Akron Black Tyrites
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The Akron Black Tyrites were a Negro League baseball
team that played during the 1933 season. They were based in Akron, Ohio
, and were a member team of the Negro National League.
Negro league baseball
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relatively successful leagues beginning in...
team that played during the 1933 season. They were based in Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
, and were a member team of the Negro National League.