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Providence Rubes

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The Providence Rubes were an Eastern League baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island. Their manager was Rube Marquard, after whom the team was presumably named.[1] They were the league champions in 1926, their only year of existence.

They were affiliated with the Boston Braves.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Providence Rubes team page
  2. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997