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The team was established by Thomas T. Wilson, in Nashville, Tennessee as the semi-pro Nashville Standard Giants on March 26, 1920. The team was renamed the Elite Giants in 1921, and moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 1938, where the team remained for the duration of their existence. The team and its fans pronounced the word "Elite" as "ee-light".
The league lasted three seasons and included the teams Philadelphia Giants, Cuban X-Giants, Cuban Stars of Havana, and the Cuban Giants of New York. During the 1920s, under the ownership of Nat Strong, a white New York City booking agent, the team fell into somewhat of a decline, and did very poorly while in the Eastern Colored League.
On July 12, 2016, the Giants announced that the new alternate uniform that was introduced in 2013 will be worn full-time at all home games. This will be the first time the Giants have worn the white pants and white cleats with the blue jerseys and blue socks on a full-time basis since the 1996–1999 seasons.
New Orleans Ads: 1920: 1920: Negro Southern League ... Nashville Elite Giants (1921–34) Columbus Elite Giants ... New York Cuban Stars (1916–19)
The 1920 New York Giants season was the franchise's 38th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 86–68 record, 7 games behind the Brooklyn Robins . Offseason
The NY Giants may have built 100 years of tradition as Big Blue. They'll celebrate the franchise's history by painting the town red with new uniforms.
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