by jbminor | Jan 16, 2019 | Negro Leagues
Team Nubian www.teamnubian.com It’s that time of year when students get ready to graduate and move on to the next phase of their lives. At colleges and universities, it has become customary to award honorary degrees to individuals who have made great contributions to...
by jbminor | Dec 6, 2018 | Negro Leagues
Henry Kimbro American baseball player Henry Kimbro (February 10, 1912 – July 11, 1999) was an American Negro Leagueoutfielder in the late 1930s and 1940s. He played for the Washington Elite Giants, Homestead Grays, Baltimore Elite Giants, and the New York Black...
by jbminor | Dec 5, 2018 | Negro Leagues
Ernie Banks American baseball player and coach Ernest Banks (January 31, 1931 – January 23, 2015), nicknamed “Mr. Cub” and “Mr. Sunshine”, was an American professional baseball player who starred in Major League Baseball(MLB) as...
by jbminor | Dec 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ben Taylor (Negro leagues) American baseball player Benjamin Harrison Taylor (July 1, 1888 – January 24, 1953) was an American first baseman and manager in baseball’s Negro leagues. Taylor played for the Birmingham Giants,[1]Chicago American Giants, Indianapolis...
by jbminor | Oct 4, 2018 | Negro Leagues
Wilmer Harris African-American baseball player Wilmer Joseph Harris(March 1, 1924 – December 23, 2004) was an African American pitcher who played in Negro league baseball. Listed at 6′ 0″, 175 lb., he batted and threw right Born in Philadelphia, Wilmer...