Connie Morgan NLB

Connie Morgan NLB

by | Jun 20, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Connie Morgan Baseball player Constance Enola Morgan (October 17, 1935 – October 14, 1996) was the third woman to play professional baseball in the Negro league. Morgan replaced second-base player and the first woman in the league Toni Stone in the Indianapolis Clowns...
Leroy “Toots” Ferrell

Leroy “Toots” Ferrell

by | Jun 20, 2018 | Negro Leagues

“Toots” Ferrell Howard Leroy Ferrell Born: 1929 in Chestertown, Md. Died: Oct. 11, 2002 Former Negro League player Howard Leroy “Toots” Ferrell died on Oct. 11, 2002 at the age of 73. He began to pitch in 1946 as the age of 16. In 1947, he...
Moses Fleetwood Walker

Moses Fleetwood Walker

by | Jun 20, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Moses Fleetwood Walker American baseball player and author Moses Fleetwood Walker (October 7, 1856 – May 11, 1924) was an American professional baseball catcher who is credited with being one of the first black men to play in Major League Baseball (MLB). A native of...