Portland Rosebuds (baseball)

[1] The Rosebuds were part of the West Coast Baseball Association, a Negro league headed by Abe Saperstein, the owner of the Harlem Globetrotters.

[1] The Rosebuds played the Seattle Steelheads on their opening day, May 12, 1946, at Dudley Field in El Paso, Texas.

Previously in 1936, Jesse Owens had made an attempt at promoting another negro league team, but was unsuccessful.

Owens played a major role in the promotion of these games and was said to have run against racehorses in between double headers.

On June 4, 1946, the Portland Rosebuds played their first home game at Vaughn Street Park against the Los Angeles White Sox.