Mitch Lutzke introduces sites in Adrian, Michigan, related to the Page Fence Giants, the all-star baseball team that was the[…]
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The Page Fence Giants were a nationally-known team of African American All-Stars based in Adrian, Michigan in the 1890s. Mitch Lutzke tells their nearly forgotten story in The Page Fence Giants: A History of Black Baseball’s Pioneering Champions.
Were the Page Fence Giants Major League Caliber?
While in 2006 the National Baseball Hall of Fame inducted nearly two dozen long ignored and deserving black players into the shrine, others today remain on the outside looking in. Members of the 1896 black world champions Page Fence Giants club are stuck in the era where very few game statistics exist, and black players were relegated to a few teams. However, a look at anecdotal evidence indicates that major league caliber ball players existed on this long ignored black club.
Read moreBook Excerpt: The Page Fence Giants
For those seeking a way to place the Page Fence Giants on the black baseball continuum, the task is a difficult one. Figuring out why no one has ever written on book on this championship baseball team may be a bit easier to discern. Here are my thoughts as to why this team has been ignored throughout baseball history.
Read moreMitch Lutzke, Author Of ‘The Page Fence Giants’
The story of the Detroit Tigers and of Major League Baseball is incomplete without celebrating deserving big leaguers who were denied their chance. In the late 19th century, Adrian, Michigan, was home to a nationally-known team of African American All-Stars.
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