Ben Taylor (Negro Leagues)

Ben Taylor (Negro Leagues)

by | 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...
Wilmer Harris Negro League Baseball Player

Wilmer Harris Negro League Baseball Player

by | 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...
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...