Pittsburgh Crawfords

Pittsburgh Crawfords

by | Aug 21, 2018 | Negro Leagues

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

by | Aug 21, 2018 | Negro Leagues

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...
Oscar Charleston MLB HOF

Oscar Charleston MLB HOF

by | Aug 19, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Oscar Charleston American baseball player and coach Oscar McKinley Charleston (October 14, 1896 – October 5, 1954) was an American center fielder and manager in Negro league baseball. In 1915, after serving three years in the U.S. Army, the Indianapolis, Indiana,...
Stachel Paige

Stachel Paige

by | Aug 17, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Satchel Paige. American baseball player and coach; Negro Leagues Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige (July 7, 1906 – June 8, 1982) was an American Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who is notable for being perhaps the best pitcher in...
Biz Mackey Negro Baseball League Legend Biz Mackey American baseball player James Raleigh “Biz” Mackey (July 27, 1897 – September 22, 1965) was an American catcher and manager in Negro league baseball. He played for the Indianapolis ABC’s (1920–22), New York Lincoln Giants (1920), Hilldale Daisies (1923–31), Philadelphia Royal Giants (1925), Philadelphia Stars (1933–35), Washington and Baltimore Elite Giants (1936–39), and Newark Dodgers/Eagles (1935, 1939–.41, 1945–47, 1950).

Biz Mackey Negro Baseball League Legend Biz Mackey American baseball player James Raleigh “Biz” Mackey (July 27, 1897 – September 22, 1965) was an American catcher and manager in Negro league baseball. He played for the Indianapolis ABC’s (1920–22), New York Lincoln Giants (1920), Hilldale Daisies (1923–31), Philadelphia Royal Giants (1925), Philadelphia Stars (1933–35), Washington and Baltimore Elite Giants (1936–39), and Newark Dodgers/Eagles (1935, 1939–.41, 1945–47, 1950).

by | Aug 16, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Mackey came to be regarded as black baseball’s premier catcher in the late 1920s and early 1930s. His superior defense and outstanding throwing arm were complemented by batting skill which placed him among the Negro leagues’ all-time leaders in total...