The original Detroit Stars Negro League baseball team was established in 1919 as an independent barnstorming club. In 1920, they became charter members of the Negro National League (NNL). The NNL was the first organized Negro League.
The Birmingham Black Barons baseball team played in several Negro leagues from 1920 to 1962. Willie Mays, Satchel Paige, Mule Suttles, and Willie Wells were among the best-known players to have played for the team over the years.
The Kanas City Monarchs are perhaps the best known Negro Leagues baseball team of all time. They played from the inception of the first Negro league in 1920 until finishing up as a barnstorming team in 1965.
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