An historic backdrop to all games today is a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Negro National League, in which the Stars represented the St. Louis club. What a different story the game would’ve written had all those talented players been allowed to compete since the beginning of professional baseball.
Today the #STLCards and the rest of the league will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Negro National League, the first structured Negro League that lasted for an extended period. The St. Louis Stars played for the NNL back in the 1920s and '30s.