Goose Tatum American Athelete

Goose Tatum American Athelete

by | Sep 18, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Goose Tatum African American professional basketball and baseball player; Negro League Baseball player Reece “Goose”[1] Tatum (May 31, 1921 – January 18, 1967) was an African American multi-sport athlete. Born in El Dorado, Arkansas, Tatum played Negro...
Cumberland Posey Baseball Player and Team Owner

Cumberland Posey Baseball Player and Team Owner

by | Sep 13, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Cumberland Posey American basketball player Cumberland Willis Posey, Jr. (June 20, 1890 – March 28, 1946) was an American baseball player, manager, and team owner in the Negro leagues, as well as a professional basketball player and team owner. Posey was the best...
Minnie Minoso Negro Baseball League Player

Minnie Minoso Negro Baseball League Player

by | Sep 10, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Minnie Miñoso Cuban baseball player Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso (born Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta, /mɪˈnoÊŠsoÊŠ/; Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɲoso], November 29, 1925 – March 1, 2015), nicknamed “The Cuban Comet” and “Mr. White...
Martin Dihigo

Martin Dihigo

by | Sep 4, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Martín Dihigo Cuban baseball player Martín Magdaleno Dihigo Llanos (May 25, 1906[1] – May 20, 1971) was a Cuban player in baseball’s Negro leagues and Latin American leagues who excelled at several positions, primarily as a pitcher and second baseman. He was...