The Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York were an independent baseball club that played in the Negro leagues during 12 seasons spanning 1916[1]–1934.
The designation of Red Caps derived from the fact that some of the team's players served as redcaps in the famed station.
Basically, this marginal team was composed of black college students who played baseball during the summer in order to earn money for tuition.
One of their most prominent players was Dick Seay, who played shortstop alongside second baseman Chino Smith.
Both Seay and Smith went to play professionally for the Baltimore Black Sox and the Brooklyn Royal Giants, respectively, while a number of their teammates became doctors and lawyers.