The Philadelphia Stars were part of a United States professional baseball league that was comprised of teams predominantly made up of African Americans, but that also included who?
Philadelphia Stars (baseball) The Philadelphia Stars were a Negro league baseball team from Philadelphia. The Stars were founded in 1933 when Ed Bolden returned to professional black baseball after being idle since early 1930. The Stars were an independent ball club in 1933, a member of the Negro National League from 1934 until the League's collapse following the 1948 season, and affiliated with the Negro American League from 1949 to 1952.
Bill Cash (baseball) William Walker Cash [″Ready″] (February 21, 1919 – September 12, 2011) an African American baseball player who was an all-star catcher in the Negro Leagues. He batted and threw right-handed.He was born in Round Oak, Georgia. Cash, who was known to have a good throwing arm and be a reliable hitter, earned his nickname when he was benched and protested to a team manager, “When I put on the uniform, I’m ready to play”. He spent his entire Negro League career with the Philadelphia Stars, but also played minor league baseball for the Chicago White Sox’s farm teams and teams in foreign countries such as Mexico, Canada, and Venezuela (Guerilus). Even after his retirement from baseball, Cash was a very active member of the Philadelphia community