Tennessee Rats, the Glossary
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
8 relations: Barnstorming (sports), Baseball, Desegregation in the United States, Holden, Missouri, Jack Marshall (pitcher), John Donaldson (pitcher), Negro league baseball, Traveling team.
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1926
- Defunct baseball teams in Missouri
- 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
- Albany Giants
- Austin Black Senators
- Bay City Wolves
- Bradenton Growers
- Charlotte Giants
- Cleveland Elites
- Corinth Corinthians
- Eureka Oilers
- Flint Vehicles
- Indianapolis ABCs
- Jackson Jays
- Kalamazoo Celery Pickers
- Lakeland Highlanders
- Lynn Papooses
- McAlester Miners
- Muskogee Athletics
- Newark Stars
- Paris Bearcats
- Port Huron Saints
- Providence Rubes
- Sheffield-Tuscumbia Twins
- Tennessee Rats
- Terrell Terrors
- Tupelo Wolves
Defunct baseball teams in Missouri
- All Nations
- Batesville Pilots
- Brookfield Hustlers
- Carthage Pirates
- Caruthersville Pilots
- Cassville Tigers
- Hannibal Cavemen
- Hannibal Hoots
- Jefferson City Convicts
- Joplin Blasters
- Joplin Miners
- Kansas City Athletics
- Kansas City Blue Stockings
- Kansas City Blues (1885–1901)
- Kansas City Blues (American Association)
- Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)
- Kansas City Cowboys (National League)
- Kansas City Cowboys (Union Association)
- Kansas City Monarchs
- Kansas City Packers
- Kansas City Royal Giants
- Kirksville Osteopaths
- Macon Athletics
- Maryville Comets
- Mid-Missouri Mavericks
- Monett Red Birds
- Neosho Yankees
- Nevada Lunatics
- Owensboro Oilers
- Poplar Bluff Tigers
- Portageville Pirates
- River City Rascals
- Sedalia Goldbugs
- Springfield Midgets
- Springfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks
- St. Joe Blacksnakes
- St. Joseph Saints
- St. Louis Brown Stockings
- St. Louis Browns
- St. Louis Maroons/Indianapolis Hoosiers
- St. Louis Red Stockings
- St. Louis Stars (1937)
- St. Louis Stars (baseball)
- St. Louis Terriers
- St. Louis Whites
- St. Louis–New Orleans Stars
- Tennessee Rats
- West Plains Badgers
Sports in Missouri
- I-55 Raceway
- Missouri Fox Trotting Horse World Show and Celebration
- Missouri River 340
- Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
- Show-Me State Games
- Sports in Missouri
- Sports in the Kansas City metropolitan area
- Tennessee Rats
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Rats
Also known as Brown's Tennessee Rats.