Year-by-year record
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| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Notes |
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| 1887 | 3-4 | -- | Walter Brown | League folded after 1 week |
| 1921 | 7-14-1 | 5th | Fred Downer | |
| 1922 | 14-23-2 | 6th | Dizzy Dismukes & Dicta Johnson |
| Pittsburgh Keystones | |
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| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Year established | 1887 |
| Year disbanded | 1922 |
The Pittsburgh Keystones was the name of two historic professional Negro league baseball teams that operated in 1887 and again in 1921 and 1922. The first team was a member of the first black baseball league in 1887, the League of Colored Baseball Clubs. The league only lasted a week, which resulted in a 3-4 record for the Keystones, and included Weldy Walker, the second African-American to play in the major leagues and future hall of famer, Sol White. [1]
The second club was founded by Alexander McDonald Williams, a Barbadian immigrant and pool hall operator. [2] The Keystones' home field was Central Park, located in the Hill District at the corner of Chauncey Street and Humber Way. [3] The park was built by the prominent African American architect Louis Arnett Stuart Bellinger, who would later design Greenlee Field for the Pittsburgh Crawfords. [4] [5]
In their first season the Pittsburgh Keystones played as associate members of the Negro National League. Managed by Fred Downer, they compiled a 7-14-1 record against league and other associate clubs. [6] The Keystones joined the league as full members in 1922, finishing sixth with a 14-23-2 record in league play under managers Dizzy Dismukes and Dicta Johnson. [7] The team disbanded after the season.
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| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 3-4 | -- | Walter Brown | League folded after 1 week |
| 1921 | 7-14-1 | 5th | Fred Downer | |
| 1922 | 14-23-2 | 6th | Dizzy Dismukes & Dicta Johnson |
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