| Portland Rosebuds | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| League | West Coast Negro Baseball League (1946) |
| Location | Portland, Oregon |
| Ballpark | Vaughn Street Park |
| Established | 1946 |
| Disbanded | 1946 |
| Nickname(s) | Portland Roses |
| Ownership | Jesse Owens |
The Portland Rosebuds, sometimes called the Portland Roses, were a baseball team owned by Jesse Owens.[1] The Rosebuds were part of the West Coast Baseball Association, a Negro league headed by Abe Saperstein, the owner of the Harlem Globetrotters.[1]
The Rosebuds played the Seattle Steelheads on their opening day, May 12, 1946, at Dudley Field in El Paso, Texas.[2] They followed opening day with two more days of games in El Paso and one in nearby Ciudad Juárez.[2]
The league was disbanded after only two months.[1][2]