Philadelphia Giants

Schlichter arranged for the team to play in the major league Columbia Park when the Philadelphia Athletics were on the road.

For their first season, the team recruited several star players including catcher Clarence Williams, second baseman Frank Grant, and pitcher John Nelson.

[2] In 1903, White acquired Harry Buckner, William Binga, Robert Footes, Bill Monroe, and John W. Patterson.

[4] In 1904, White recruited Foster, outfielder Pete Hill, and pitcher Dan McClellan for the Giants, and a dynasty took shape.

Subsequently they played two games against the Philadelphia Athletics, losing both to outstanding pitching performances by Hall of Fame players Eddie Plank and Rube Waddell.

[7] In 1907, the Giants joined the first organized black professional league of the 20th century, the National Association of Colored Baseball Clubs of the United States and Cuba.

With young John Henry Lloyd taking over at shortstop, however, the Philadelphia Giants continued to field an excellent team and won their fourth consecutive eastern championship.

According to writer Neil Lanctot, the team disbanded during the 1911 season, forced by player defections (citing the New York Age of August 3, evidently).