
The Dubisson Tigers, September 11th, 1936. Courtesy of the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center.
The Dubisson Tigers, occasionally referred to as the Little Rock Black Tigers, were an all-black semi-pro baseball team based in Little Rock, AR from about 1933-1942. Home games were played at Crump Park.
History
The Dubisson Tigers were sponsored by wealthy Little Rock mortician Daniel Dubisson. The team first appeared in 1933 and played home games at Crump Park in Little Rock's segregated South End community.
The Tigers were likely broken up by World War II, but returned in 1947 under a new name, the C and C Hotel Stars.
Schedule/Results
The following is a partial record of games played by the Tigers:
Date | Location | Opponent | W-L | R | RA | Notes |
6/25/1933 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Merchants Transfers | 1 | |||
6/25/1933 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Merchants Transfers | 2 | |||
7/9/1933 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | North Little Rock (AR) A's | 3 | |||
7/12/1933 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | North Little Rock (AR) A's | 4 | |||
7/23/1933 | Claybrook, AR | Claybrook Tigers (Claybrook, AR) | W | 6 | 5 | 5 |
8/?/1933 | Little Rock, AR | Forrest City Red Caps | W | 5 | 4 | 6 |
8/?/1933 | Little Rock, AR | Forrest City Red Caps | W | 1 | 0 | 7 |
8/20/1933 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Little Rock Stars | 8 | |||
8/20/1933 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Little Rock Stars | 9 | |||
8/27/1933 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Little Rock Stars | W | 5 | 3 | 10 |
8/27/1933 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Little Rock Stars | W | 4 | 2 | 11 |
9/17/1933 | Claybrook Field, Claybrook, AR | Claybrook Tigers (Claybrook, AR) | L | 4 | 8 | 12 |
9/23/1933 | Travelers Field, Little Rock, AR | 13 | ||||
10/1/1933 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Merchants Transfers | W | 9 | 0 | 14 , 15 |
6/17/1934 | Pine Bluff, AR | Missouri Pacific Boosters (Pine Bluff, AR) | W | 7 | 4 | 16 |
6/21/1934 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Merchants Transfers | 17 | |||
6/24/1934 | Claybrook, AR | Claybrook Tigers (Claybrook, AR) | 18 | |||
7/4/1934 | Omaha, NE | Cudahy Rex (Omaha, NE) | W | 6 | 5 | 19 , 20 |
7/4/1934 | Omaha, NE | Cudahy Rex (Omaha, NE) | W | 4 | 3 | 21 , 22 |
8/5/1934 | Pine Bluff, AR | Missouri Pacific Boosters (Pine Bluff, AR) | W | 3 | 1 | 23 |
8/11/1934 | College Station (Little Rock, AR) | W | 11 | 4 | 24 | |
8/12/1934 | Jones Park, Little Rock, AR | Merchants Transfers | 25 | |||
9/9/1934 | Jones Park, Little Rock, AR | Merchants Transfers | 26 | |||
9/22/1934 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Merchants Transfers | 27 | |||
9/23/1934 | Pine Bluff, AR | Missouri Pacific Boosters (Pine Bluff, AR) | 28 | |||
4/28/1935 | Jones Park, Little Rock, AR | Tuxedo Nine (Little Rock, AR) | 29 | |||
8/4/1935 | Camden, AR | Southern Kraftsmen (Camden, AR) | 30 | |||
8/11/1935 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Goldman Hotel Browns (Fort Smith, AR) | W | 1 | 0 | 31 |
9/29/1935 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Little Rock (AR) Cardinals | L | 3 | 8 | 32 |
4/12/1936 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Eudora Stars | W | 33 , 34 | ||
4/26/1936 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Russellville (AR) Stars | 35 | |||
5/22/1936 | Claybrook Tigers | L | 1 | 4 | 36 | |
6/14/1936 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Missouri Pacific Boosters (Pine Bluff, AR) | 37 | |||
6/?/1936 | Atchison (KS) | 38 , 39 | ||||
6/21/1936 | Texarkana, AR | 40 | ||||
6/28/1936 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Goldman Hotel Grays (Fort Smith, AR) | W | 41 , 42 | ||
6/28/1936 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Goldman Hotel Grays (Fort Smith, AR) | L | 43 , 44 | ||
8/2/1936 | Tallulah, LA | Tallulah (LA) Owls | 45 | |||
8/9/1936 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Goldman Hotel Grays (Fort Smith, AR) | 46 | |||
8/9/1936 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Goldman Hotel Grays (Fort Smith, AR) | 47 | |||
8/16/1936 | Dixie Park, Shreveport, LA | Shreveport Tigers | L | 5 | 6 | 48 |
8/16/1936 | Dixie Park, Shreveport, LA | Shreveport (LA) Tigers | L | 3 | 6 | 49 |
8/23/1936 | Fairgrounds Park, Tallulah, LA | Tallulah (LA) Owls | L | 0 | 1 | 50 |
8/30/1936 | Dixie Park, Shreveport, LA | Shreveport (LA) Tigers | W | 4 | 3 | 51 |
8/30/1936 | Dixie Park, Shreveport, LA | Shreveport (LA) Tigers | W | 4 | 0 | 52 |
9/5/1936 | Lake Providence, LA | Tallulah (LA) Owls | L | 3 | 6 | 53 |
9/6/1936 | Tallulah, LA | Tallulah (LA) Owls | L | 1 | 7 | 54 |
9/13/1936 | Dixie Park, Shreveport, LA | Shreveport (LA) Tigers | W | 6 | 2 | 55 |
9/13/1936 | Dixie Park, Shreveport, LA | Shreveport (LA) Tigers | L | 0 | 2 | 56 |
9/20/1936 | Dixie Park, Shreveport, LA | Shreveport (LA) Tigers | L | 3 | 4 | 57 |
9/20/1936 | Dixie Park, Shreveport, LA | Shreveport (LA) Tigers | W | 7 | 4 | 58 |
4/4/1937 | Dixie Park, Shreveport, LA | Shreveport (LA) Tigers | L | 0 | 3 | 59 |
4/18/1937 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | St. Louis Stars | W | 3 | 2 | 60 , 61 |
4/25/1937 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | St. Louis Stars | W | 17 | 16 | 62 , 63 |
5/2/1937 | Tallulah (LA) Owls | L | 0 | 2 | 64 | |
5/16/1937 | Lake Village, AR | Tallulah (LA) Owls | 65 , 66 | |||
6/14/1937 | Lincoln Park, New Orleans, LA | New Orleans Black Pelicans | L | 1 | 5 | 67 |
6/18/1937 | Camden, AR | Camden (AR) Green Sox | 68 | |||
6/20/1937 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Black Kraftsmen (Camden, AR) | 69 | |||
6/20/1937 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Black Kraftsmen (Camden, AR) | 70 | |||
7/11/1937 | Tallulah, LA | Tallulah (LA) Owls | L | 2 | 8 | 71 , 72 |
4/10/1938 | Shreveport, LA | Shreveport (LA) Tigers | W | 5 | 4 | 73 , 74 |
4/24/1938 | Tullulah, LA | Tullulah (LA) Owls | L | 0 | 5 | 75 |
5/15/1938 | Morrilton, AR | Morrilton Sluggers | W | 4 | 1 | 76 |
5/31/1938 | Tallulah (LA) Owls | L | 4 | 6 | 77 | |
6/?/1938 | Morrilton, AR | Morrilton Sluggers | L | 0 | 4 | 78 |
7/4/1938 | Greenville, MS | Greenville (MS) Black Bucks | L | 7 | 19 | 79 , 80 |
7/17/1938 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Morrilton Sluggers | 81 | |||
3/24/1940 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Little Rock Cubs | 82 | |||
6/30/1940 | Brown Paper Mill Park, West Monroe, LA | Monroe (LA) All-Stars | L | 2 | 6 | 83 |
6/30/1940 | Brown Paper Mill Park, West Monroe, LA | Monroe (LA) All-Stars | L | 0 | 4 | 84 |
7/26/1941 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Little Rock Cubs | 85 | |||
7/26/1941 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Little Rock Cubs | 86 | |||
8/7/1941 | Booster Park | Little Rock Cubs | W | 18 | 7 | 87 |
8/22/1941 | Morrilton, AR | Brown Bombers (Camden, AR) | 88 | |||
4/19/1942 | Little Rock, AR | Crump All-Stars | W | 5 | 1 | 89 |
Players
1933
Managed by John Hibbler.90
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Jake Freeman | 9/9/1914 in Arkansas | 9/22/1993 | 91 | |||
Griffin | 92 | |||||
Hawkins | 93 | |||||
Hollins | 94 | |||||
Mex Johnson | 9/16/1911 in Little Rock, AR | 9/24/2005 in Denver, CO | 95 | |||
Jones | 96 | |||||
Ira McCarroll | 6/16/1911 in McCrory, AR | 1982 | 97 | |||
Robert Pickett | 10/24/1912 in Wrightsville, AR | 98 | ||||
Young | 99 |
1934
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Greenwood | 100 | |||||
Jake Freeman | 9/9/1914 in Arkansas | 9/22/1993 | 101 | |||
Griffin | 102 | |||||
J. Hawkins | 103 | |||||
Sam Hawkins | 3/14/1907 in Little Rock, AR | 1/23/1992 in Little Rock, AR | 104 | |||
Johnson | 105 | |||||
Ira McCarroll | 6/16/1911 in McCrory, AR | 1982 | 106 | |||
Mitchell | 107 | |||||
Robert Pickett | 10/24/1912 in Wrightsville, AR | 108 | ||||
Purdie | 109 | |||||
Rouse | 110 | |||||
Spearman | 111 |
1935
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Ira McCarroll | 6/16/1911 in McCrory, AR | 1982 | 112 |
1936
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Childs | 113 | |||||
William Cunningham | 2/4/1911 in Wrightsville, AR | 1/14/2004 in Wrightsville, AR | 114 | |||
Greenwood | 115 | |||||
Griffin | 116 | |||||
Jake Freeman | 9/9/1914 in Arkansas | 9/22/1993 | 117 | |||
Hawkins | 118 | |||||
J. Hawkins | 119 | |||||
Johnson | 120 | |||||
Ira McCarroll | 6/16/1911 in McCrory, AR | 1982 | 121 | |||
Robert Pickett | 10/24/1912 in Wrightsville, AR | 122 | ||||
Jacob Robinson | 3/27/1920 in Little Rock, AR | 4/5/2013 in Grand Rapids, MI | 123 | |||
Steel | 124 |
1937
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Cole | 125 , 126 | |||||
Griffin | 127 | |||||
Hawkins | 128 | |||||
J. Hawkins | 129 | |||||
Hill | 130 | |||||
Jake Freeman | 9/9/1914 in Arkansas | 9/22/1993 | 131 | |||
Jones | 132 | |||||
Mex Johnson | 9/16/1911 in Little Rock, AR | 9/24/2005 in Denver, CO | 133 | |||
King | 134 | |||||
Ira McCarroll | 6/16/1911 in McCrory, AR | 1982 | 135 | |||
J. Robinson | 136 , 137 | |||||
Rouse | 138 |
1938
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Child | 139 | |||||
Cole | 140 | |||||
Griffin | 141 | |||||
Hawkins | 142 | |||||
King | 143 | |||||
Ira McCarroll | 6/16/1911 in McCrory, AR | 1982 | 144 | |||
J. McClinton | 145 | |||||
Robert Pickett | 10/24/1912 in Wrightsville, AR | 146 | ||||
Richardson | 147 | |||||
Robinson | 148 | |||||
J. Robinson | 149 | |||||
Rouse | 150 |
1939
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Childs | 151 | |||||
C. Cole | 152 | |||||
Slim Cunningham | 153 | |||||
Griffin | 154 | |||||
Sam Hawkins | 3/14/1907 in Little Rock, AR | 1/23/1992 in Little Rock, AR | 155 | |||
Mex Johnson | 9/16/1911 in Little Rock, AR | 9/24/2005 in Denver, CO | 156 | |||
Sug Jones | 9/9/1907 in Dubach, LA | 7/27/1982 in Jonesboro, AR | 157 | |||
Valley "Butch" "Dirty Red" King | 7/10/1915 in Little Rock, AR | 6/5/2003 in New Orleans, LA | 158 | |||
Ira McCarroll | 6/16/1911 in McCrory, AR | 1982 | 159 | |||
F. B. Robinson | 160 | |||||
Jacob Robinson | 3/27/1920 in Little Rock, AR | 4/5/2013 in Grand Rapids, MI | 161 | |||
William Robinson | 162 |
1940
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Ira McCarroll | 6/16/1911 in McCrory, AR | 1982 | 163 | |||
McCurrin | 164 |
1941
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Valley "Butch" "Dirty Red" King | 7/10/1915 in Little Rock, AR | 6/5/2003 in New Orleans, LA | 165 | |||
Bill Sparks | 8/2/1910 in Little Rock, AR | 1/1/1989 in Little Rock, AR | 166 | |||
Fred Swinton | 6/19/1922 in Little Rock, AR | 10/10/1976 in Little Rock, AR | 167 |
1942
Managed by Charles Rouse168 and Clarence Cole.169
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Childs | 170 | |||||
Clarence Cole | 8/30/1912 in Little Rock, AR | 8/9/1954 in Little Rock, AR | 171 | |||
Jones | 172 | |||||
Valley "Butch" "Dirty Red" King | 7/10/1915 in Little Rock, AR | 6/5/2003 in New Orleans, LA | 173 | |||
Lewis | 174 | |||||
Little | 175 | |||||
Ira McCarroll | 6/16/1911 in McCrory, AR | 1982 | 176 | |||
McClinton | 177 | |||||
McCurrin | 178 | |||||
Robinson | 179 | |||||
Charlie Rouse | 7/3/1908 in Little Rock, AR | 10/2/1971 in Little Rock, AR | 180 | |||
Shaw | 181 | |||||
Shaw | 182 | |||||
Bill Sparks | 8/2/1910 in Little Rock, AR | 1/1/1989 in Little Rock, AR | 183 | |||
J. Thomas | 184 | |||||
P. Thomas | 185 |
Others
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Charles Spearman Jr. | 1/14/1914 in Arkadelphia, AR | 9/8/2000 in Pine Bluff, AR | 186 | |||
Fred Spearman | 1/18/1917 in AR | 11/10/2010 in Jamaica, Queens, NY | 187 , 188 |
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