Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

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

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

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)

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Connie Morgan NLB

Connie Morgan NLB

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...
Leroy “Toots” Ferrell

Leroy “Toots” Ferrell

“Toots” Ferrell Howard Leroy Ferrell Born: 1929 in Chestertown, Md. Died: Oct. 11, 2002 Former Negro League player Howard Leroy “Toots” Ferrell died on Oct. 11, 2002 at the age of 73. He began to pitch in 1946 as the age of 16. In 1947, he...
Moses Fleetwood Walker

Moses Fleetwood Walker

Moses Fleetwood Walker American baseball player and author Moses Fleetwood Walker (October 7, 1856 – May 11, 1924) was an American professional baseball catcher who is credited with being one of the first black men to play in Major League Baseball (MLB). A native of...
Philadelphia Stars

Philadelphia Stars

Philadelphia Stars (baseball) Former baseball team from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Philadelphia Stars were a Negro league baseball team from Philadelphia. The Stars were founded in 1933 when Ed Bolden returned to professional black baseball after being idle since...
Homestead Grays

Homestead Grays

Homestead Grays Baseball team The Homestead Grays (also known as Washington Grays or Washington Homestead Grays) were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro leagues in the United States. Quick Facts: League titles, Negro World Series titles … The team...
Rube Foster MLB HOF

Rube Foster MLB HOF

Rube Foster American baseball player Andrew “Rube” Foster (September 17, 1879 – December 9, 1930) was an American baseball player, manager, and executive in the Negro leagues. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. Source...