- George Stovey
George Stovey is considered the best African-American baseball pitcher of the nineteenth century, but discrimination barred him from the majors and led him to move from team to team until he had no further opportunities to play in the minors. In
1886 theNew York Giants attempted to acquire Stovey butCap Anson helped stop the arrangement.In 1889 he pitched for both the
Cuban Giants , based atTrenton, New Jersey , and theNew York Gorhams , based inPhiladelphia . In 1891 he played for the Cuban Giants at Ansonia. These were all-black teams playing in organized baseball in those two seasons. He also played some in the outfield, batting .256 in a total of 122 games.* 1886
Jersey City Jerseys Eastern League 31 G, 270 IP, 16-15, 1.13 ERA, 203 K, 43 BB
* 1887Newark Little Giants International League 48 G, 424 IP, 34-14, 2.46 ERA (Some sources list Stovey with an all-time IL-record 35 wins; some list 33 wins. Either way he led the league.)
* 1888Worcester Grays New England League 11 G, 98 IP, 6-5, 2.30 ERA (also played with the Cuban Giants)
* 1889 Trenton/PhiladelphiaMid State League 7 G, 45 IP, 1-4, 4.40 ERA
* 1890 Troy TrojansNew York State League 2 G, 18 IP, 1-1, 2.00 ERA
* 1891 AnsoniaConnecticut State League 3 G, 27 IP, 2-1, 4.00 ERAReferences
* This article is from the Baseball Reference Bullpen. The original can be viewed [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/George_Stovey here] . It is available under the
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