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

  1. 1 2 3 Bob Luke (2009). The Baltimore Elite Giants. JHU Press. ISBN 0801891167.
  2. 1 2 "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.