Hilton Smith

Hilton Smith

Hilton Smith American baseball player Hilton Lee Smith (February 27, 1907[1] – November 18, 1983) was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball. He pitched alongside Satchel Paige for the Kansas City Monarchs between 1932 and 1948. In 2001, he was...
Sam Jethroe Negro League Baseball Great

Sam Jethroe Negro League Baseball Great

Sam Jethroe American baseball player Samuel Jethroe, nicknamed “The Jet”(January 20, 1918 – June 18, 2001), was an American center fielder in Negro league and Major League Baseball. With the Cincinnati & Cleveland Buckeyes he won a pair of batting...
Joe Black Negro League Baseball Great

Joe Black Negro League Baseball Great

Joe Black American baseball player Joseph Black (February 8, 1924 – May 17, 2002) was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro League and Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Redlegs, and Washington Senators who became the first black pitcher to...