Goldman Hotel Grays
The Goldman Hotel Grays were a Negro baseball team based in Fort Smith, AR, in the mid 1930s.
History
The team was sponsored by the Goldman Hotel in Fort Smith.
Schedule/Results
Players
Excerpts
"RUSSELLVILLE, Ark., June 14 — Baseball fans saw an exciting game from start to finish, Thursday, when the Ft. Smith Goldman Hotel Grays met the Russellville Sluggers on Buerkle Field. It was a pitcher's duel between Shepperd for the Grays and Atchison for the Sluggers. Atchison allowed the visitors three runs, while Shepperd allowed the Sluggers four, making the tally 4-3."1
"The Dubisson Tigers, a local Negro baseball team, will meet the Goldman Hotel Grays of Fort Smith in a double-header at 3:30 this at Crump Park, Thirty-third and State streets. Cunningham or McCarroll will pitch for the Tigers and Hawkins will catch. The Tigers split a double-header with the Grays early in the season."5
History
The team was sponsored by the Goldman Hotel in Fort Smith.
Schedule/Results
| Date | Location | Opponent | W-L | R | RA | Notes |
| 6/?/1935 | Buerkle Field, Russellville, AR | Russellville (AR) Sluggers | L | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 8/11/1935 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Dubisson Tigers (Little Rock, AR) | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6/28/1936 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Dubisson Tigers (Little Rock, AR) | W | 3, 4 | ||
| 6/28/1936 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Dubisson Tigers (Little Rock, AR) | L | 3, 4 | ||
| 8/9/1936 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Dubisson Tigers (Little Rock, AR) | 3 | |||
| 8/9/1936 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Dubisson Tigers (Little Rock, AR) | 3 |
Players
| Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
| Luther Gilyard | 2/20/1910 in AR | Sep. 1976 in Detroit, MI | 4 | |||
| Louis "Teddy" McGill | 3/14/1911 in Fort Smith, AR | 9/4/1986 in Fort Smith, AR | 2 | |||
| Shepperd | 5 | |||||
| Smith | 4 | |||||
Excerpts
"RUSSELLVILLE, Ark., June 14 — Baseball fans saw an exciting game from start to finish, Thursday, when the Ft. Smith Goldman Hotel Grays met the Russellville Sluggers on Buerkle Field. It was a pitcher's duel between Shepperd for the Grays and Atchison for the Sluggers. Atchison allowed the visitors three runs, while Shepperd allowed the Sluggers four, making the tally 4-3."1
"The Dubisson Tigers, a local Negro baseball team, will meet the Goldman Hotel Grays of Fort Smith in a double-header at 3:30 this at Crump Park, Thirty-third and State streets. Cunningham or McCarroll will pitch for the Tigers and Hawkins will catch. The Tigers split a double-header with the Grays early in the season."5
1. Chicago Defender, 6/15/1935, p.14
2. Arkansas Gazette, 8/12/1935, p.6
3. Arkansas Gazette, 8/9/1936, p.18
4. Arkansas Gazette, 6/28/1936, p.17
5. Arkansas Gazette, 8/9/1936, p.18
