The Cincinnati Tigers were a professional baseball

Baseball

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 team based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

, which played in the Negro Leagues. The Tigers were founded in 1934

1934 in sports

-American football:NFL championship* New York Giants 30–13 Chicago Bears in the NFL championship gameCollege championship* College football national championship – Minnesota Golden Gophers-Association football:International...

 by DeHart Hubbard, the first black to win an individual Olympic

Olympic Games

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 gold medal when he won the long jump

Long jump

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 during the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

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. In 1937

1937 in sports

-American football:* First Cotton Bowl Classic is played in Dallas.* Washington Redskins win the NFL title in their first year at Washington after moving from Boston...

, the Tigers joined the Negro American League

Negro American League

The Negro American League was one of the several Negro leagues which were created during the time organized baseball was segregated. The league was established in 1937, and continued to exist until 1960...

 in its inaugural season. Using Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

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 hand-me-down uniforms, the Tigers played at Crosley Field

Crosley Field

Crosley Field was a Major League Baseball park located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the home field of the National League's Cincinnati Reds from 1912 through June 24, 1970, and the original Cincinnati Bengals football team, members of the second and third American Football League...

, often outdrawing the Reds. The Tigers folded after the 1937 season.