by jbminor | Sep 4, 2018 | Negro Leagues
MartÃn Dihigo Cuban baseball player MartÃn 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...
by jbminor | Aug 29, 2018 | Negro Leagues
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,...
by jbminor | Aug 24, 2018 | Negro Leagues
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...
by jbminor | 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...
by jbminor | 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...
by jbminor | 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,...
by jbminor | 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...
by jbminor | 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...
by jbminor | Aug 15, 2018 | Negro Leagues
Hilton Smith American baseball player Hilton Lee Smith (February 27, 1907[1] – November 18, 1983) was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball. He pitched alongside Satchel Paige for the Kansas City Monarchs between 1932 and 1948. In 2001, he was...
by jbminor | Aug 15, 2018 | Negro Leagues
Sam Jethroe American baseball player Samuel Jethroe, nicknamed “The Jet”(January 20, 1918 – June 18, 2001), was an American center fielder in Negro league and Major League Baseball. With the Cincinnati & Cleveland Buckeyes he won a pair of batting...
