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1949 Baltimore Elite Giants
LeagueNegro American League
BallparkBugle Field
CityBaltimore
League place1st
OwnersVernon Green
ManagersHoss Walker, Lennie Pearson
Seasons

The 1949 Baltimore Elite Giants baseball team represented the Baltimore Elite Giants in the Negro American League (NAL) during the 1949 baseball season. The team won the NAL pennant.[1] Hoss Walker and Lennie Pearson were the team's managers.[2][3] The team's owner, Vernon Green, died of a heart attack in late May 1949.[4] The team played its home games at Bugle Field in Baltimore.[1]

Players included

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Bob Luke (2009). The Baltimore Elite Giants. JHU Press. ISBN 0801891167.
  2. ^ a b "Elite Giants To Play Today". The Baltimore Sun. May 1, 1949. p. Sports 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Frazier Robinson (1999). Catching Dreams: My Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Syracuse University Press. p. 150.
  4. ^ "Green, Elite Owner, Dies". The Baltimore Sun. May 28, 1949 – via Newspapers.com.
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