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PHILADELPHIA GIANTS
1902-1916
Philadelphia Giants
1902 season team photo
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The Philadelphia Giants were formed in 1902 by Sol White, a black ball player, and H. Walter Schlichter, a white sports writer.
- 1902 - The team finished 81-43-2 in their first year.
- 1903 - They improved their record to 89-37-4.
- 1904 - Rube Foster joined the team, they finished their season with a record of 95-41-6 and one their first Eastern championship.
- 1905 - Record of 134-21-3, Eastern champs.
- 1906 - Record of 108-31-6, Eastern Champs
- 1907 - Fourth consecutive championship. Rube Foster leaves the team to begin his managerial career with the Leland Giants as a player-manager.
- 1909 - Eastern championship again, but White & Schlichter part ways. Team name continues on, but at a minor league level of play.
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Andrew (Rube) Foster, pitcher for the Philadelphia Giants, from 1904 to 1907.
In 1904, Rube pitched the Philadelphia Giants to the Black baseball title, and recorded both victories in a best-of-three series against the Cuban X-Giants.
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J. P. Hill, left fielder, Philadelphia Giants.
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Chas. "Kid" Carter, pitcher, Philadelphia Giants, 1902 to 1905
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Jas. Booker, catcher, Philadelphia Giants
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Dan McClellan, pitcher, Philadelphia Giants
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