The Akron Tyrites were a Minor league baseball team based in Akron, Ohio. They played in the Class B Central League from 1928 to 1929. The team returned...

The Akron Black Tyrites were a Negro league baseball team that played out another team's schedule for a portion of a single season. They were based in...

Kenneth Sylvester Hogan (October 9, 1902 – January 2, 1980) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1921)...

semi-professional football; the Akron Black Tyrites of the Negro National League; the Akron Americans of the International Hockey League; the Akron Lightning of the...

Allen Wilbert Benson (March 28, 1905 – November 16, 1999), nicknamed "Bullet", was an American professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major...

Robert Anthony (Casper) Asbjornson (June 19, 1909 – January 21, 1970) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1928–1929)...

Edgar George Clough (October 28, 1906 – January 30, 1944) was an American outfielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis...

Frederick Charles Koster ["Fritz"] (December 21, 1905 – April 24, 1979) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies...

record of 11-18. The team was disbanded and ended up merging with the Akron Tyrites, one of the top independent Negro league teams of their day. The merged...

Irvine Franklin Jeffries (September 10, 1905 – June 8, 1982) was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia...

The stadiums were home to the Akron Pros of the National Football League from 1920 to 1922. In 1933, the Akron Black Tyrites, a Negro league baseball team...

Robert Anthony Cremins (February 15, 1906 – March 27, 2004) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the...

affiliation controversy. The League began play on April 25, 1928, with the Akron Tyrites, Canton Terriers, Dayton Aviators, Erie Sailors and Springfield Buckeyes...

Negro leagues. He played with the Dayton Marcos in 1926 and the Akron Black Tyrites in 1933. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of...

league second baseman who played in the 1930s. Looney played for the Akron Black Tyrites in 1933. In nine recorded games, he posted eight hits in 39 plate...

Alexander Boyd "Red" McColl (March 29, 1894 – February 6, 1991) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 46 games in Major League...

and former teams that made up the Central League. Akron, Ohio: Akron Rubbermen 1912; Akron Tyrites 1928–1929, 1932 Anderson, IN: Anderson Orphans 1903...

brother of fellow Negro leaguer Townsend Tapley, and played for the Akron Black Tyrites in 1933. Tapley died in Pontiac in 1956 at age 45. "John Tapley"...

Leslie Clyde Mallon (November 21, 1905 – April 17, 1991) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston...

league first baseman who played in the 1930s. Mitchell played for the Akron Black Tyrites in 1933. In nine recorded games, he posted five hits in 35 plate...

Akron Black Tyrites after the first half of the split season. The Akron Black Tyrites joined the NNL in place of the Columbus Blue Birds as the Akron...

Buckeyes became members of the six-team, Class B level Central League. The Akron Tyrites, Canton Terriers, Dayton Aviators, Erie Sailors and Fort Wayne Chiefs...

Austin Roy Grimes (September 11, 1893 – September 13, 1954) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the New York...

in the Negro leagues. He played with the Cleveland Giants and the Akron Black Tyrites in 1933. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of...

careers with a stint playing minor league baseball. He competed for the Akron Tyrites in 1928. In 28 games as a first baseman he registered a .244 batting...

titles in the Middle Atlantic League. Mose Solomon, the "Rabbi of Swat", Major League Baseball player *Akron Tyrites (19-34) moved to Canton July 21...

club but never got into a game. The following year, he played for the Akron Tyrites in the Central League in 1929, hitting .360 in 104 games. Hostetler...

leagues debut with the Cleveland Stars in 1932. He played for the Akron Black Tyrites the following season, and finished his career in 1937 with the Detroit...

team became members of the six-team, Class B level Central League. The Akron Tyrites, Canton Terriers, Erie Sailors, Fort Wayne Chiefs and Springfield Buckeyes...

Central League, as the league expanded from eight teams to twelve. The Akron Tyrites, Akron Rubbermen, Canton Statesmen, Dayton Veterans, Erie Sailors, Fort...