

  2. Baseball teams disestablished in 1926
  3. Defunct baseball teams in Missouri
  4. Sports in Missouri

Barnstorming (sports)

In athletics terminology, barnstorming refers to sports teams or individual athletes who travel to various locations, usually small towns, to stage exhibition matches.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding.

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Desegregation in the United States

Desegregation is the process of ending the separation of two groups, usually referring to races.

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Holden, Missouri

Holden is a city in western Johnson County, Missouri, United States.

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Jack Marshall (pitcher)

Jack 'Boss' Marshall (May 11, 1893 – May 11, 1961) was a Negro leagues pitcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first several seasons.

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John Donaldson (pitcher)

John Wesley Donaldson (February 20, 1891 – April 14, 1970) was an American baseball pitcher in Pre-Negro league and Negro league baseball.

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Negro league baseball

The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans.

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Traveling team

In professional team sports, a traveling team (also called a road team) is a member of a professional league that never competes in a home arena or stadium.

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See also

Baseball teams disestablished in 1926

Defunct baseball teams in Missouri

Sports in Missouri

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Rats

Also known as Brown's Tennessee Rats.