by jbminor | Jun 25, 2018 | Negro Leagues
Buck Leonard American baseball player Walter Fenner “Buck” Leonard (September 8, 1907 – November 27, 1997) was an Americanfirst baseman in Negro league baseball and in the Mexican League. After growing up in North Carolina, he played for the Homestead...
by jbminor | Jun 24, 2018 | Negro Leagues
Jackie Robinson American baseball player Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era.[1] Robinson broke the...
by jbminor | Jun 24, 2018 | Negro Leagues
Birmingham Black Barons The Birmingham Black Barons played professional baseball for Birmingham, Alabama, in the Negro Leagues from 1920 to 1960 when the Major Leagues successfully integrated. They alternated home stands with the Birmingham Barons in...
by jbminor | Jun 24, 2018 | Negro Leagues
Kansas City Monarchs Baseball team The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball’s Negro Leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri and owned by J. L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League...