Martin Dihigo

Martin Dihigo

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...
Bill “Ready” Cash Negro League Baseball Star

Bill “Ready” Cash Negro League Baseball Star

Bill Cash (baseball) American baseball player William Walker Cash [″Ready″] (February 21, 1919 – September 12, 2011) an African American baseball player who was an all-star catcher in the Negro Leagues. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Round Oak,...
Mule Suttles

Mule Suttles

Mule Suttles American baseball player George “Mule” Suttles (March 31, 1901 – July 9, 1966) was an American first baseman and outfielder in Negro league baseball, most prominently with the Birmingham Black Barons, St. Louis Stars and Newark Eagles. Best...
Pittsburgh Crawfords

Pittsburgh Crawfords

Pittsburgh Crawfords Est. 1931; in National Negro League; folded at end of 1938 season The Pittsburgh Crawfords, popularly known as the Craws, were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team was named after the Crawford Bath...
New York Black Yankees

New York Black Yankees

New York Black Yankees Negro League Baseball team active from 1931-1948; record: 243-462-19 (.345) The New York Black Yankees were a professional Negro league baseball team based in New York City, Paterson, NJ, and Rochester, NY which played in the Negro National...