Ebbets Field Flannels Detroit Stars 1920 Home Jersey

History:  Detroit fielded a team in the first official Black baseball league, the Negro National League of 1920. Serving as manager for the first few seasons of Stars was Pete Hill, who also played in the outfield. One of the greatest players in the early history of Black baseball, Hill was finally inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.

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History: The Detroit Stars were charter members of the Negro National League in 1920. The squad that year included pitcher Bill Holland and catcher Bruce Petway who twice threw out Ty Cobb trying to steal in an exhibition game. The team name was revived in the 1950's, the waning post-integration days of the Negro Leagues.

Ebbets Field Flannels Detroit Stars 1950 Road Jersey

History: This jersey is based on their 1951 home uniform. Ebbets has created jerseys and caps that harken back to the era when the original Nashville Stars team played. The Nashville Stars, which are the inspiration for the name of Music City Baseball's future team, were a semi-pro Negro league baseball team in the late 1930s through the early 1950s.

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