The Pittsburgh Crawfords were the only Negro League
baseball team that played in its own
stadium. Owner Gus Greenlee built
Greenfield Field for his team in 1932.
New York Cubans’ owner Alex Pompez leased a vacant ball field in Harlem
and made $60,000 in improvements. Dyckman Oval Park was the Cubans’ home field
from 1935 until Pompez closed down the team in 1950. The other Negro League teams had to play their
league games in Major League stadiums which they had to lease from promoters
and Major League team owners. The Negro
Leagues teams were allowed on the field, but could not use the locker room
facilities at some of the stadiums.
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