 Three years later he accepted an offer from Chicago sports promoter Rube Foster to establish a Negro National League franchise in Detroit and use Mack Park as its home field.Before 1920, the Detroit Stars' first season of play, the park played host to teams like the Boston Braves, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Brooklyn Dodgers.It was common in those days for major league teams to play minor league or semi-professional baseball teams on their off days to generate additional revenue.