Chet Bost and Steve Pierce 1,3
1920s 2
1920s, at Pierce Field 5
The Pierce Giants were a Negro League baseball team based in Oakland, California in the 1920s, which was owned and operated by Steve Pierce. 3,4
Pierce Field was in Richmond:
Pierce Field was owned and operated by Steve Pierce, and the grandstand on the baseball grounds, once stood between Macdonald and Nevin Avenues just west of First Street, — and were located near Atchison Village Park where the St. John’s Apartment complex is located today. 3
Links and References
- The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960 by Leslie A. Heaphy
- Guide to the West Coast Negro Baseball Association Collection African American Museum and Library at Oakland
- MS189_1479 African American Museum and Library at Oakland
- MS17_B2_F2_006 African American Museum and Library at Oakland
- So Different Baseball Team- Pierce Giants of Oakland Shadow Ball Express
- Negro League Baseball: The Oakland Pierce Giants Shadow Ball Express
- MS189_1485 African American Museum and Library at Oakland
