Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

by | Jun 24, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Jackie Robinson American baseball player Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era.[1] Robinson broke the...
Birmingham Black Barons

Birmingham Black Barons

by | Jun 24, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Birmingham Black Barons The Birmingham Black Barons played professional baseball for Birmingham, Alabama, in the Negro Leagues from 1920 to 1960 when the Major Leagues successfully integrated. They alternated home stands with the Birmingham Barons in...
Kansas City Monarchs

Kansas City Monarchs

by | Jun 24, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Kansas City Monarchs Baseball team The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball’s Negro Leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri and owned by J. L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League...
Female Owner In Negro Baseball Leauge Newark Eagles The Newark Eagles were a professional Negro league baseball team which played in the Negro National League from 1936 to 1948. They were owned by Effa Manley.[1] Quick Facts: League titles, Negro World Series titles … Newark Eagles 1933–1950 (est. 1936 through merger) Newark, New Jersey League affiliation(s) Independent (1933) Negro National League (II) (1934–1948) Negro American League (1949–1950) Name(s) Newark Dodgers* (1933–1935) Brooklyn Eagles* (1935) *merged 1935 Newark Eagles (1936–1948) Houston Eagles (1949–1950)

Female Owner In Negro Baseball Leauge Newark Eagles The Newark Eagles were a professional Negro league baseball team which played in the Negro National League from 1936 to 1948. They were owned by Effa Manley.[1] Quick Facts: League titles, Negro World Series titles … Newark Eagles 1933–1950 (est. 1936 through merger) Newark, New Jersey League affiliation(s) Independent (1933) Negro National League (II) (1934–1948) Negro American League (1949–1950) Name(s) Newark Dodgers* (1933–1935) Brooklyn Eagles* (1935) *merged 1935 Newark Eagles (1936–1948) Houston Eagles (1949–1950)

by | Jun 21, 2018 | Negro Leagues

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Connie Morgan NLB

Connie Morgan NLB

by | Jun 20, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Connie Morgan Baseball player Constance Enola Morgan (October 17, 1935 – October 14, 1996) was the third woman to play professional baseball in the Negro league. Morgan replaced second-base player and the first woman in the league Toni Stone in the Indianapolis Clowns...