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History: The American Giants were the most dominant team in African-American baseball in the independent era before the formation of the first Negro National League in 1920 (the league was founded by Chicago’s own owner/manager/pitcher Rube Foster)

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the team was christened Rainiers after being purchased by brewery magnate Emil Sick in 1938

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Detroit Stars Cotton Twill Ballcap Size:ADJ History: The American Giants wereA TRIBUTE THE 1920 DETROIT STARS 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 1950s, and played for a few more years during the waning post integration days of the Negro Leagues. Their former home, Hamtramck Stadium, is one of the few