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The first nationally known black professional baseball team was founded in 1885 when three clubs, the Keystone Athletics of Philadelphia, the Orion's of Philadelphia, and the Manhattans of Washington, D.C., merged to form the Cuban Giants.

The success of the Cubans led to the creation of the first recognized "Negro league" in 1887 the National Colored Base Ball League. It was organized strictly as a minor league and founded with six teams: Baltimore Lord BaltimoresBoston ResolutesLouisville Fall CityNew York GorhamsPhiladelphia Pythians, and Pittsburgh Keystones.