Orientals (baseball)
{{Short description|Cuban baseball team}}
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|established = 1916
|disbanded = 1917
|city = Havana, Cuba
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The Orientals were a Cuban baseball team in the Cuban League based in Havana. They played during the winter of 1916-1917 and Armando Marsans served as manager.{{Cite web|title=1916-17 Orientals at the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1916.5&teamID=ORI&LGOrd=1|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.seamheads.com}}
After Cuban League players had refused to participate in the established league due to a revolt over a percentage of gate receipts, the 1917 season saw the formation of a hastily organized league and shortened schedule, taking place between January 29 and February 26.Figueredo 2003, p. 123. Almendares, Habana and San Francisco Park took the names of Orientals, Red Sox, and White Sox, respectively.Figueredo 2003, p. 123.
The three teams played their games at the Oriental Park Racetrack, which was altered to host baseball for the season. However, the position of the stands far from the field, and the scheduling of morning games due to afternoon horse races, prevented large crowds.Figueredo 2003, p. 123.
The Orientals won the league with an 8–6 record, edging out the Red Sox and White Sox by 1.5 games.{{Cite web|title=1916-17 Winter Cuban League at the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/year.php?yearID=1916.5&lgID=CUB&tab=standings|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.seamheads.com}}
Notable players
- José Acosta{{Cite web|title=José Acosta at the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=acosta003jos|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.seamheads.com}}
- Jack Calvo{{Cite web|title=Jacinto Calvo at the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=calvo01jac|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.seamheads.com}}
- Earl Hamilton{{Cite web|title=Earl Hamilton at the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=hamilt001ear|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.seamheads.com}}
- Dolf Luque{{Cite web|title=Dolf Luque at the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=luque-001ado|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.seamheads.com}}
- Armando Marsans{{Cite web|title=Armando Marsans at the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=marsan001arm|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.seamheads.com}}
- José Rodríguez{{Cite web|title=José Rodríguez at the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=rodrig001jos|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.seamheads.com}}
- Tomás Romañach{{Cite web|title=Tomás Romañach at the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=roman01tom|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.seamheads.com}}
- Ricardo Torres{{Cite web|title=Ricardo Torres at the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=torre01ric|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.seamheads.com}}
Notes
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References
- {{citation |last=Figueredo |first=Jorge S. |title=Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878–1961 |place=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=McFarland & Company |year=2003 |isbn=078641250X |ref=Figueredo}}
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Category:Defunct baseball teams in Cuba
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