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NEGRO LEAGUE

Player Register

Aaron, Henry Louis 1949 Mobile, Alabama (recreational softball team)

(Hank) 1949-1951 Mobile Black Bears (IND)

(Ed Scott - Owner)

1949 Prichard Athletics (IND)

(Ed Tucker - Owner)

1950-1951 Central High School

(High School football - halfback)

(Offered football scholarship to college in Florida)

1951 Brooklyn Dodger Tryout Camp

(Mobile, Alabama)

(Not signed - told was too small)

1951 Scouted by Bunny Downs(Secretary)of Indianapolis

Clowns during Clowns games vs Mobile Bears

1952 Received contract for $ 200 per month to play for

Clowns – Signed May, 1952 and joined Clowns in

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

1952 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL)

(Outstanding season - hit .467)

1952 Scouted by Jack Schwarz of New York Giants and

Ted Fisher of Pittsburgh Pirates (MLBB)

1952 Pittsburgh Pirates offered $2,500 to Clowns for

Aaron's contract

1952 Scouted by Dewey Griggs of Boston Braves (MLBB)

1952 Sold by the by Syd Pollock owner of Indianapolis

Clowns to the Boston Braves for $15,000

1952 Signed contract with Evansville of Three-I League

(Boston Braves farm team)

1952 Assigned to Eau Claire with option to Evansville

1952 Eau Claire Bears (Northern League)


(World Series Roster – Thirteen game series vs

Birmingham Black Barons)

1953 Jacksonville Braves (Sally League)

1954-1965 Milwaukee Braves (ML)

1966-1974 Atlanta Braves (ML)

1975-1976 Milwaukee Brewers (ML)

1977-2000 Atlanta Braves (ML)

Director of Player Development Vice President

Winter Leagues:

1952 Indianapolis Clowns Spring Training

(Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

1952 Indianapolis Clowns

(Post season barnstorming tour vs Jackie Robinson All

Stars)

1953 Milwaukee Brewers Spring Training

(Boston Braves - AAA Farm Team)

(Kissimmee, Florida)

1953 Milwaukee Braves Minor League Camp

(Waycross, Georgia)

1953-1954 Caguas Criollos(Puerto Rican League Championship)

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1954 Caguas Criollos (Caribbean World Series)

1955 Willie Mays All Stars

(Barnstorming Tour vs Negro American League All Stars)



1957 Milwaukee Braves - World Series

(World Series - Lost to New York Yankees 4 games to 3)

1958 Milwaukee Braves - World Series


1959 Homerun Derby Contest

(Won $30,000 before losing to Dick Stuart of Boston

Red Sox)

1959 Hank Aaron's All Stars

(Barnstorming series vs Harmon Killebrew's All Stars)

1969 Atlanta Braves

(National League Championship Series - lost to New

York Mets)

Northern League All Star Team (1952)

Northern League Rookie-of-Year (1952)

Sally League Batting Title (1953)

(Hit .362)

Sally League All Star Team (1953)

Sally League MVP (1953)

Puerto Rican League Homerun Title: (1953-54 – 9 HR)

Puerto Rican League All Star Team (1953-54)

Puerto Rico League All Star Game MVP (1953-54)

Major League Baseball All Star Team:

(1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959,1960, 1961, 1962, 1963,

1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972 –

National League)

National League (MLBB) Batting Title:

(1956 - Hit .328 and 1959 - Hit .355)

National League (MLBB) Homerun Title:

(1957 - 44 HR, 1963 - 44 HR, 1966 - 44 HR and 1967 - 39 HR)

National League (MLBB) RBI Title:

(1957 - 132 RBI, 1960 - 126 RBI, 1963 - 130 RBI and 1966 –

127 RBI)

National League Gold Glove Award:

(1958, 1959 and 1960)

Sporting News National League Player of the Year (1956)

National League MVP (1957)

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All Time Major League Baseball Homerun Leader:

(23 seasons - 755 Homeruns)

National Baseball Hall of Fame (1982)

Abernathy, Robert W. 1934-1937 N & T Tigers (IND)

(Nashville, Tennessee)

1938-1939 Morocco Stars (IND)

1939 Silver Streaks (IND)

1940-1942 Factory Team

(D) (Los Angeles, California)

1942-1943 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND)

1944 Los Angeles Stars (IND)

1945 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL)

1946 Boston Blues (USL)

1946-1947 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL)

1947 San Francisco Sea Lions

1948 New York Cubans (NNL)

1949 Injured - Did Not Play

1950-1951 New Era Stars (IND)

Winter Leagues:

1946 Jackie Robinson All Stars (IND)


Negro League All Star Game: (1947 – West)

Adams, Ben F. 1953 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL)

1953-1955 Memphis Red Sox (NAL)

1956-1957 Grand Rapids Black Sox

1956-1957 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL)

1957-1958 U.S. Army

(D) (Military Baseball - Korea)(All Far East Championship)


1958 Detroit Clowns (NAL)

1959 Detroit Stars (NAL)


1962 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL)

1964 Kansas City-Grand Rapids Monarchs (IND)

1965-1969 Kansas City Monarchs (IND)

Winter Leagues:

1963-1969 Numerous Teams - Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids Sullivan's

Fox Jewelry

Steel Case Company

Adams, Harold 1958 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

Adkisson, Wilbur 1939-1942 Nashville Cubs (IND)

(Yank) 1942-1943 Nashville Crawfords (IND)

(Paul Jones - Owner)

1943-1946 U.S. Army (Military Baseball)

1946-1947 Nashville Cubs (NSL)

(Dr. R.B. Jackson - Owner)

1948 Winston-Salem Pond Giants (NAA)

(D) 1949 New Port News Royals (NAA)

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1950 Nashville Giants (NSL)

1950-1951 Nashville Stars (IND)

(Soo Bridgeforth - Owner)

1952 Signed by Boston Braves (MLBB)

1952 Danville Dans (Missouri - Ohio Valley League)

1953-1959 Champaign Eagles (Eastern Illinois League)

1953-1959 Champaign Eagles (IND)

(Wardell Jackson - Owner)

1953-1959 Danville Wolverines (Twilight League)

1953-1959 Danville Boosters (IND)

(Andy Cohen - Owner)


Negro Southern League All Star Team (East-1946)

Afanasiw, John 1981-1985 Westfield College

(College Baseball)

1986 Out of Baseball

1987 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

1987 Uniondale(Empire State League)

(New York Yankees Farm Team)

(George Scott - Manager)

Agee, Tommy 1958-1960 Prichard Athletics (IND)

Mobile Black Bears (IND)

Mobile Black Bears (GCNL)

1960 Grambling State University (College Baseball)

1960 Signed by Cleveland Indians for $ 60,000 bonus

(D) 1961 Dubuque Packers (Midwest League)

1962 Burlington Indians (Carolina League)

1962 Jacksonville Suns (IL)

1962 Cleveland Indians (ML)

1963 Charleston Indians (Eastern League)


1964 Portland Beavers (PCL)


1965 Chicago White Sox (ML)

1965 Indianapolis Indians (PCL)

1966-1967 Chicago White Sox (ML)

1967 Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Al Weis to the

New York Mets for Buddy Booker, Tommy Davis, Jack

Fisher and Billy Wynne

1968-1972 New York Mets (ML)

1972 Traded to the Houston Astros for Rich Chiles and Buddy

Harris

1973 Traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dave Campbell

and cash

1973 Houston Astros (ML)

1973 St. Louis Cardinals (ML)

1973 Traded by St. Louis to the Los Angeles Dodgers for

Pete Richert

1974 Released by the Los Angeles prior to the start of the

season

Winter Leagues:

1963-64 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico)


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1969 New York Mets - World Series

American League Rookie of Year (1966)

Gold Glove Award (1966 and 1970)

American League All Star Team:

(1966 and 1967)

Aguillard, Raymond 1953-1956 Franklin Stars (IND)

(Pickles) (7th Ward - New Orleans, Louisiana)

(Sponsored by Franklin Tractor Service - New Orleans)

1953-1956 Holsum Dodgers (NORD)

1953-1956 Holsum All Stars (IND)

1955-1956 St. Augustine Purple Knights

(High School Baseball)

(Conference champions - two years)

1956 Xavier University

(Awarded baseball scholarship)

(Chicago Cubs covered scholarship)

1956 Signed by Buck O'Neil & Dizzy Dismukes of Chicago Cubs

1956 Chicago Cubs Spring Training

(Mesa, Arizona)

1956 Burlington (IA) (Three - I League)

1956 Paris Lakers (Midwest League)

1957 Bakersfield Bears (Pioneer League)


1957 Released by Chicago Cubs (MLBB)

1957 Dizzy Dismukes hooked him up w/Ted Rasberry and

Detroit Stars


(Ed Steele - Manager)



(Canadian Barnstorming Tour)

1957 Negro League All Star Game

(Comiskey Park - Chicago, IL)

1958 Contract sold to Cleveland Indians by Detroit Stars

1958 Cleveland Indians Spring Training

(Daytona Beach, Florida)

1958 Assigned to Ponca City by Cleveland - Did not report


(Offered contract - turned it down)

1958 Retired and returned to New Orleans

1958-1959 Xavier University

(New Orleans, Louisiana)

Negro All Star Team (1957)

Aitch, Akers 1947-1948 Brunswick (MO) (IND)

Triplett (MO) (IND)

1949 Kansas City Boosters (IND)

1950-1955 United States Air Force (Military Baseball)

(Shepard AFB - Wichita Falls, TX)

(Lowery AFB and Far East - Japan and Okinawa)

1955-1962 Kansas City Giants (IND)

1963-1964 Kansas City Giants (Jay Hawk League)

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Winter Leagues:

1960 Kansas City Giants

(NBC District Champions - Kansas)

(NBC State Tournament - Kansas)

(NBC National Tournament - Wichita)

Alderman, James 1964-1968 St. Petersburg Braves (FWCNL)

(Geech) Oliver Alouettes (Stan Musial League)


1967 Baltimore Stars (IND)

1967 Satchel Paige All Stars (IND)

1969 Maplewood Maples (Essex County League) (New Jersey)

1969 Signed by Montreal Expos (MLBB)

1969 Bradenton (Florida State League)

1970-1973 West Palm Beach (Florida State League)

1974-1976 Oliver Alouettes (Stan Musial league)

Alexander, Johnny 1958-1961 Ft. Lauderdale Giants (IND)

1961-1964 Deerfield Beach Cardinals (IND)

Alfred, Tyner 1955-1968 Slidell (LA) Dodgers

1971-1978 Pascagoula Merchants (GCNL)

Allen, Burney T. 1945-1957 Edna (Town team – Texas)

(B.T.) 1958-1964 Young Wonders (Eastside League)

1958-1964 San Antonio Merchants (Spanish American League)

(San Antonio City League)

San Antonio Black Sox (STNL)

Allen, Samuel 1952 Norfolk Eagles (IND)

(Sam) 1953 Willie Mays All Stars (IND)

(Team played weekend games - Mays was @ Ft. Eustus)

(Joe Lewis – Promoter)

1953-1956 Norfolk Tigers (IND)

Norfolk Battling Palms (IND)

West End Giants (IND)

Norfolk Eagles

1955 Memphis Red Sox (NAL)

1957 Cincinnati Reds Spring Training

(Douglas, Georgia)

1957 Kansas City Monarchs NAL)

(Dizzy Dismukes - Manager)

1957 Jacksonville Eagles (IND)

1958 Raleigh Tigers (IND)


1960-1962 U.S. Army (Military baseball and football)

(Fort Bragg, North Carolina)

(Assigned – 82nd Airborne)


Norfolk Wildcats (IND)

Norfolk All Stars (IND)

Alston, James 1947-1948 Goshen Giants (IND)

1949 Greensboro Red Wings (NAA)

1950-1951 Greensboro Knights (IND)

1951 Winston-Salem Pond Giants (NCL)

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1952-1956 Goshen Giants (IND)

1957 Greensboro All Stars (IND)

1958-1959 Brooklyn Cuban Giants (IND)

1958-1961 Greensboro All Stars (IND)

1961 Winston Salem Pond Giants (IND)

1961-1966 Greensboro All Stars (IND)

Alston, Lewis 1942-1944 Goshen Juniors (IND)

1945-1946 Goshen Red Wings (IND)

1946 Norfolk Royals

1946 Goshen Red Wings (IND)

1947 Greensboro Red Wings (NCL)

1948-1949 Greensboro Red Wings (NAA)

1949-1950 U.S. Army (Special Services-Military Baseball)

(Ft. Jackson, SC and Korea)

1950 Richmond Giants (NAA)

1950-1954 Goshen Giants (IND)

Alston, Norman G. 1936-1946 Goshen Red Wings (IND)

(Gee) 1948 Greensboro Red Wings (NSL)

(D) 1948 Greensboro Red Wings (NAA)

Alston, Roy 1953-1956 Pittsboro (NC)

1953-1957 Gumspring Blues (IND)

1958-1965 Durham Rams (IND)

Alston, Thomas Edison

(Tom) 1946 Goshen Red Wings (IND)


1948 Greensboro Red Wings (NSL)

1948-1949 Greensboro Red Wings (NAA)

1949-1950 North Carolina A & T Aggies (College Baseball)

(D) 1950 Jacksonville Eagles (IND)

1950-1951 Indian Head Rockets (IND)

Saskatchewan Rockets (IND)

(Western Canadian Tour)

1952 Porterville (Southwest International League)

1952-1953 San Diego (PCL)

1953 Sold by San Diego to St. Louis Cardinals Organization

for $100,000

1954 Rochester (IL)


1955 Omaha (AA)


1956 Omaha (AA)

1956-1957 St. Louis Cardinals (ML)

Winter Leagues:

1951 Indian Head Rockets (IND)

(Canadian Baseball Tournaments)

Prince Albert Tournament Champions

Foam Lake Tournament Champions

Indian Head Tournament Champions

Saskatchewan (NBCC) Tournament Champions

1952 Kansas City Royals (IND)

1954 St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training

(Deland, Florida)

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1958-1959 Azucareros (Panama Winter League)

1959 Azucareros - Panama

Caribbean World Series XI

(Caracas, Venezuela)

Indian Head All-Tournament Team (1951)

Medicine Hat All-Tournament Team (1951)

(First Afro-American to play for the St. Louis Cardinals)

Altman, George Lee 1947-1951 White Oak (NC) (IND)

(Jo Jo) Parkstown (NC) (IND)

Goldsboro (NC) (IND)

Morth End (NC)

1947-1951 Dillard High School

1951-1955 Tennessee State (College Baseball & Basketball)

1954 Kinston Greys (NSL)


1955 Sold by Tom Baird (owner) of Kansas City to

Chicago Cubs (MLBB)

1956 Burlington Bees (Three-I League)

1957-1958 Fort Carson (U.S. Army - Military Baseball)

1958 Pueblo (Western League)

1959-1962 Chicago Cubs (ML)


1964 New York Mets (ML)


1967 Tacoma (PCL)

1968 Tokyo Orions (Japan)

1969-1974 Lotte Orions (Japan)

1975 Hanshin Tigers (Japan)

Winter Leagues:

1958-1959 Marlboro (Panama League)

1959-1960 Cienfuegos (Cuba)

1960 Cienfuegos

(Caribbean World Series - Panama City, Panama)


All Army Championship (1957)


(National League: 1961 and 1962)

Altman, Steve 1973-1975 Lincoln Junior College (College Baseball)

1975 Fred Ferrero Pro Prospects (IND)

1975 South Chicago Yaquis (Chicago Mexican League)


(George Long - Owner)

1976 South Chicago Yaquis (Chicago Mexican League)

1977-1979 North Central College (College Baseball)

1977-1980 South Chicago Yaquis (Chicago Mexican League)

1980 Chicago State College (Baseball Coach)

1980 Big League Baseball Camp (Coach - Instructor)

1981 University of Illinois - Chicago (Baseball Coach)

1981-1983 South Chicago Yaquis (Chicago Mexican League)

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1982-1983 Eckerd College (Pitching Coach)

1982-1983 Ocala Baseball School (Coach)

1984-present South Chicago Yaquis (Chicago Mexican League)


Amoros, Edmundo 1945-1948 Pueblo Nuevo Juvenil

(Sandy) (Matanjos, Cuba)

(Juveniles de Direccion General de Deportes League)

1949 Olimpiadas (Honduras)

1950 Cuban National Baseball Team

(Amateur World Series - Guatemala)

1950 New York Cubans (NAL)

1951 Orange Victoria (Venezuela)

1951 Oriente (Dominican Summer League)

(D) 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers (ML)

1952 St. Paul Saints (AA)

1953 Montreal Royals (IL)

1954 Brooklyn Dodgers (ML)


1955-1957 Brooklyn Dodgers (ML)


1959 Los Angeles Dodgers (ML)


1960 Detroit Tigers (ML)

1960 Los Angeles Dodgers (ML)

1961 Denver (AA)

1962 Mexico City (Mexican League)

Winter Leagues:

1950-1951 Havana (Cuba)(Cuban League Champions)

1951 Havana (Cuba)

(Caribbean World Series - Caracas, Venezuela)

1951-1952 Havana (Cuba)

(Cuban Winter League Champions)

1952 Havana Reds (Cuba)

(Cuban League Champions)

(Caribbean World Series Champions)


1953 Havana Leones


(Caribbean World Series)



1955 Brooklyn Dodgers

(World Series - beat New York Yankees 4 games to 3)

1956 Brooklyn Dodgers (ML)

(World Series - lost to New York Yankees 4 games to 3)

1956-1957 Almendares (Cuba)

1957 All-Cuban All Stars (Cuba)

(Game vs All-American All Stars)



1959 Almendares

(Caribbean World Series Champions -Caracas, Venezuela)



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Cuban Winter League All Star Team:

(1951-52, 1952-53 and 1953-54)

Venezuelan League Batting Title (1951 - Hit .412)

Caribbean World Series MVP (1952)

Caribbean World Series Batting Title:

(1952 - Hit .450)

Cuban Winter League Batting Title (1952-1953 - Hit .373)

International League Batting Title (1953 - Hit .353)

Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame (1978)

Anderson, Arthur W. 1936-1937 Lott's Grocery Store

(Rip) (San Antonio, Texas - softball team)

1938-1947 San Antonio Black Sox – softball team

1948-1978 San Antonio Black Sox

Barnstorming Tours (Mexico) (IND)

Texas Negro League (TNL)

South Texas Negro League (STNL)

SP (Southern Pacific) Giants

Reyna’s Café (Pittman-Sullivan Field League)

(D) 1948 Ligon's All Stars (IND)

1980-1990 San Antonio Black Sox

(Spanish American League)(Manager and Coach)

South Texas Tournament Champions

(1968, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978)

Anderson, Curtis 1974-1976 St. Petersburg High School


1974-1990 St. Petersburg Braves (FWCNL)

Oliver Alouettes (Stan Musial League)

1974-1976 Stillman University (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

(College baseball)

1978 Cincinnati Reds Tryout Camp (MLBB)

1978-1990 Oliver Alouettes (Stan Musial League)

Anderson, Elmer 1959-1967 Motor City Red Caps (IND)

(Detroit, Michigan)

Anderson, L.D. 1945-1946 Stoner Hill (Louisiana) (IND)

1946 U.S. Army

1947 New Orleans Creoles (NSL)


1947-1960 Stoner Hill Sports (Town team)

Valencia Tigers (Town team)

Shreveport Black Sports (IND)

Anderson, Purnell C. 1948-1955 Avondale Ramblers (IND)

(Lewis Brown - Manager)

1955-1956 Kennett Square Grey Sox (IND)

1956-1965 Avondale Ramblers (IND)

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Anderson, Steve 1963 Advance (North Carolina)

1964 Mocksville Braves (IND)


1966 Advance (NC)

1967-1968 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

1969 Advance (NC)


Andrews, Andre 1954-1965 Deerfield Cardinals (IND)

1966 Ponce (sandlot team – Puerto Rico)

Anglehart, Kevin 1985-1986 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

Anglehart, Mark 1977-1978 Corning Community College (College Baseball)

(Dart) (Dave Clark - Head Coach)

1983-1984 Corning Community College

(Corning, NY - Head Coach)

1984-1986 Ocala Professional Baseball Camp (Coach)

1984-1986 Indianapolis Clowns (Owner-Player) (IND)

Anthony, Emory 1974-1987 Stockham Valves and Fittings (BIL)

Anthony, Willie 1946-1951 Lonnie Greer's All Stars (IND)

(Buster) 1946-1951 San Antonio Ramblers (East Side League)

1952-1953 Wheatley Heights All Stars

1954-1956 San Antonio Indians (STNL)

1957-1968 Denver Heights Bears (STNL)

1957-1968 Young Wonders (East Side League)

Antoine, Wendall 1952-1953 New Orleans Black Pelicans (NSL)

(Wendy) (Wesley Barrows - Manager)

1953-1955 Grambling Tigers (College baseball)

1955 Signed by Detroit Tigers (MLBB)

1955 Idaho Falls Russets (Pioneer League)

1956 Jamestown Falcons (PONY League)

1957 Durham Bulls (Carolina League)

1957 Idaho Falls Russets (Pioneer League)

(D) 1958 Detroit Tigers Spring Training

(Lakeland, Florida)

1958 Lancaster Red Roses (Eastern League)

1958 Injured - broken finger and bad shoulder

1959 Out for entire season

1960 Durham Bulls (Carolina League)

1960 Released by Detroit Tigers (MLBB)

1960 Signed by Minnesota Twins (MLBB)

1961 Charlotte Hornets (SALLY League)

1962 Minnesota Twins Spring Training

(Orlando, Florida)

1962 Vancouver Mounties (PCL)

1962 Charlotte Hornets (SALLY League)

1963 Wilson Tobs (Carolina League)

1964 Hurt Shoulder - Retired

1964-1965 Collins All Stars (IND)

(Bob Bissant - Manager)

Winter Leagues:

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1962-1963 Puerto Mexico

Applegate, Gideon Spence 1943-1945 East Providence High School

(G.S.) (Baseball, football, basketball, hockey and track)


1946-1947 Brown University

(College baseball and football)

1946-1947 New York Black Yankees (NNL)

1948 Asheville Blues (NCL)

1948 Boston Braves (MLBB) Tryout

(Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)

1948 Signed by Boston Braves (MLBB)

1949-1950 Kingston Ponies (Border League) (Canada)

(Zeke Bonura - Manager)

1950 Signed by St. Louis (MLBB)

1950 West Frankfort Cardinals

(Mississippi-Ohio Valley League)

1951 Kingston Ponies (Border League)

1951 Waterloo White Hawks (Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League)

1952-1953 Superior Blues (Northern League)

1953 Topeka Owls (Western Association)

Northern League All Star Team (1952)

Arenas, Chico 1955-1956 Tampa Grays (FWCNL)

1956 Orlando Red Caps (IND)

1956 New York Black Yankees (IND)

1956 Tryout – Chicago White Sox (MLBB)

1956 Winnipeg (Canada)

1957 Cuban Stars (IND)

1958 Jacksonville Red Caps (IND)

1958 Orlando Red Caps (IND)

1959 Nippon Giants (Japan)

Okinawa Falcons

Philippine Dragons

1960 Tryout Washington Senators (MLBB)

1960 Bismarck Partners

1961 Panama Leones

1962 Brandon (Canada)

1969 Habana Hawks

1970 Tampa Lookouts

Arenas Sr., Hipolito 1927-1928 Atlanta Black Crackers

(Torrento) 1929-1936 Havana Black Cubans

Mohawk Giants

(D) 1932 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL)

1935 Havana Cubans

1952-1960 Tampa Grays (Manager) (FWCNL)

1970 Tampa Lookouts (Manager)

Arnwine, Kenneth 1948-1951 Douglas High School

(All-American Baseball Player 1951)

1948-1949 Walnut Grove (Oklahoma City YMCA League)

1950-1954 A & B Grocers (Oklahoma City Commercial League)

1950-1954 Guthrie Black Spiders (IND)

1951-1954 Langston University

(First baseball scholarship @ Langston University)

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1955-1959 A & B Grocers (Oklahoma City Commercial League)

Armenteros, Juan 1949-1950 Artes Officio (Cuba)

1951-1952 Havana Cuban Giants (IND)

(Kansas City Monarchs Farm Club)


(D) 1956 El Paso Texans (Southwestern League)

1957 Contract sold to St. Louis Cardinals (MLBB)

1957 Winnipeg Goldeyes (Northern League)

1958 York White Roses (New York Penn League)

1958 Winston-Salem Red Birds (Carolina League)

early 1960’s Club Cubano (Hispanic Baseball League)

(central Park, New York, New York)

Winter Leagues:




Negro League All Star Team:

(1953-West, 1954-West and 1955-West)

Armistad, Vonny E. 1969-1985 Cordova (BIL)

1985-1998 Jasper Jets (BIL)

Armstead, James 1936 Central High School (Louisville, Kentucky)

(Jimmie) 1936-1938 Louisville Municipal College

1936 Zulu Cannibal Giants (IND)

1936 Weston Royals (IND)

(D) 1937 St. Louis Stars (NAL)

1938 St. Louis Stars (IND)

1938 Indianapolis ABC's (NAL)

1939 University of Louisville (College Football)

1940-1946 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL)

1942-1944 United States Army Air Force

Tuskegee Army Airfield (Alabama)

1947 Nashville Cubs (NSL)

(Farm club for Baltimore Elites)


1948 New Orleans Creoles (IND)

(Western Canadian Baseball Tour)


1949 Philadelphia Stars (NNL)

1949 New Orleans All Stars (IND)

New Orleans Creoles All Stars

(Series vs Jackie Robinson All Stars)

1950 Retired

1951 La Chute (Quebec, Canada)

11th Annual North-South All Star Game (South team) (1949)

Armstrong, John S. 1932-1941 Park City Cubs (IND)

(Knoxville, Tennessee)


1946-1947 Knoxville Giants (NSL)

1948-1954 U.A.W. Local 51 (Detroit Industrial League)

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Arnold, Charles 1945-1956 Birdhurst Eagles (IND)

Eight Mile Road Eagles (IND)

1947-1952 U.S. Army (Special Forces - Korea)

(D) 1953 Memphis Red Sox (NAL)

1954-1958 Detroit Motor City Red Caps

(Detroit Baseball Federation)

Ashford, Sam 1969 Drafted by California Angels in the 3rd round of

MLBB Draft

1969 Idaho Falls Angels (Pioneer League)

1970-1971 Quad Cities Angels (Midwest League)

1972 Shreveport Captains (Texas League)

1973 Salt Lake City angels (Pacific Coast League)

1973 El Paso Sun Kings (Texas League)

1974 Salt Lake City Angels (Pacific Coast League)

1975 Salt Lake City Gulls (Pacific Coast League)

1975 El Paso Diablos (Texas League)

1976 Nuevo Laredo Telecotes (Mexican League)

1977 Stockham (BIL)

Askew, Jessie 1931-1934 Compton Hill Cubs (St. Louis City League)

1935-1936 Claybrook Tigers (IND)

(D) 1936 St. Louis Stars (IND)

1937 Monterrey (Mexican League)

1937-1946 St. Louis Giants (IND)

(Subject of play - "On the Outside

Corner")

St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame (1981)

Atkinson, Luther 1955-1956 Wilson All Stars (Town Team)

(Luke) 1957-1959 Carolina Tigers (Durham, NC) (IND)

1960 Satchel Paige All Stars (IND)


(Ft. Campbell, KY)

1964-1965 Glenarden Braves (Continental League)

Atterbury, James 1956-1958 Roosevelt Village

(Cowboy) Dutch Falk Tigers(Columbia, South Carolina)

1959-1960 Booker T. Washington High School

1958-1961 Columbia All Stars (IND)

Franklin All Stars (IND)

1962-1963 Philadelphia Stars (IND)

(Fred Banks - Manager)

New York Jets (IND)

1963-1964 Columbia All Stars (IND)

1965 Allen University

1965 James Brown All Stars (IND)

1965 Signed by Buck O'Neil for Chicago Cubs (MLBB)

1965 Cubs (Arizona Instructional League)

1965 Wenatchee Chiefs (Northwest League)

1965 Treasure Valley Cubs (Pioneer League)

1966 Chicago Cubs - Spring Training

(Escondido, California)

1965 Quincy Cubs (Midwest League)

1966 Dallas-Ft. Worth Spurs (Texas League)

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1967 Lodi Crushers (California League)

1967 Dallas-Ft. Worth Spurs (Texas league)

1966 Traded to California Angles Organization

1968-1969 San Jose Bees (California League)

Awkard, Russell 1935 Sandy Springs (MD) (IND)

1936-1938 Rockville (MD)

1939 Washington Royal Giants (IND)

(Team managed by Ben Taylor)

(D) 1940 New York Cubans (NNL)

1940-1941 Newark Eagles (NNL)

1941-1945 U.S. Army

1946-1953 Rockville Legionaires

Aydlett, Nate 1979-1982 Baptist University of America (College Baseball)

(Ace) 1982-1986 Shiloh Hills Christian School

(Head Baseball Coach)

1985-1986 Metro Atlanta Braves

1986 Ocala Baseball School (Player)


1987 Santa Maria High School

(Santa Maria, California)

(Athletic Director, - Baseball and Football Coach)

1990-present Atlantic Shores Christian School

(Baseball & Football Coach)

1993-1998 Greenbriar Knights

(National Adult Baseball League)

Bagley, John 1954-1957 Tampa Blue Sox (IND)

1958-1960 Tampa Grays (FWCNL)

(Hipolito Arenas – Manager)

1960-1970 Tampa Pepsi Cola Giants

Tampa Dodgers (FWCNL)

1970-1975 Tampa Giants (FWCNL)

(Willie Barnes – Manager)

1976-1979 Tampa Dodgers (FWCNL)

1980-1982 Tampa Raiders (Player-Manager) (IND)

Tampa Raiders (Tampa Bay League)

Tampa Old Timers

Bailey, Alvin Lewis 1978-1980 Birmingham Port Pirates (BIL)

1980-1984 Flat Creek Combat

Bailey, Lester 19745-1982 Flat Creek Combacks

1982-1985 Birmingham Port Pirates (BIL)

Bailey, Otha S. 1948 Huntsville Pirates (Semipro Team)

(Bill, Little Catch)1949 Huntsville Stars (Semipro Team)


(Spring Training Roster Only)



1950 Chattanooga Choo Choos (NSL)

1950 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL)

1950 Houston Eagles (NAL)

1951 New Orleans Eagles (NAL)

1952-1959 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL)

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1959 Conner Steel (Birmingham Industrial League)

Winter Leagues:

1954 Negro American League All Stars (IND)


(Barnstorming series vs Major League All Star team

managed by Monte Irvin)


(1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1958)

Baker, Eugene Walter 1943-1946 U.S. Navy (Military Baseball)

(Gene) 1947 American Legion


1949 Sold by Tom Baird (owner) Kansas City Monarchs to

(D) the Chicago Cubs (MLBB)Organization

1950 Des Moines (Western League)

1950 Springfield (IL)

1950-1953 Los Angeles Angels (PCL)


1957-1958 Pittsburgh Pirates (ML)

1959 Voluntarily Retired

1960-1961 Pittsburgh Pirates (ML)

1961 Batavia (New York-Penn League)

1962 Columbus (IL)

Winter Leagues:

1948-49 Caguas Criollos (Puerto Rico)


1951 Kansas City Royals (Player-Manager) (IND)

1952 Kansas City Royals (Player-Manager) (IND)

1952-53 San Juan (Puerto Rico)

1953-54 San Juan (Puerto Rico)

1954 Roy Campanella's Negro Major League All Stars

(West Coast Barnstorming Tour)

(Game vs Kent Parker's Major League All Stars at Lane

Field – San Diego, California)

1955 Willie Mays All -Stars (IND)

(Barnstorming tour vs Negro American League All Stars)

1956 Willie Mays All Stars (IND)


Puerto Rican League All Star team: (1952-53 and 1953-54)

Sporting News All-Rookie Team (1954)


(1955 - National)

Minor League Manager: (1961)

Pittsburgh Pirates Farm Team - Batavia

(1st Black Manager in Organized Ball)

Major League Baseball Coach:

Pittsburgh Pirates (1963)

Major League Scout:

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Pittsburgh Pirates

Baker, Hudson 1924-1925 Port Deposit Black Sox (IND)

1926 Denmark (South Carolina)

Vohress Military School

1927-1929 Port Deposit Black Sox (IND)

(D) 1930 Kennett Square Red Sox (IND)

1931 Avondale Blue Sox (IND)

1931 West Chester Liberty Boys (IND)

1932-1934 Avondale Blue Sox (IND)

Avondale Gray Sox (IND)

1934-1936 West Chester Liberty Boys (IND)

1937-1938 Devon Crackers (IND)

1939 West Philadelphia Blue Caps (Main Line League)

1939-1942 Devon Crackers (IND)

1942-1944 Philadelphia Stars (NNL)

Devon Crackers (IND)

1944 U.S. Army

1945 Brooklyn Brown Dodgers (USL)


Indianapolis Clowns (NAL)

Devon Crackers (IND)

Kennett Square Gray Sox (IND)

1948-1952 West Chester Black Tigers (Community League)

Winter Leagues:

1946-1947 Devon Crackers

(Canadian Barnstorming Tours)

1946-1947 Kennett Square Gray Sox

(Barnstorming Tours vs Herb Pennock's All Stars)

1947-1948 Kennett Square Gray Sox)

(Barnstorming Tours vs Herb Pennock's All Stars)

Banks, Benjamin L. 1948-1953 Chambersburg (PA) (American Legion)

(Ben) 1950-1953 Chambersburg High School

(High School Baseball, Basketball, Football and Track)

1951-1953 Chambersburg (Town Team)

1953 Harrisburg Giants (IND)

(Spottswood Poles - Manager)

1953 Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (MLBB)

1953 New Brunswick

1953 Released by Pittsburgh

1953 Signed by Judy Johnson and Johnny Ogden of Boston

Braves (MLBB)

1953 Quebec City Braves

(Sibby Sibisti - Manager)

1953 Waycross (GA)

(Spring Training - Boston Braves)

1953 Released by Boston Braves

1954-1955 Harrisburg Giants (ENL)

1955 Resigned by Boston Braves

1955 Waycross (GA)

(Spring Training - Boston Braves)

1955 Hannibal Cardinals

1955 Released by Boston Braves

1956 Harrisburg Giants (ENL)


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(Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey)


8th Army - 1st Cavalry Division

Signal Corp

Artillery

Meteorology Unit

Fort Jackson (South Carolina)

West Germany

East-West All Star Team (American Legion)

(1951, 1952 and 1953)

All-Eighth Army All Star Team

(Numerous times)

South Central Pennsylvania Sports HOF (2004)

Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (2004)

Banks, Carlton 1957-1962 Rockdale Rawhides (IND)

1963 Kansas City Monarchs (IND)

1964-1965 U.S. Army

1966 Rockdale Rawhides (IND)

Banks, Ernest 1947-1948 Booker T. Washington High School (Dallas, TX)

(Ernie, Mr. Cub) (Football, Basketball & Track)

1947 Amarillo Colts (IND)

(Summer barnstorming tour of West Texas, New Mexico,

Nebraska and Kansas)

1948-1950 Amarillo Colts (IND)

Dallas Black Giants (IND)

Tyler Trojans (IND)

San Francisco Cubs (IND)

1948 Detroit Senators (IND)

1949 San Antonio Black Sheepherders (IND)

1949 Bishop College (College Basketball)

1950 Dallas Red Devils (IND)

(William Blair - Owner/Manager)


1951 U. S. Army Baseball Team

(El Paso, Texas)

1952 U. S. Army Baseball Team

(Mannheim, Frankfurt and Augsburg - Germany)


1953 Scouted by Chicago White Sox (MLBB)

1953 Sold by the Monarchs to the Chicago Cubs for $15,000

1953 Signed by Chicago Cubs for $2,000 signing bonus


Winter Leagues:

1948 Tryout w/ Harlem Globetrotters (Basketball Team)

1950 Indianapolis Clowns

(Barnstorming tour vs Jackie Robinson All Stars)


(Barnstorming Baseball Team)

1953 Offered contract with Santurce of Puerto Rican League

(Cubs would not allow Banks to play winter ball)

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(1953-West)


(1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960,1961, 1962, 1965, 1967

and 1969 - National League)

National League Rookie of Year (1954)

National League Homerun Title (1958 & 1960 - Hit 41 HR)

National League RBI Title (1958 & 1959)

National League Gold Glove Award (1960)

National League MVP (1958 & 1959)

Major League Baseball Coach:

Chicago Cubs (1967-1969 & 1972-1973)

Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame (1996)


Banks, John T. 1939-1942 North Camden A.C. (Baseball & Basketball)

North Camden All Stars

East Camden Giants

1940-1941 Camden High School

(Baseball & Basketball – integrated teams)


1943-1946 U.S. Army

1946 Newark Eagles (NNL)


1948-1949 Norfolk Royals (NAA)

1949 Jackie Robinson’s All Stars (IND)


1950 Retired – Broken Arm

1951 Dunbar A.C. (Gotshalk Twilight League)

1951-1959 Camden Giants

Dunbar A.C.

Dunbar Giants

Farley All Stars (Atlantic City)

Dover (DE) Giants

Denton (MD) (Town Team)

Camden Twilight League

Shipyard League

Gotshalk Twilight League Batting Title:

(1951 - .516 Batting Average)

Semipro Basketball:

Campbell Soup Team (several years)

Banks, Richard 1937-1941 Hickory Hill High School (High School Baseball)

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(Chesterfield, Virginia)

1937-1941 Centralia All Stars (IND)

Richmond Cardinals (IND)

Richmond Elks (IND)

1942-1945 U.S. Navy


(Spring Training)

1946 Sent by Eagles to Ashville

1946-1947 Asheville Blues (NSL)

1949-1950 Richmond Giants (IND)

Negro Carolina League All Star Team:

(1946, 1947 and 1948)

Banks, Richard Allen 1937-1939 Tidewater Giants (IND)

(Skeeter) Centralia All Stars (IND)

(Chesterfield, VA)

1941-1945 U.S. Army (Africa, Italy and Sicily)

1945 Richmond Cardinals (IND)


(Spring Training Roster)

1946-1947 Ashville Blues (NCL)

1948-1951 Richmond Giants (NAA)

Barbee, Leavy 1953 Durham Eagles (IND)


Barbee, Quincy 1935-1936 Durham Black Sox (IND)

(Bud) 1937-1938 New York Black Yankees (NNL)

1939 Caracas (Venezuelan League)

1940 New York Black Yankees (NNL)

1941 Mexico City (Mexican League)

(D) 1941 Aguila (Mexican League)

1941 Vera Cruz (Mexican League)


1943 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL)

1943-1945 U.S. Army - Military Service

MP Unit 92nd Infantry Division

1946 Durham Eagles (NCL)



1949 Louisville Buckeyes (NAL)


1949-1950 St. Jean's Braves(Canadian Provincial League)

1951 Granby (Canadian Provincial League)

1952 Minot Mallards (Mandak League)

1952 Pampa (West Texas - New Mexico League)

1954 Portsmouth Merrimacs (Piedmont League)

1955 Texas City (Big State League)

1955 Raleigh Tigers (NSL)

Winter Leagues:

1938-39 Mayaguez Indios (Puerto Rico)



1947-48 Chesterfield (Panama)

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Canadian Provincial League HR Title:

(1949 - Hit 23 Homeruns)

Barber, Sam 1938 Stockham Valve Fitting (Birmingham Industrial League)

1939 ACIPCO (Birmingham Industrial League)

(D) 1940-1941 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL)


1942-1945 U.S. Army

1946 Cleveland Clippers (USL)

1946-1950 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL)

1951-1952 Stockholm Valve Fitting Company

(Birmingham Industrial League)

Barbon, Roberto 1950-1951 Avellana Cobas (La Floresta) (Cuba)

(Chico) Casino Deprotivo (Havana, Cuba)

1952-1953 Florida Cubans (IND)

1952-1953 Florida Cubans (IND)

(Canadian Barnstorming and Tournament Tour)


1953-1954 Cienfuegos Elefantes (Reserve Squad)

(Cuban Winter League)

1954 Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers Organization (MLBB)

1954 Hornell (PONY League)

1954 Bakersfield (California League)

1954 Harlem Globetrotters (IND)

1955 Brought to Japan by Abe Saperstein who had a

relationship with Pacific League teams

1955-1964 Hankyu Braves (Japanese League)

1965 Kintetsu Buffaloes (Japanese League)

1974-1976 Hankyu Braves (Coach) (Japanese League)

Japanese League Stolen Base Title:

(1958 – 38 SB, 1959 – 38 SB and 1960 – 32 SB)

Japanese League All Star Team:

(1958 – Pacific League and 1959 – Pacific League)

Japanese League Best Nine Selection: (1958)

(Played in more games (1353) in Japanese League than any

other foreign player in league history.)

Barks, Alfred 1953-1955 St. Joseph High School (Norfolk, VA)

(Al) 1953-1956 West End Giants

Norfolk Tigers (IND)



Barnes, Eugene 1955 Floresville High School

(Highway 90) 1955-1958 Mexico (various teams)

1959 Guerreo Grocery (Spanish American League)

(D) 1959-1965 San Antonio Indians (Pittman-Sullivan League)

(San Antonio City League)

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1959-1965 San Antonio Indians (STNL)

San Antonio Black Sox (STNL)

Barnes, Frank 1946-1947 Barnes All Stars (IND)

1947 Helena Eagles (AR) (IND)

1947-1948 Indianapolis ABC's (IND)


1950 Sold by Tom Baird (owner) of Kansas City Monarchs to

the New York Yankees (MLBB) Organization

1950-1951 Muskegon (Central League)

1951 Toronto Maple Leafs (IL)

1951 San Francisco Seals (PCL)

1952 Scranton Miners (Eastern League)



(On suspended list)

1953 Voluntarily Retired

1953 Oriente (Dominican Summer League)


1955 Charleston (AA)

1955 Oklahoma City (Texas League)


1956 Minneapolis Millers (AA)


1956-1957 Omaha (AA)


1958-1959 Omaha (AA)


1960 Rochester Red Wings (IL)

1960 San Diego Padres (PCL)


1961 San Diego Padres (PCL)

1961 Portland Beavers (PCL)

1962 Buffalo Bisons (IL)

1963-1965 Reynosa (Mexican League)

1963 Little Rock

1965 Seattle Rainers (PCL)

1966-1967 Reynosa (Mexican League)

Winter Leagues:


1953 South America



(Barnstorming series vs Major League All Star team

managed by Monte Irvin)

1955-56 Pampero (Venezuelan League)

1955-56 San Juan Senadores(Puerto Rican Winter League)


(Barnstorming Tour vs Willie Mays All Stars)

1956-57 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rico)

1959 Hank Aaron's All Stars (IND)



(Barnstorming Tour vs Mickey Mantle's All Stars)

Puerto Rican League All Star Team: (1952-53)

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Mexican League Wins Leader:

(1965 - 13 wins and 5 losses)

Barnes, Joe 1946-1950 Barnes All Stars (IND)

1950 Homestead Grays (IND)


(D) 1951 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL)


1953-1956 Various local Negro teams

Barnes, Harry Jr. 1955-58 Titusville Cubs

Titusville Stars (Town Team)

1958-1960 Stockham (BIL)


1961 Raleigh Tigers (NAL)


1963 Birmingham Black Barons (IND)


1965-1970 Kansas City Giants (Jayhawk League)

Barnes, Sanford L. 1930-1933 Collins Ridge Cats (IND)

(Sandy) (Collins, Mississippi)

1933-1935 Alcorn A & M (College Baseball & Basketball)

1935 Piney Woods Giant Collegians (IND)

(D) 1935-1936 St. Louis Blues (IND)

1936 Yakima Indians

(George Burns - Manager)

1936-1938 Washington Browns (IND)

1939-1940 Harrah (Yakima Valley League)

1941-1944 Yakima Giants (Yakima Valley League)

Winter Leagues:

1936 St. Louis Blues (IND)

(Barnstorming Tour vs House of David)

Barnes, Shelby 1960-1971 Hattiesburg Black Sox (GCNL)

1972-1985 Biloxi Dodgers (GCNL)

Barnes, Thomas 1946-1950 Barnes All Stars (IND)

(Tom) 1950 Memphis Red Sox (NAL)

1951 Drummondville Cubs (Canadian Provincial League)

1952 Three Rivers (Canadian Provincial League)

(New York Yankees Farm Team)

1953 La Chute (Canada)



(1955-West)

Barnes, William 1939 Perfection Mattress Co.

(Bill, Jimmy) (Birmingham, Alabama)



1939 Baltimore Black Sox (IND)


(D) 1942-1945 U.S. Army (Military Police - Los Angeles, CA)

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1948 Chattanooga Choo Choos (NSL)

1948 Birmingham Stars (IND)

Winter Leagues:

1939 Baltimore Elite Giants Spring Training


1946 Baltimore Elite Giants Spring Training


Barnhill, Herbert 1929-1936 Hazelhurst (GA)

(Herb) 1936 Jacksonville Red Caps (NSL)

1936 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL)

1937 Jacksonville Red Caps (NSL)

1938 Jacksonville Red Caps (NAL)

1939-1940 Cleveland Bears (NAL)

1941-1942 Jacksonville Red Caps (NAL)


1944-1946 Chicago American Giants (NAL)

1946-1949 Jacksonville Eagles (FSNL)




(Canadian Barnstorming tour and Tournament Play)

(Saskatchewan, Canada)

1950-1951 Jacksonville Eagles (IND)

1951 Indian Head Rockets (IND)

1951 Indian Head Rockets

(Western Canadian League - Champions)

Barnwell, Ernest 1930's - 1940's Florida

(Gator) Numerous Negro Semipro & Pro Teams

Ethiopian Clowns (IND)

Miami Clowns (IND)

(D) Miami Giants (IND)

Vero Beach Hornets

1937 Ethiopian Clowns (Miami) (IND)

1939-1940 West Indies Royals (IND)

Bass, Robert Franklin

1965-1984 Alden Clippers (BIL)

1985-1986 Ensley Steel (BIL)

Battle, Fred 1957-1959 Phelps Vocational High School

(Babe) (Washington, D.C.)

1959 Lexington Park Tigers (IND)


1966-1991 D.C. Hornets (IND)

1988-1993 D.C. Indians (Coach)

(Southern Maryland League)

(Won 5 League Championships)

Winter Leagues:

1959-1966 Lexington Park Tigers (IND)

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Battle, Leroy 1967-1968 Stockham Valves and Fittings (BIL)

1979-1980 Birmingham Port Pirates (BIL)

1979-2000 Bessemer Blues (Manager-Player) (BIL)

Beans, Moses 1952-1955 ACIPCO (BIL)

Stockham Valve and Fittings (BIL)

1956-1957 U.S. Army

1958-1959 Stockham Steel (BIL)


(Piper Davis - Manager)

1959 Stockham (BIL)

Beatty, Charles 1936 - early 1940's

Mt. Olive (NC) (Town Team)

Carver High School (NC)

Tuskegee Airmen

U. S. Navy (3 years)

Franklin (NC) (Town Team)

early 1940's - late 1950's

Philadelphia Meteors (IND)

Philadelphia Stars (NNL)

Philadelphia Blue Sox

Atlantic City Bacharach Giants

Philadelphia Bays (IND)

Atlantic City All Stars (IND)

(Charlie Drummond - Owner)

Beavers, M.B. 1928-1930 College Park Indians

(Romy) (Atlanta, Georgia)

1931-1932 Dayton Marcos (IND)

1931-1936 College Park Indians

(D) 1936-1938 Macon Peaches

1939-1942 Jacksonville Red Caps (NAL)

also played for Atlanta Black Crackers

Bell, Aaron 1954-1956 Live Oak Dodgers (Town Team - Florida)

1957-1962 St. Petersburg Black Pelicans (FWCNL)

St. Petersburg Braves (FWCNL)

1963-1965 U.S. Army

1966-1969 St. Petersburg Braves (FWCNL)

1970-1987 St. Petersburg Oliver Alouettes

1980-1990's St. Petersburg Oliver Alouttes

(Stan Musial League)

Bell, James Thomas 1918-1919 Starksville (MS) (IND)

(Cool Pappa) 1920-1921 Compton Hill Cubs (IND)

1922 East St. Louis Cubs (IND)

1922-1931 St. Louis Stars (NNL)

1932 Detroit Wolves (EWL)

(D) 1932 Kansas City Monarchs (NSL)

1932 Homestead Grays (EWL)

1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords (EWL)

1933-1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords (NNL)


1935-1938 Pittsburgh Crawfords (NNL)

1937 Ciudad Trujillo Los Dragones

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(Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

(Dominican League Champions)

1937 Trujillo All Stars (IND)

(U.S. Barnstorming Team)

1938 Tampico Tamps (Mexico)

1939 Tampico Alijadores (Mexico)

1939 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND)

(Barnstorming Tour U.S. & Canada)

(Non Leagues games vs NAL & NNL teams)

1940 Vera Cruz (Mexico)

(Won Mexican League Triple Crown)

1940 Torreon Union Laguna (Mexico)

(Hit - .437 w/ 20 Homeruns)

1941 Monterrey Carta Blanca (Mexico)


1942 Chicago American Giants (NAL)

1943-1946 Homestead Grays (NNL)


(Manager - Travelling "B" Team)


1947 Detroit Wolverines (IND)

1947 St. Louis All Stars (IND)

1947 Cincinnati Crescents (IND)

(Denver Post Tournament - 2nd Place)

1948-1950 Kansas City Stars (IND)

Kansas City Travelers (IND)

Kansas City Monarchs

Kansas City Little Monarchs (IND)

(KC Monarchs "B" Team - Manager)

1951 Omaha Rockets (Manager) (IND)

(KC Monarchs Farm Team)

1953 Turned down a $10,000 contract to play for the

St. Louis Browns (MLBB)

Winter Leagues: (21 seasons)

1922 St. Louis Stars Barnstorming

(Three game series vs Detroit Tigers)

1922-1923 St. Louis All Stars (CAWL)

1923-1924 St. Louis Stars (CAWL)

1924-1925 St. Louis Giants (CAWL)


1929 Negro National League All Stars

(Series vs Chicago American Giants)

1929 Chicago American Giants

(Four game series vs Cum Posey's Homestead Grays)

(Four game series vs "Big-League" All Stars w/ Manush,

Heilmann and Gehringer in Chicago)

(Series vs. Earl Mack's All Stars w/ Bill Terry and

Heinie Manush)


1930 St. Louis Stars

(Four game series vs Max Carey's All Stars)

1930-1931 Cienfuegos


1930-1931 Nashville Elite Giants (CAWL)

1931 St. Louis Stars (Post Season Play)

(Won two game series vs Major League All Star Team

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w/ Bill Terry, Max Carey, Babe Herman and the Waner

brothers)

1931-1932 Philadelphia Royal Giants

(California Winter League)

1932 Kansas City Monarchs Mexico Tour

(Barnstorming series vs Mexico City Aztecs & Mexico

City Gallos)

1933-1934 Wilson's Elite Giants (CAWL)

(California Winter League)

1934 Kansas City Monarchs Barnstorming Tour

Denver Post Tournament – Runner-up

(First black team to appear in the tournament)

(Series vs Dean All Stars w/Dizzy & Paul Dean in

Chicago, Des Moines, Kansas City & Oklahoma City)

1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords

(Exhibition game in York (PA) vs Dizzy Dean's All

Stars) (Paige struck out 16 of first 18 hitters

as Crawfords won game 11-1)

(Exhibition game in Pittsburgh vs Dizzy Dean's All

Stars)

1934 Satchel Paige's All Stars

(East Coast Tour vs Dizzy Dean's All Stars)



Spring Training - Hot Springs, Ark

1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords Barnstorming

(Game @ Yankee Stadium vs Dizzy Dean's All Stars)

1936 Negro League East All Stars

(Denver Post Tournament Champs)


(Mexican Barnstorming Tour)

(Two game series in Mexico vs "Big League" All Star

team w/ Foxx, Hornsby, Cramer & Whitehall)

1936-1937 Royal Giants (CAWL)


Spring Training - New Orleans (LA)


(Denver Post Tournament Champs)

(Midwest Barnstorming Tour)

(Mexican Barnstorming Tour)

1937-1938 Philadelphia Royal Giants (CAWL)

1940-1941 Almendares (Cuban Winter League)

(Hit .360 to lead league)

1940-1941 Birmingham Black Barons (CAWL)

1943 Satchel Paige's All Stars

(West Coast barnstorming tour vs Buck Newsom's All

Stars)

1943 Baltimore Elite Giants

(Game vs Pacific Coast Stars)

1943-1944 Baltimore Elite Giants (CAWL)

1943-1944 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND)

(Series vs Major League All Stars @ Wrigley Field in

Los Angeles)

(Series vs Pacific Coast League All Stars)

1944-1945 Birmingham Black Barons (CAWL)

1944-1945 Kansas City Royals (CAWL)

1948 Kansas City Royals

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(California Barnstorming Tour)


Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND)

(Game vs Bob Lemon's Major League All Stars in

Los Angeles w/ Jackie Robinson)


1949 Luke Easter’s All Stars (IND)

(West Coast Barnstorming tour vs Bob Feller’s All

Stars)


Plus Several Seasons in Mexican Winter

Baseball


(1933-East, 1934-East, 1935-West, 1936-East, 1942-West,

1943-East and 1944-East)

Negro National League Stolen Base Title:

(1926 - 23 SB and 1929 - 12 SB)

Cuban Winter League Homerun Title:

(1928-29 - 5 Homeruns)

Cuban Winter League Stolen Base Title:

(1928-29 - 17 Stolen Bases)

Negro National League Homerun Title:

(1930 - 8 Homeruns)

California Winter League Batting Title:

(1924-25 - Hit .400)

(1933-34 - Hit .362)

California Winter League Stolen Base

Title: (1933-34 - 22 SB)

Mexican League Triple Crown:

(1940 - .437 B.A., 12 HR and 79 RBI)

Outstanding Hitter:

(1920 - .480, 1926 - .340, 1929 - .359, 1930 - .377,

1933 - .379, 1939 - .375, 1940 - .437, 1943 - .327,

1944 - .407, 1945 - .302, 1946 - .411)

California Winter League Lifetime

Batting Average: 12 seasons - .368

Lifetime Batting Average: .376

Hit .391 in 54 games vs Major League Baseball teams

Best Offensive Year - 1933 Crawfords:

(Hit .379, 175 Stolen bases, 63 Doubles, 17 Triples and

11 Homeruns)

Bell hit a home run in Oxford (NB) between 750 - 800 feet.

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Bell had legendary speed:

1. Could circle bases in 12 seconds

2. At age 45 against Bob Lemon scored from 1st on sacrifice

bunt (1948)

3. Often stole two bases on one pitch

4. Hit three (3) inside the park homeruns in Cienfuegos

Stadium in 1929

Major League Baseball Scout:

St. Louis Browns (1951-1954)

Pittsburgh Sports Hall of Fame

Missouri Sports Hall of Fame


Bell, William 1946-1947 Des Moines Black Barons (IND)

(Bill, Lefty) 1948 Offered contract by Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB)

Assigned to Freemont, Nebraska - Did not report

1948-1949 Kansas City Monarchs "B" Team (IND)

Kansas City Travelers (IND)

1949 Roger Hornsby's All American Whiz Bangs (IND)


1949 Abilene Ikes

(Kansas - Class C)



1952-1953 Ft. Eustas Wheels

(Played w/ Willie Mays)


1955 Des Moines Merchants (IND)

Benbow, Kenneth 1965-1970 Tampa Red Caps (IND)

1971-1975 U.S. Navy

1976-1978 Tampa Red Caps (IND)

(Player-Manager)

1995-2002 Tampa Night Hawks (Clearwater League)

2002-2006 Tampa Night Hawks (Clearwater League)(Coach)

Bender, Leonard G. 1943-1945 U.S. Navy

1949 Picayune Black Sox (IND)

1950-1958 Negro League Umpire

Beneby, Fred 1949-1963 Liberia (Town Team)

(Junny) Liberia Paradise Giants (IND)

Dania Beach Dodgers (IND)

Dania Red Birds (IND)

Dania Red Birds (South Florida Semi Pro league)

Florida Red Birds (IND)

1956-1958 U. S. Army (Military Baseball)

Korea

Bennett, Jeremiah 1936-1942 Rockingham (NC)

(Jerry) Laurel Hill (NC)

Laurenburg (NC)

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Hamlet (NC)

1942-1945 U.S. Army

1946-1950 Sheffield Steel

Kansas City Boosters

Kansas City Giants (IND)


1951-1955 Kansas City Giants (IND)

Kansas City Boosters

Benson, Eugene 1932 Santop's Bronchos (IND)

(Gene, Spider) 1933 Brooklyn Royal Giants (NNL)

1934 Boston Royals (IND)

1934 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (NNL)

1935 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (IND)

(D) 1936 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (IND)

1936 Washington Elite Giants (NNL)


1938 Pittsburgh Crawfords (NNL)

1938 Homestead Grays (NNL)

1941 Otto Briggs All Stars (IND)



Winter Leagues:

1938-39 Exhibition series vs Jimmie Foxx All Stars

1939-40 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rican Winter League)

1941-43 Torreon (Mexico)

1943 Negro National League All Stars (IND)

(Barnstorming Team)

1945-46 American All Stars

(Caracas, Venezuela)


(Thirteen game series vs Bob Feller's All Star's)

1947-48 Cuban Winter League



plus teams in Panama, South America, Maracaibo (Venezuela)

and Mexico City (Mexico)


(1940-East, 1942-East, 1945-East and 1946-East)

Benton, James 1948-1949 Missouri Pacific Railroad

(Red) (Semipro Team - Little Rock, AR)


1950 Brooklyn Cuban Giants (IND)

1951-1954 Carver Athletic Club

(D) (Seattle, Washington)

1954-1955 Eastside Athletic Club

(Seattle, Washington)

1955 Pittsburgh Pirates Training Camp

(Huntsville, Texas)

1955 Lewis Ford VFW


1955 Signed by Baltimore Orioles (MLBB)

1955-1956 Lewiston Broncos (Idaho)

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(Baltimore Orioles Organization)

1957-1964 Carver Athletic Club


Winter Leagues:

1950 Brooklyn Cuban Giants

(Barnstorming vs Jackie Robinson All Stars)

Berry, Lester 1962-1964 Edgewater Blue Sox (BIL)

1964-1971 Ensley Steel (BIL)

Alden Cardinals (BIL)

Birmingham Industrial League All Stars Team (1969)

Bessera, Jessie 1947-1951 Harrisburg Giants (IND)

(Spottswood Poles - Owner/Manager)

1947-1951 Harrisburg (Lower Dauphin Twilight League)

Bethea, William 1944-1949 Greensboro Black Yankees (IND)

(Bill) 1948-1949 Emmanuel Lutheran College



1951-1952 Greensboro Red Wings (IND)

1953 Signed by Gil English of Milwaukee Braves (MLBB)

organization for $ 800 bonus

1953 Wellsville Braves (PONY League)

1953 Released by Milwaukee Braves

1954 Greensboro Red Birds (IND)

1954 Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (MLBB)

1954-1955 Clinton Pirates (Missouri Ohio Valley League)

1955 St. Jean's Canadians (Canadian Provincial League)

1955-1956 Brooklyn Community College

Shaw University

(College Baseball, Basketball and Track – Earned

6 letters)

1956-1959 Voluntarily Retired

1959 Signed by Cleveland Indians (MLBB)

1960 Lexington Indians (Western Carolina League)

1961 St. Jean Braves (Canadian Provincial League)

1961 Lexington Indians (Sally League)

1960 Assigned to Toronto Maple Leafs as player to-be-named

latter in trade

1961 Raleigh Capitals (Carolina League)

(New York Mets Organization)

(Enos Slaughter - Manager)

1961 Lexington Indians (Western Carolina League)

1962 Retired

Winter League:

1952-1953 Greensboro Red Wings

(Games vs Ft. Eustis Wheels w/Willie Mays)

(Barnstorming game vs Satchel Paige's All Stars)

1955-1956 Rucker League

(Basketball - New York City)

(Played against Wilt Chamberlain)

1958-1959 Brooklyn Cuban Giants (IND)

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South Atlantic League ERA Leader:

(1958 - 1.35 ERA - led all of baseball)

South Atlantic League Single and Two Game Strikeout Record:

(1958 - 25 Strikeouts one game & 41 strikeouts in back two

back to back games)

South Atlantic League Hall of Fame (1996)

Bether, Ronnie 1973-1975 Pascagoula High School (High School Baseball)

(Fireball) 1976-1981 Mississippi Valley State University (SWAC)

(College Baseball)

1981-1986 Pascagoula Merchants (GCNL)

1987-1992 Pascagoula Pirates

1988-2007 Umpire

Beverly, Bill 1944 Freeport Black Terrapins (IND)

(Fireball) 1945 Oakland Red Raiders

1945 Oakland Coca Cola

1946 Freeport Black Terrapins (IND)

1947-1948 Freeport Black Terrapins (IND)

(D) Bay City Tigers

Wharton Tigers

Brazoria Dodgers

1948-1949 Houston Greyhounds (IND)

1948 St. Louis Cardinals Farm System Tryout Camp

1950 Houston Eagles (NAL)

1950 Fisk University (Nashville, TN)

1951 New Orleans Eagles (NAL)

1951 New Orleans Black Pelicans (NSL)

1952 Camp Roberts Baseball Team

(Military baseball - California)

1952 Contract sold to Pittsburgh Pirates by New Orleans

Eagles (February 1952)

1952 Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training

(De Land, Florida)


1953 Thetford Mines Mineurs (Canadian Provincial League)



1956-1965 Houston Greyhounds


(1952-West and 1954-West)

Biddle, Dennis 1951-1952 Magnolia Stars (IND)

(Bose) 1952-1953 Magnolia High School (AR)

(Recruited by Grambling University to play football)

(Recruited by Arkansas AM & N to play basketball)

1953 Signed by Jack Crawford of Chicago American Giants

1953-1954 Chicago American Giants (IND)

1955 Scouted by Chicago Cubs (MLBB)

1955-1957 Out of Baseball

1958-1959 Racine Stars (IND)

Billingsley, John A. 1941-1942 Southland Sluggers (IND)

1942 House of David (IND)

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1942-1943 Arkansas State College

(College Baseball & Basketball)

1943 Southland Sluggers (IND)


1944-1949 Southland Sluggers (IND)


1951-1953 Luke's Tavern (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

1953-1959 Milwaukee Red Rams

Wisconsin House (Suburban League)

(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Billingsley, Sam 1946-1948 Southland Sluggers (IND)

(Southland, Arkansas)

1949 Arkansas State College

(College Basketball)

1949-1950 Southland Sluggers (IND)


1951 Out of baseball

(D) 1952 Detroit Area (Sandlot teams)

1953-1959 Milwaukee Red Rams

Wisconsin House (Suburban League)


Billingsley, Wendell 1975-2000 Alden Cardinals (Owner and General Manager) (BIL)

Biot, Charlie 1934-1936 East Orange Red Sox (IND)

1937-1938 Orange Triangles (IND)

1938-1939 East Orange High School

(East Orange, New Jersey)



(D) 1940 Philadelphia Stars (NNL)


1942-1946 U.S. Army

(93 rd Infantry Division - Ft. Huachuca, AZ)

(Captain - Baseball Team)

Winter Leagues:

1939 New York Black Yankees

(Twelve game West Coast barnstorming tour vs Babe

Herman's All Stars)(Black Yankees won 11 lost 1)

1940 Black All Star Team

(Exhibition series - Los Angeles)

1940-1941 Baltimore Elite Giants (CAWL)

Bissant, John L. 1930-1931 Caulfield Ads (IND)


1932-1933 Wiley College

1933 Shreveport Acme Giants (IND)

(D) (Winfield Welch - Manager)

1934 Cole's American Giants (NNL)

1935-1936 Shreveport Acme Giants (IND)

1937 Cincinnati Tigers (NAL)




1940 Chicago Palmer House (IND)

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1942 Chicago Brown Bombers



1949 Mc Comb White Sox (IND)

Bissant, Robert 1934 New Orleans Crescent City Stars

(Bob) 1935-1939 Zulu Cannibal Giants (IND)

(Barnstorming team based in Louisville, Kentucky)

1937 Black House of David (IND)

(D) 1938 Miami Ethiopian Clowns (IND)


1941-1944 New Orleans Black Pelicans (IND)


1946 Portland Rosebuds (NPCL)

1947-1949 Houma Jax Red Sox

1950-1953 Collins All Stars (IND)

1957-1963 Collins All Stars (Manager) (IND)

1979-1991 New Orleans Royals (Coach)

(Southern Semi-Pro League)

Black, Gil 1953-1954 Stamford High School

1953-1954 New Haven Indians

Stamford Eagles

(Played under the name Kenny Hart to protect high school

eligibility)

1954 Signed by the Milwaukee Braves (MLBB)

1955 West Palm Beach Indians (Florida State League)


1957-1974 Torrington (CT) (Tri State League)


Black, Dan 1940-1941 Nashville Cardinals (Sand Lot Team)

1942 Moroccan Stars (IND)

1942-1943 Williamsburg Supply Depot

(D) (U.S. Navy - Baseball Team)

1943-1944 Moroccan Stars (IND)



1949-1951 Baltimore Elite Giants (NAL)


1956-1957 Dupont (Capital City League - Nashville)

1958-1960 Nashville Oldtimers (IND)

Black, Joe 1938-1942 Plainfield High School

(Plainfield, New Jersey)

(High School baseball, football and basketball)

1942 Morgan State College

(Baltimore, Maryland)


1943-1945 U.S. Army


1945-1950 Morgan State College

(College Baseball and Football)

(All Conference football player)

(Negro College All-American)


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1951 St. Paul Saints (AA)

1952-1955 Brooklyn Dodgers (ML)

1955-1956 Cincinnati Reds (ML)

1957 Washington Senators (ML)

1957 Seattle (PCL)

1957 Tulsa (Texas League)

1958 Carolina All Stars (Manager) (IND)

1958-1964 East Orange Browns (NJ)(Essex County League)

Winter Leagues:

1947-1948 Magallanes (Venezuela)

1949 Jackie Robinson's All Stars (IND)

1950 Luke Easter's All Stars (IND)

(Series vs Danny Lithwilers Major League All Stars)



1952 Brooklyn Dodgers - World Series


(First Afro American pitcher to win World Series game)


1952 Roy Campanella All Stars (IND)


(Southern Tour - Seven Game series vs Birmingham

Black Barons)

(Game vs Major League All Stars - Wrigley Field,

Los Angeles, Ca)

1954 Roy Campanella's Negro Major League All Stars (IND)

(West Coast Barnstorming Tour)

(Game vs Kent Parker's Major League All Stars –

Lane Field San Diego)

1954 Estrellas Orientales (Dominican League)





1958 Carolina All Stars (Manager) (IND)

1960 Joe Black's All Stars (IND)

(Barnstorming Tour vs Winston-Salem Giants

w/ Satchel Paige)


(1947-East, 1948-East and 1950-East)

Cuban Winter League Pitching Leader:

(1951-52 - 15 Wins, 78 SO and 2.42 ERA)


(1951-52)

Major League Baseball - National League Rookie of the Year

(1952)

Blades, Harold 1951-1954 Hi Hat Barbershop (Sandlot team)

1955-1958 Fort Lauderdale Braves (IND)

1959-1961 Oakland Park (Sandlot team)

Pompano Red Caps (IND)

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Blair, Garnett E. 1937-1940 Pittsburgh Monarchs

1942 Pittsburgh Monarchs

1942 Homestead Grays (NNL)

1942-1945 U.S. Army

1944-1945 Perry Point (U.S. Army Team)

(D) (Perry Point, Maryland)


1949-1952 Richmond Giants (NAA)

1953 Richmond Colts (Piedmont League)

also attended Virginia Union University

Blair, Lonnie J. 1945-1947 East Carnegie Cardinals

(Chico) (Pittsburgh, PA)


(D) 1949 Homestead Grays (NAA)

1949-1950 Homestead Grays (IND)

1955-1957 Bellview (Greater Pittsburgh League)

Blair, William Jr. 1937-1938 Texas Black Spiders (IND)

(Bill) Mineola Black Spiders (IND)

(Based out of Mineola, Texas)

1938-1939 Dallas Green Monarchs (IND)

(D) 1940 Prairie View A & M College

1942-1945 U.S. Army



1946 Portland Rosebuds (NPCL)





Dallas Black Giants (IND)

1950 Dallas Red Devils (IND)

Winter Leagues:

1947 Cincinnati Crescents

(Denver Post Tournament)(second place)


(Summer barnstorming tour of West Texas, New Mexico,

Nebraska and Kansas)


(Barnstorming Team)

Black Journalism and Publishing:

1948 Founded Southwest Sports News

1948-1959 Southwest Sports News

1960-2006 Elite News

(Pitched a no hitter in the Denver Post Tournament)

Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame (1996)

(Discovered Ernie Banks)

Blake, Richard 1949-1950 Monroe High School

(Dick) (Cocoa, Florida)

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1949 Cocoa Black Indians (IND)

1950-1953 Daytona Black Cats (IND)

1951-1955 Florida A & M

Blanco, Herberto 1938-1949 Bayamon (Oriente - Cuba)

1941-1942 New York Cubans (NNL)

1943-1946 Monterrey (Mexican League)

(D) 1948 Vera Cruz (Mexican League)


1950 Nuevo Laredo (Mexican League)

1951 Licey (Dominican Summer League)

1951 Nuevo Laredo (Mexican League)


1953 Torreon (Mexican League)

1954-1955 Aquila (Mexican League)

1956 Roswell (Southwest League)

Winter Leagues:

1940-1941 Santa Clara (Cuba)

1941 Cuban All Stars - American Series

(Series vs Brooklyn Dodgers @ La Tropical Stadium –

Habana, Cuba)

1941-1942 Habana Leones (Cuba)


1943-1944 Habana Leones (Champions)




1947-1948 Leones (Players Federacion) (Cuba)



1950-1951 Marianao Tigers (Cuba)

Negro League All Star Team (1942-East)

Cuban League All Star Team (1941-42, 1943-44 and 1945-46)

Bland, James 1956-1959 Phelps Vocational High School

(Beady) (Washington, D.C.)

1959 St. Louis Cardinals (MLBB) Tryout


(1960 hit .360 & 1961 hit .395)

1960-1961 New York Stars (IND)

1961 Ed Hamman (Owner) Indianapolis Clowns turned down

$ 25,000 from San Francisco Giants (MLBB) for Bland.


Winter Leagues:

1960-1961 Indianapolis Clowns Spring Training

(St. Petersburg, Florida)

Bland, Lucille (see - Lucille Herbert)

Blaylock, Fred 1934-1943 Wylam Coal Company Indians

(Alabama Coal & Iron League)

1943-1946 U.S. Army

1947-1948 Westfield (Birmingham Industrial League)

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Blue, Reaf late 1940’s-early 1950’s Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL)

East Point Bears

Bolden, James 1942-1946 U.S. Army

(Fireball) 1946 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL)


1947-1948 Chattanooga Choo Choos (NSL)



1950 Brooklyn Cuban Giants (IND)

(Brady Johnson -Owner)

1951 Winnipeg Elmwood Giants (ManDak League)






(Officer - Business Manager)

1959 Kansas City Monarchs (Officer) (NAL)


(Officer - Business Manager)

1963 Birmingham Black Barons (Manager) (IND)

Boles, Carl 1949-1950 Centerpoint (AR) (Town Team)

1950 Nashville (AR) (Town Team)

(Ruben Huff – Coach)

1950 Childress High School (Nashville, Arkansas)

(High School football and basketball)

1951 Eagles (Kansas City Call League)

1951-1952 R.T. Coles High School

(High School football and basketball)

(All City in both football and basketball both years)

1951-1952 Meyer Metal Craft (Ban Johnson League)


(Turned down contract to accept football scholarship

to the University of Nebraska)

1953 University of Nebraska (College Football)

1954 Signed by New York Giants (MLBB)

1954 Danville (Mississippi-Ohio-Virginia Valley League)

1955-1958 U.S. Navy

1958 Arkansas AM & N College (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)

1959 Eugene (Northwest League)

1960-1961 Springfield (Eastern League)

1962 El Paso (Texas League)

1962 San Francisco Giants (ML)

1962 San Francisco Giants – World Series

(Lost to the New York Yankees 4 games to 3)

1963 San Francisco Giants – Spring Training

(Made “big league” roster, when he broke his ankle)

1963 Disabled List

1963-1964 Caracas (Venezuelan League)

1963 Tacoma (PCL)

1964 New York Mets offered Giants $ 25,000 for Boles

contract, but Giants turned it down

1964 Tacoma (PCL)

1966-1968 Kintetsu Buffaloes (Japanese League)

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1969-1971 Nishtetsu Lions (Japanese League)

Venezuelan League All Star Team:

(1963-64)

Japanese League All Star Team: (four times)

Bond, Theo. H. 1927-1934 Cleveland (OH) numerous teams

(Timothy) 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords (NNL)

1935 Newark Dodgers (NNL)

1936 Grand Rapids

(D) (Shackleford - Team owner)



(Spring Training Roster only)

also attended Bluefield State College (Bluefield, WV)

Bond, Walter F. 1956 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL)

(Walt) 1956 Lane College (Jackson, TN)

1957 Cocoa (Florida State League)

1958 Burlington (Carolina League)

1959 Reading (Eastern League)

1960 Toronto (IL)

(D) 1960 Vancouver (PCL)


1961 Salt Lake City (PCL)


1962 Salt Lake City (PCL)


1963 Jacksonville (IL)

1964-1965 Houston Colt 45's (ML)

1966 Denver (PCL)

1966 Sold to Minnesota Twins

1967 Minnesota Twins (ML)

Winter Leagues:


1964-65 Ponce Leones (Puerto Roc)

1964-65 La Guira (Venezuelan League)

Negro League All Star Team (1956-West)

Puerto Rico All Star Team: (1963-64)

Bone, Booker 1944-1962 Tennessee Coal & Iron (Westfield, Alabama)

(Alabama Coal & Iron League)


(Birmingham City League)

Booker, Richard 1945-1949 Leechburg Giants (IND)

(Rich) (Town Team - Pennsylvania)

1949-1952 Lincoln University

(College Football)(All-Midwest Team)

1949-1952 Jefferson City (IND)

(Town Team - Missouri)


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1952 Signed by Milwaukee Braves (MLBB)

1953 Milwaukee Braves Spring Training

(Waycross, Georgia)

1953 Released by Milwaukee - sore arm

1953 Albuquerque Dukes

1953-1954 Detroit Motor City Giants

1954-1956 U.S. Army - Germany

(Military baseball & football)

(All Army Team - Baseball)

(All Army Team - Football)

1956 Detroit Lions Tryout Camp (NFL)

(Ypsilanti, Michigan)

1956 Signed by Detroit Lions (NFL)

1956 Detroit Lions - Taxi Squad (NFL)

1957 Philadelphia Eagles - Taxi Squad (NFL)

Boone, Leonard 1935-1941 Paris Tigers (TNL)

1942-1954 Paris Brown Bombers (IND)

Paris Brown Sox (IND)

Bostock, Lyman Sr. 1934-1936 Ishkooda Ore Mining (BIL)

Spaulding Mining (BIL)

1937 New York Black Yankees Tryout (NNL)

(D) 1937 New York City area (Numerous semi-pro teams)

1938-1939 Brooklyn Royal Giants (IND)

1939 Birmingham Pipe Shop (BIL)

1940 Englewood Iron Works (BIL)


1942-1945 U. S. Army (Military Service)




1948 Guaymas (Mexican League)



1950-1951 Winnipeg Buffaloes (Mandak League)

1952-1953 Carmen Cardinals (Mandak League)

1954-1957 24th Street Red Sox (BIL)

Winter Leagues:


1948 Jackie Robinson & Roy Campanella All Stars (IND)

(Barnstorming Tour vs Memphis Red Sox)




Negro American League Batting Title:

(1941 - Hit .488)


11th Annual North-South All Star Game (South team) (1949)

Bouier, Billy R. 1964 Signed by Cleveland Indians (MLBB)out of high school

1964 Dubuque (Midwest League)

1965 East Orange Rookies (Semi-Pro Team)

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1967 Coaticook Canadians (Quebec, Canada)

1967-1970 Thetford Mines Miners(Canadian Provincial League)

Bowe, Randolph 1938 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL)

(Lefty) 1939-1940 Chicago American Giants (NAL)

1941 Ethiopian Clowns (IND)


1941 Ethiopian Clowns (IND)


Bowens, Sam 1957-1959 Nashville Elite Giants (NNBA)

(Negro National Baseball Association)

1960 Leesburg Orioles (Florida State League)

1960 Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League)

(D) 1961 Fox Cities Foxes (Three - I League)

1962-1963 Rochester Red Wings (IL)

1963-1967 Baltimore Orioles (ML)

1965 Rochester Red Wings (IL)


1968-1969 Washington Senators (ML)


1970 Columbus Jets (IL)

1970 Shreveport Blues (Texas League)

Winter leagues:

1965-66 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rico)

Bowers, Michael 1983 Ocala Baseball Camp

(Mike) 1984-1985 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

(General Manager - Business Manager)


(Assisted around Corning, NY area)

Bowie, Willie James 1969-1995 Ensley Steel (BIL)

Boyd, Dennis 1975-1979 Meridian White Sox (GCNL)

(Oil Can) 1980 Jackson State University (College Baseball)

1980 Selected by Boston Red Sox 16th round Free Agent Draft

1980 Elmira (New York Penn League)

1981 Winter Haven (Florida State League)

1982 Bristol Red Sox (Eastern League)

1982 Boston Red Sox (ML)

1983 Pawtucket (IL)

1983-1984 Boson Red Sox (ML)

1984 Pawtucket (IL)

1985-1986 Boston Red Sox (ML)

1987 Pawtucket (IL)

1987-1989 Boston Red Sox (ML)

1989 Pawtucket (IL)

1989 New Britain (Eastern league)

1990-1991 Montreal Expos (ML)

1991 Texas Rangers (ML)

1993 Industriales (Mexican League)

1994 Yucatan (Mexican League)

1994-1995 Sioux City Explorers (Northern League)

1995 Chicago White Sox (replacement player) (ML)

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1996 Bangor Blue Ox (Northeast League)

1997 Massachusetts Mad Dogs (Northeast League)

1999 Attempted to bring the Queen City Bombers to Meridian

as part of the Texas-Louisiana League (failed to

together financing)

2005 Brockton Rox (CAN AM League)

Winter Leagues:

1986 Boston Red Sox (American League Championship Series)

1986 Boston Red Sox (World Series)

1993 San Juan (Puerto Rican Winter League)

Northeast League Most Valuable Player (MVP): (1996)

Jackson State University Sports Hall of Fame (2000)

Boyd, Robert Richard 1940-1944 New Albany High School

(Bob, The Rope) (High School Baseball)

1944-1946 U.S. Army

1946 Knoxville Giants (NSL)


1950 Signed by Chicago White Sox Organization (MLBB)

(D) 1950 Colorado Springs (Western League)

1951 Sacramento (PCL)


1952 Seattle (PCL)

1953 Charleston (AA)

1953 Toronto (IL)

1953-1954 Chicago White Sox (ML)

1954-1955 Houston (Texas League)

1955 Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles

1956-1960 Baltimore Orioles (ML)

1961 Kansas City Athletics (ML)

1962 Louisville (AA)

1962 Oklahoma City (PCL)

1962 Milwaukee Braves (ML)


1963 San Antonio (Texas League)


1964-1967 Wichita Rapid Transit Dreamliners

1964 Wichita Rapid Transit Dreamliners

National Baseball Congress: Wichita Tournament

1965 Wichita Rapid Transit Dreamliners

National Baseball Congress: Wichita Tournament

Champions

NBC - Wichita Tournament MVP

Winter Leagues:







(Southern tour - Seven game series vs Birmingham

Black Barons)

(Game vs Major League All Stars Wrigley Field,

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Los Angeles, Ca)




1956 Cienfuegos

(Caribbean World Series)

(Panama City, Panama)

1956 Negro American League All Stars (Player-Manager) (IND)

(Barnstorming Series vs Willie Mays All Stars)


1959 Hank Aaron's All Stars (IND)


Outstanding Negro League Hitter:

(1946 - .372, 1947 - .339, 1948 - .375, 1949 - .376 and

1950 .356)

Negro League All Star Team

(1947-West, 1948-West and 1949-West)

Puerto Rican League Batting Title:

(1951-1952 - Hit .374)

Puerto Rican League Hits Leader: (1951-52 – 114 hits)

Puerto Rican League All Star Team: (1951-52 and 1952-53)

Pacific Coast League Stolen Base Title:

(1951 - 41 Stolen Bases)

Pacific Coast League Batting Title:

(1952 - Hit .320)

Cuban Winter League Base Hits Title:

(1954-55 - 88 Hits)


(1955-56)

American League Batting Title:

(1957 - Finished second to Mickey Mantle)

Outstanding Hitter: Finished over .300 in 13 of 22 years in

professional baseball

National Baseball Congress - Wichita

Tournament All Star Team:

(1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967)

National Baseball Congress - Wichita

Tournament Most Valuable Player (MVP):

(1965, 1966 and 1967)


Baltimore Orioles

Kansas Sports Hall of Fame

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Boynton, George 1958-1969 Dania Red Birds (IND)

(Kwik Check)

Bracy, Joe 1934-1937 Boston Monarchs (IND)

1934-1937 Boston English High School

(All-State - Baseball)

1937-1941 Houston-Tillotson College

(College Football) (Austin, Texas)

1938-1940 Boston Royal Giants (IND)


1940-1941 Boston Royal Giants (IND)

1942-1946 U.S. Army

1947 Boston Royal Giants (IND)

Winter Leagues:





Bradford, Willie 1942-1945 U.S. Army

1946-1950 Negro League Umpire (NSL)

1951-1954 United States Air Force

1955-1964 Negro League Umpire

1965-1990 Umpire - Local Baseball

Winter Leagues:

Traveled with and Umpired games for:

Jackie Robinson's All Stars

Roy Campanella All Stars

Willie Mays All Stars

Negro League Scout - Kansas City Monarchs (NAL)


Chicago Cubs (ML)

National Baseball Congress (NBC):

Ran Ponchatoula Tournament for years

Bradley, Frank 1933 Benton Black Eagles (Louisiana)

(Dick, Red) 1933 Shreveport Tigers

1934-1936 Shreveport Black Sports (IND)

1936-1937 Benton Black Eagles (IND)

(D) 1937 Shreveport Tigers


1937 Cincinnati Tigers (NAL)








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Bradley, James 1955-1958 Fort Lauderdale Braves (IND)

Bradshaw, Willie 1942-1944 Hillside Hornets

(Brad) (High School Baseball & Football)

1945-1950 North Carolina Central College

(College Baseball & Football)

(Durham, North Carolina)

1946-1951 Durham Eagles (NCL)


1960-1965 Durham Rams (Manager) (IND)

High School Coach & Athletic Director

Johnson High School (Laurinburg, NC)

Lincoln High School (Chapel Hill, NC)

Dudley High School (Greensboro, NC)

Hillside High School (Durham, NC)

High School Football Coach (96-43-6)

High School Basketball Coach (215-119)

North Carolina High School Athletic Association

Hall-of-Fame (1995)

Bragana, Ramon 1928 Cuban Stars (East) (ECL)

(El Professor) 1928 Licey Tigres (Dominican League)

1929 Cuban Stars (East) (ANL)

1929 Licey Tigres(Dominican League)

1930 Cuban Stars (East) (IND)

1931-1932 Fabriles (Mexico)


1937 Estrellas Orientales (Dominican League)

1937 New York Cubans (IND)

1938 Agrario (Mexican League)

(D) 1939 Anahuac (Mexican League)

1940-1947 Vera Cruz (Mexican League)


1948-1951 Vera Cruz (Mexican League)

1952 Jalisco (Mexican League)

1952-1953 Monterrey (Mexican League)

1954 Mexico (Mexican League)

1954 Estrellas Orientales (Dominican League Champions)(Mgr)

1955 Aquila (Mexican League)

1955 Yucatan Leones (Mexican League)

Winter Leagues:

1927-1928 Cuba (Cuba)

1928-1929 Cuba (Cuba)

1929-1930 Santa Clara (Cuba)

1930 Cuban All Stars

(American Series vs Ens Stars and Bancroft Stars)

1930 Marianao (Cuba)


1936-1937 Venezuelan League

1937 Cuban All Stars

(American Series vs New York Giants)

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1947-1948 Cuba (Players Federation – Cuba)

Mexican All Star Team (1939)

Mexican League Leading Pitcher

(1940 – 1-8 and 2.58 ERA)

Mexican League Wins Leader

(1944 – 30 wins)

Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame (1959)

Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame (1964)

Considered one of top three Cuban pitchers of All Time

along with Martin Dihigo and Dolph Luque.

Bragg, Andrew D. 1956-1957 Sloss Field baseball team (Birmingham, AL)

(Sonny) 1958-1959 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL)

1959-1962 Hooper City White Sox (BIL)

(Sam Hairston – Manager)


1963 U.S. Pipe Shop (BIL)

1963-1966 Alden (BIL)

1966 Ensley Steel (BIL)

1966-1969 Alden (BIL)

Branch, Harvey 1951-1953 Magnolia Eagles (IND)

1954-1957 Memphis Warriors

Bazatti Dodgers

Memphis Red Sox (NAL)

1955-1957 Booker T. Washington H.S.

(William Fowlkes - Coach)

1957-1958 Alabama State University

(College Baseball)

1957 Signed by Buck O'Neil of Chicago Cubs (MLBB)


1959 Burlington Bees (Three I League)


1960 San Antonio Missions (Texas League)

1961 Houston Buffs (AA)

1961 Traded to St. Louis Cardinals for Paul Toth


1962 San Antonio Missions (Texas League)

1963 Atlanta Crackers (IL)

1964 Jacksonville Suns (IL)

1964 Tulsa Oilers (Texas league)


1965 Binghampton Dodgers (Memphis, Tennessee)

Branham, Luther H. 1943 U. S. Army - Military Baseball

(Lee) Fort Shaftner - U.S. Army League

1946 San Francisco Sea Lions (NPCL)

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1948 Venezuela (Caracas, Venezuela)



1950-1951 Drummondville Cubs (Canadian Provincial League)

1952-1953 Victoria Tyees (Western International League)

Brantley, Ollie 1949 Southland Sluggers (IND)

1950 Memphis Red Caps (NSL)


1953 Signed by Chicago White Sox(MLBB) for $15,000 bonus

1953 Colorado Springs

1953 Wisconsin Rapids

1954 Dubuque (Mississippi-Ohio Valley League)

1954 Waterloo (Three I League)

1955 Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings (Arizona-Mexico League)

1956 Waterloo (Three I League)

1957 Eugene (Northwestern League)

1958 Colorado Springs (Western League)

1959-1960 Charleston (Sally League)

1960 San Diego (PCL)

1961 Columbia (Sally League)

1961 Traded to Minnesota Twins (MLBB)

1961 Topeka (Three I League)

1962-1964 Bismarck - Manitoba (Northern League)

1965 Orlando (Florida State League)

1966-1967 Wisconsin Rapids (Midwest League)

1968 Wilson (Carolina League)

1969 Orlando Twins (Florida State League)

1970-1998 Marianna Redbirds

Winter Leagues:

1955 Negro American League All Stars

(Barnstorming tour vs Major League All Stars managed

by Monte Irvin)

1957-58 Caracas (Venezuela)


(Barnstorming Tour vs Mickey Mantle's All Stars)


(Barnstorming Tour of Mexico)

1959-60 Baranquilla (Columbian League) (South America)

1958-60 Nicaragua Professional Baseball League

(Willie Pope – manager)

also played in Venezuela (1960’s)

Northwestern League Wins Leader:

(1957 - 22 Wins)

Braithwaite, Alonzo 1948 Philadelphia Stars (NNL)

(Archie) 1951 Farnham (Canadian Provincial League)

1952-1953 St. Hyancinthe (Canadian Provincial League)

1953-1954 Drummondville (Canadian Provincial League)

1954 St. Jean (Canadian Provincial League)

1955 Burlington

1955 Johnstown (Eastern League)

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1956 Abilene (Big State League)

1956 Columbia (South Atlantic League)

1957 Abilene (Big State League)

1958 Rochester-Winona (Three-I League)


1959 Poza Rica (Mexican League)

Winter Leagues:

1950-51 Balboa (Panama)

1951-52 Balboa

1952-53 Balboa

1953-54 Spur Cola (Panama)

1954-55 Spur Cola (Panama)




1958-59 Marlboro (Panama)

1959-60 Marlboro (Panama)


Washington Senators (Territorial Scouting Supervisor)

Texas Rangers

Breda, Bill late 1940’s Alexandria (LA) - High School

(Chest) (All State - Quarterback)

1949 Southern University Jaguars

(All SWAC Football & Baseball - captain baseball team)

(Three time National football champions)


(D) 1951 Contract sold to Boston Braves(MLBB) Organization

1952 Boston Braves Spring Training


1952 Baton Rouge Hardwood Sports (IND)


1953-1954 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL

also attended Louisiana State University & Bradley

University

Breedlove, Leroy 1947-1949 Robin's Robins (IND)

(Kansas City, Missouri)

1950 Texas Southern University (College Baseball)

1950 Sheffield Steel (IND)

(Team coached by Hilton Smith)

1950 New York Yankees Try-out Camp

(Kansas City, Missouri)


1951-1954 Texas Southern University (College Baseball)

Brewer, Chester A. 1923 Brown's Tennessee Rats (IND)

(Chet) (Based in Holden, Missouri)

1924 Gilkerson Union Giants (IND)

1925-1930 Kansas City Monarchs (NNL)

(D) 1931 Kansas City Monarchs (IND)

1931 Crookston Red Sox (Minnesota) (IND)


1932 Kansas City Monarchs (NSL)

1932 Washington Pilots (EWL)

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1935 Brooklyn Royal Giants (IND)

1935-1936 Bismarck (North Dakota)

1935 National Baseball Congress Tournament Champions

(Wichita, Kansas)



1937 Santiago Aguilas Cibaenas (Dominican League)

1938 Tampico Alijadores (Mexican League)


1939 Tampico Alijadores (Mexican League)




1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL)


1943 Scheduled for tryouts w/ the Los Angeles Angles

and Oakland Oaks of Pacific Coast League

(Tryouts were never held)

1944 Mexico City Diablos Rojos (Mexican League)




1949 St. Jean Braves (Provincial League) (Canada)

1950 Carman Cardinals (Mandak League)

1951 Sceptre Nixons (Canada) (IND)

1951 Sceptre Nixons – Canadian Baseball Tournaments

Swift Current Tournament Champions

Lacombe Tournament Champions

Camrose Tournament Champions

1951 Sceptre Panthers (Saskatchewan) (IND)

1951 Indian Head Rockets (Western Canadian Baseball League)

Saskatchewan Rockets (IND)

1951 Indian Head Rockets – Canadian baseball Tournaments

Prince Albert Tournament Champions

Foam Lake Tournament Champions

Rosetown Tournament Champions

Tisdale Tournament Champions

Saskatchewan (NBC) Tournament Championship

1952 Riverside (Southwest International League)

1952 Porterville (Southwest International League)

1952 Visalia (California League)

1953 Carman Cardinals (Mandak League) (Player-Manager)

Winter Leagues:


1928-1929 Cleveland Giants (CAWL)

1929 Kansas City Monarchs

(Game vs Major League All Stars)


1930 Habana (Cuban Winter League)

1930 Habana (UNICO – Special Season) (Cuba)


1931 Kansas City Monarchs & St. Louis Stars combined team

(Exhibition Game vs Major League All Stars w/ Paul &

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Lloyd Waner and Bill Terry))


(Barnstorming Tour vs House of David)

(Thirty Day Tour vs Mexico City Aztecs & Mexico City

Gallos)

1933 Kansas City Monarchs (Canadian Barnstorming Tour)

(Barnstorming Tour vs Big League Stars w/ Dizzy Dean,

Paul Dean and Pepper Martin)

(Barnstorming tour vs Dizzy Dean All Stars)

1933-1934 Kansas City Monarchs

(Barnstorming Tour of the Orient - China, Japan and

the Philippines)


(Denver Post Tournament – Runner-up)

(First black team to appear in the Denver tournament)

(Six game series vs Dean All Stars w/Dizzy & Paul Dean

in Kansas City, Chicago, Des Moines, Wichita and

Oklahoma City)

(Game vs Major League All Stars w/ Jimmie Foxx)

(Canadian Barnstorming Tour vs the House of David)

(Mexico Barnstorming Tour)

1934 North Dakota All Star Team

(Combined team from Jamestown, Bismarck & Valley City)

(Three Game Series vs Earle Mack's Major League All

Stars w/ Jimmie Foxx, Ted Lyons and Heinie Manush)



(Barnstorming tour vs Dizzy Dean All Stars)



1937 Cuidad Trujillo (Denver Post Tournament Champions)


(United States Barnstorming Tour)


1938 Colored National League All Stars

(Five Game Series vs Mexico's Professional League

All Stars El Porvenir Park & Wrigley Field in Los

Angeles)

1940-41 Mayaguez Indios (Puerto Rican Winter League)


(Exhibition game vs Major League All Stars w/ Jimmie

Foxx and Ted Williams)


1942 Lockheed (North American Industrial League)




1945 Kansas City Royals (CAWL)

1945 Satchel Paige’s All Stars

(Game vs Bob Feller’s All Sstars)

1946 Kansas City Royals (CAWL)


(Three Game Series vs Bob Feller's All Stars)

(Two game vs Major League All Stars w/Bob Lemon and

Ralph Kiner @ Wrigley Field in Los Angeles)

Lemon's team won first game 5-0, second game 2-2 tie)

(Series vs Robinson's All Stars)

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(Game vs Earle Mack’s All Stars)

1947 New Orleans Creoles (post season roster)


(Two game series vs Bob Feller’s All Stars)

1947 Brewer’s All Stars (IND)

(Series vs Feller-Blackwell All Stars) (California)

1947-1948 Caguas

(Puerto Rican Winter League Champions)

1948 New Orleans Creoles (post season roster)


(Independent play on West Coast)

(Series vs Bob Lemon-Gene Bearden All Stars)

1948-1949 Chesterfield Smokers (Panamanian Winter League)


1949-1950 Carta Vieja Yankees

(Panamanian Winter League Champions)

(Caribbean World Series Champions)

1950-51 Chesterfield Smokers (Manager)

(Panamanian Winter League)


(Game vs Bob Lemon All Stars)

1951-52 Chesterfield Smokers (Manager)

(Panamanian Winter League)


California Winter League Wins and Strikeout Leader:

(1928 - 14 wins and 73 strikeouts)

Mexican League - Threw two (2) no-hitters in 1939


(1934-West and 1947-West)

Major League Baseball Scout & Instructor:

Pittsburgh Pirates (1957-1974)

Major League Scouting Bureau

Iowa Sports Hall of Fame (1984)

Brewer, Sherwood 1940-1943 Centralia Colored Giants (IND)

(Woody) 1943-1946 U.S. Army

(Saipan, Guam and Korea - Military Baseball)

1946 Colored Athletics (CCL)


(D) (Spring Training)(Team became Seattle Steelheads)

1946 Seattle Steelheads (NPCL)

(West Coast Baseball Association of America - WCBAA)

(Abe Saperstein's attempt to establish a Negro Pacific

League)

1946 Los Angles White Sox (NPCL)


1946 Abe Saperstein's Negro All Stars (IND)

(Hawaiian Barnstorming Tour)

1947-1948 Harlem Globetrotters (IND)

(Chicago based - Barnstorming Baseball Team)



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1951 Saskatchewan 55's (Western Canada League)

1952 Ardmore Indians (Sooner State League)

1952 Licey (Dominican Republic)


1955 San Angelo Colts (Longhorn League)

1956 San Angelo Colts (Southwestern League)

1957 Saskatchewan Gems (Western Canadian League)


1959 Medicine Hat Superiors (Southern Alberta League)

1960 Kansas City Monarchs (Manager) (NAL)

1962 Kansas City Monarchs (Manager) (NAL)

Winter League:


1952 Jackie Robinson's Major League All Stars (IND)

(Barnstorming Tour vs Negro League Stars)

1959 Negro League Stars (IND)

(Barnstorming tour of Canada)

also played in Mexico and Panama (Chesterfields)

Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND)

(Barnstorming Tour vs Bob Lemon All Stars)


(1949-East, 1950-East, 1951-East, 1953-West and 1960-West)

Brewster, Samuel C. 1965-1966 Robinwood (BIL)

1965-1970 Alden (BIL)

1969-1970 Stockham Valves and Fittings (BIL)

Bridgeforth, William 1925 Athens (AL) (Player) (IND)

(Soo) 1925-1949 Nashville (Player)

(Numerous Amateur & Semipro Teams)

1940's Nashville Black Vols (NSL)


(Owner, Officer) 1951-1954 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL)



Nashville Elites (IND)

New Era Giants (IND)

Bridges, Leroy 1937 Black and Tan Club A.C. (IND)

1938-1941 Atlanta Sunshine Stars (IND)

1939-1941 Atlanta Braves (IND)


(Ft. Bragg & Pacific Theater)

1945-1968 U. S. Army

Bridges, Marshall 1951-1952 Memphis Red Sox (NAL)

(The Sheriff) 1953 Sioux City (Western League)


(D) 1955 Amarillo (Arizona-Mexico League)

1955 Beaumont (Texas League)

1956 Austin (Texas League)

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1956 Topeka (Western League)

1957-1958 Sacramento (PCL)

1959 Rochester (IL)


1960-1961 Cincinnati Reds (ML)

1961 Jersey City (IL)

1962-1963 New York Yankees (ML)

1964 Toronto (IL)


1965 Hawaii Islanders (PCL)


1966-1967 Hawaii Islanders (PCL)

Winter Leagues:


1962 New York Yankees - World Series Champions

(New York beat San Francisco 4 games to 3)

Western League Wins & Strikeout Leader:


Pacific Coast League Wins & Strikeout Leader:


Bridges, Michael A. 1979-1986 Cordova Braves

1986-1990 Jasper Jets (BIL)

(also played college baseball at West Alabama where he was

All-Conference and All-Region)

Brison, Sam 1955-1957 Stockham Valve & Fitting Co. (BIL)

(Birmingham Sam) 1958 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL)

1958 Philadelphia Stars (IND)

1959-1960 Stockham Valve & Fitting Co. (BIL)


1960 Winston-Salem Giants (IND)

1961 Stockham Valve & Fitting Co. (BIL)


1965 Signed by Milwaukee Braves (MLBB)

1965 Milwaukee Braves Spring Training Camp


1968 Contract sold to Cincinnati Reds @ Winter BB Meetings

1969 Cincinnati Reds Spring Training Camp


1970-1972 Winston-Salem Giants

1972 Fort Dodge (Iowa)


1973-1975 Winston-Salem Giants (IND)


1980-1981 Avondale Braves


Winter League:

1960 Winston-Salem Giants (IND)

(Barnstorming Tour w/ Satchel Paige vs Joe Black's

All Stars)

1960 Philadelphia Stars Spring Training (IND)

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(Birmingham, Alabama)

1963 Satchel Paige's Brooklyn All Stars

(Barnstorming Basketball Team)

(Road team for Harlem Road Kings)

1963 Harlem Road Kings

(Barnstorming Basketball Team - featured Goose Tatum)

1965 Harlem Globetrotters

(Barnstorming Basketball Team)

(Team featured Show Boat Hall & Leon Hilliard)

Britton, John 1940 Minnesota Gophers (IND)

(Johnny) Twin City Gophers (IND)

1940 New Orleans-St. Louis Stars (IND)

1940-1942 Ethiopian Clowns (IND)

1943 Cincinnati Clowns (NAL)


(D) 1945 Vera Cruz (Mexican League)


1950 Winnipeg Buffaloes (Mandak League)

1951 Elmwood Giants (Mandak League)

1952-1953 Hankyu Braves (Japanese League)


Winter Leagues:


(Barnstorming Tour vs Bob Feller’s All Stars)

1947 Mayaguez Indios (Puerto Rican Winter League)

1948 Jackie Robinson & Roy Campanella All Stars (IND)

(Barnstorming Tour vs Memphis Red Sox)




1952-53 Venezuela (Venezuelan League)

also played one season w/ Satchel Paige All Stars

Brock, Fred 1972-1979 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL)

Brock, Joe (Jr.) 1958-1963 San Antonio Reds (STNL)

(Blevins - Owner)

San Antonio Outlaws

1964-1967 San Antonio Yankees (STNL)

Brooks, Carl 1950 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL)

Brooks was roommate of Elston Howard when they were with

The Kansas City Monarchs

Also played several seasons with East St. Louis Colts

Brooks, Eddie 1956-1980 Bartow All Stars (FWCNL)

Haines City Hornets (FWCNL)

Plant City Pirates (FWCNL)

Plant City Redbirds

Brooks, James 1952-1953 Mc Comb White Sox (IND)

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(Dick) 1953-1955 Burglund High School (Mc Comb, MS)

(High school baseball, football and track)

(Mississippi Big 8 State Championship – 1953)

(All Conference – Football) (1954 and 1955)

1956-1960 Jackson State University

(College football, baseball and track)

1953-1960 Dumas Black Pelicans (IND)

New Orleans Black Pelicans (NSL)

(Wesley Barrow – Manager)

Mc Comb White Sox (IND)

1960 Detroit-New Orleans Stars (NAL)

(Wesley Barrow – Manager)

Jackson State University Hall of Fame (1985)

Brooks, Willard 1959-1966 Deerfield Beach Cardinals (IND)

Broome, Rochell 1954-1956 Exchange Club

Danville Elks

Danville (Rookie League)






Brown, Cleophus 1948-1949 Ensley Steel (BIL)

(Cleo) (Birmingham Industrial League)


(Try Out - Did not make team)

1950 Lynch (Kentucky) (IND)

1951 Bradford Coal Co. (IND)


(Ft. Hood, Texas and Germany)

1954 Woodward Iron & Steel (BIL)

1954 Louisville Black Colonels (NAL)


1955 Louisville Clippers (NAL)

1955-1972 Woodward Iron & Steel (BIL)

1972-1998 Birmingham Eagles

East Thomas Red Sox

(West Birmingham Industrial League)

Birmingham Industrial League All Star:

(1957 - Western Division and 1969)

Brown, Clifford 1945-1946 Pepsi Cola Giants

(Quack) 1946 Bradenton Nine Devils

1947 Pepsi Cola Giants

1947 Richmond Giants (NSL)

1948 Pepsi Cola Giants



1953-1955 Camp Breckenridge

(U.S. Army Baseball - Kentucky)

1955 St. Louis Cardinals Tryout Camp

(Assigned to Class D team in Mississippi)

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1955 Turned down Minor League contract

Brown, C.R. 1948-1949 Columbia All Stars (IND)

(Columbia, South Carolina)


1949-1958 Picayune Black Sox (IND)

(Owner and Player)

Brown, Henry Lee 1938-1942 Webb (MS) - Town Team

1942-1948 St. Louis Blues (IND)

1949-1954 Drew Red Rams (IND)

1949 Injured - Out Entire Season

1950-1954 West Allis (Wisconsin)

1955-1959 Wisconsin House (IND)




1965-1990 Umpire

(Umpired one game in majors during baseball strike

in 1970's)

Brown, Issac 1956-1957 Booker T. Washington

(Ike) 1957-1959 Semipro Teams - Memphis (TN)


1962 Duluth-Superior (Northern League)

1962 Jamestown (New York-Pennsylvania League)

(D) 1963 Duluth-Superior (Northern League)

1964 Knoxville (Southern League)

1964 Montgomery-Lynchburg (Southern League)

1965 Syracuse (IL)

1966 Montgomery (Southern League)

1967-1968 Toledo (IL)

1969 Detroit Tigers (ML)

1969 Toledo (IL)

1970-1974 Detroit Tigers (ML)

1974 Evansville (AA)

Negro League All Star Team (1960 - West)

Brown, Jimmy 1981-1993 Alden Cardinals (BIL)

Brown, Joseph 1944-1948 Gibson Tigers (IND)

(Joe) 1946-1948 San Diego High School Cavemen

(Southern California Inter - Scholastic Federation)

(High School Football & Baseball)

Brown, John Ezell 1952-1955 Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth team

(Buzz) (Grand Rapids City League)

1952-1955 Central High School (High School baseball)

1955-1958 Grand Rapids Black Sox (IND)



(Birmingham, Alabama)

Brown, John W. 1936-1937 Greensville Bucks

1936-1938 Arkansas State College

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(College Basketball & Track)

1937-1938 Crossett Tigers (IND)

(D) 1938 Norfolk Stars (IND)


1940 Oklahoma Black Indians (IND)

1941 Bastrop Blues (IND)

1942-1943 St. Louis Giants (IND)




1949 Sold to Washington Senators(MLBB) Organization

1949 New Castle (Mid-Atlantic League)

Negro League All Star Game: (1946-Wset)

St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame (1975)

Brown, Larry 1970-1980 Connors Steel (BIL)

1981 Fairfield Stars (BIL)

1982-1985 Connors Steel (BIL)

(also played high school baseball at Parker High School and

college baseball at Miles College)

Brown, Leonard 1946-1947 Homestead Grays (NNL)

Brown, Roger 1955-56 Titusville Stars (Y.M.C.A. Industrial League)





1961 ACIPCO (BIL)



(Listed on roster but never played)


(Listed on roster but never played)

1962-1984 U.S. Army


(5th Corps Guardians – Frankfurt, Germany)

Brown, Walter Joe 1955-1960 San Antonio Eagles

(Big Joe) 1961-1964 San Antonio Indians (STNL)

1965-1980 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL)

Brown, William 1948-1952 University of Tuskegee

(Cap) 1952-1953 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL)


1955 Lexington Colts (Mountain States League)


(D) 1955-1957 Gainesville G-Men (Florida State League)

1958 St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training

(St. Petersburg, Florida)

1958 Rochester Royals

1958 Houston Buffaloes (Texas League)

late 1960’s Umpire – Y.M.C.A. Industrial League

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Brown, Willie 1976-1977 San Antonio Indians

1977-1979 San Antonio Yankees (STNL)

(Blevins – owner)

Brown, Willie John 1944-1946 Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth Team

(Grand Rapids City League)

1946-1949 South Grand Rapids High School

(High School - Track)

1946-1950 Elster’s Colored Athletics

(Jess Elster - Owner) (IND)

1947-1957 Grand Rapids Black Sox (IND)

Winter League:

1947-1951 Grand Rapids American Legion

(Basketball Team)

Brunner, Samuel 1961-1962 Parker High School (Birmingham, AL)

1961-1962 Birmingham All Stars (Sandlot Team)

Streamline Car Wash


(James Bolden – Manager)

1962-1966 Loveman (BIL)

Smithfield (BIL)

Edgewater Twins (Sandlot Team)

1966-1975 Smithfield (Manager)

Edgewater Twins (Manager)

Bruton, William H. 1947 San Francisco Sea Lions (IND)

(Billy) 1948 Cincinnati Crescents (IND)

1949 San Francisco Cubs (IND)

1949 Philadelphia Stars (NAL)

1950 Eau Claire (Northern League)

1951 Denver (Western League)

(D) 1952 Milwaukee Braves (AA)

1953-1960 Milwaukee Braves (ML)

1961-1964 Detroit Tigers (ML)

1986 Detroit Tigers (Coach) (ML)

Winter Leagues:

1952 Roy Campanella's All Stars (IND)

1952-1953 Santurce Canjaergos (Puerto Rican Winter League)

1953 Roy Campanella's All Stars (IND)

(Southern tour - Seven game series vs Birmingham

Black Barons)

(Game vs Major League All Stars @ Wrigley Field

in Los Angeles)

1955-1956 Los Mochas (Mexican Pacific Coast League)

Northern League Rookie-of-Year (1950)

Northern League Stolen Base Leader:

(1950 - 66 SB)

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National League Stolen Base Leader:

(1953 - 26 SB, 1954 - 34 SB and 1955 - 25 SB)

Bryant, Allen 1936 Texas Sheepherders (IND)

(Lefty, Al) 1937 Memphis Red Sox (NAL)

1937-1938 All-Nations (IND)




1941-1945 U.S. Army (Military Service)



1948 Minot Merchants (IND)

(Minot, North Dakota)

1948-1949 Edmonton Eskimos (Canadian League)

1951 Estevan (Western Canada Baseball League)

1952 Winnipeg Elmwood Giants (Mandak League)

1952 Minot Mallards (Mandak League)

1953 Kansas City Giants (IND)

Winter Leagues:

1936 Texas Sheepherders (NBC Tournament - Wichita)

also played for Winnipeg and Canadian All Stars

Buckley, Robert 1977-1981 Bath High School (Bath, New York)

1981-1985 Coastal Carolina (College Baseball)


1997-2005 Bath High School (Head Baseball Coach)

Buckley, Stanley 1966-1968 Biloxi Dodgers (GCNL)

1968-1969 Stillman College (College Baseball)


Bumpass, Julius 1942-1943 St. Paul College (Lawrenceville, Virginia)

(Jules) 1943-1951 Durham Eagles (NCL)

Greensboro Red Wings (NCL)

(D) Greensboro Red Wings (NAA)

Greensboro Black Yankees (IND)

Raleigh Tigers (NSL)


Bunch, Sidney 1944-45 Birmingham Black Barons (Bat boy) (NAL)


1949 Baltimore Elite Giants (NAL)

1950 Nashville Giants (NSL)


1950 U.S. Army

1951 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB)

1951 Billings Mustangs (Pioneer League)


1956-1959 Nashville Stars

(Team owned by Soo Bridgeforth)

1959-1960 British Columbia Lions

(Vancouver, Canada)

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(Canadian Football League - WR)


Burdine, Kevin 1980-1982 Biloxi High School (High School Baseball)

1983-1987 Tulane University (College Baseball)


1987 Drafted by Cincinnati Reds (MLBB) (Did not sign)

1992-present Biloxi High School (Head Baseball Coach)

Burger, Randy 1981-1984 Arkansas State College (College Baseball)

1984 Wayland Yankees (Upstate New York League)


(Hit 1984 - .422, 1985 - .415 and 1986 - .414)

1986 New York Yankees Tryout

(Yankee Stadium - New York City)

1986 Pittsburgh Pirates Tryout

1986 Houston Astros Tryout - Auburn, New York

1987 Wayland Yankees (Upstate New York League)

Burke, Ernest 1943-1946 U.S. Marines (Military Baseball)

(Military Pacific Championship-1946)

1946 Harve de Grace Black Sox (IND)


(D) 1949 Pough-Kingston (Western League)

1950-1951 St. Jean Braves (Canadian Provincial League)

1950-1952 Semipro Football - fullback

1952 Thetford Mines (Canadian Provincial League)


1954 Billings (Pioneer League)

1955 Baltimore All Stars (IND)

1955-1957 Harve de Grace Black Sox (IND)

Port Deposit (MD) (IND)

Winter Leagues:

1950-1952 Poughkeepsie Federal Bearings

(Semipro football & basketball)

(Three winter seasons)

Professional tennis player after baseball career

Burks, Robert Lee 1941-1954 San Angelo Black Sheepherders (IND)

(R.L.) 1954 North Battleford (Western Canada Baseball League)

1955-1960 San Angelo Rockets (IND)

Burnette, Leo 1940-1953 Steelton Giants (IND)

(Syke) 1953 Steelton Giants (Lower Dauphin Twilight League)


(Richard Felton - Owner)

1956 Harrisburg Merchants (City Industrial League)

Burns, Wendell 1946-1950 Pittsburgh Panthers (IND)

Burrell, Hardy B. 1945-1955 Pittsburgh Panthers (IND)

(H.B.) 1956-1962 San Antonio Indians (STNL)

San Antonio Yankees (STNL)

1962-1970 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL)

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Burrows, Albert 1949-1951 Danton All Stars (IND)

(Al) 1952-1953 U.S. Army - 82nd Airborne (Military Baseball)

Fort Bragg (NC)

Fort Benning (GA)

1953 Signed by Washington Senators (MLBB)

1953 Springfield (IL) Baseball Camp - Washington Senators

1953 St. Petersburg (FL) (Class A)


(Offered contract - $ 100/month)


(Signed contract for $ 150/month)


New York Stars (IND)

1956 Washington Senators (MLBB)

(Try Out Camp - (St. Petersburg, FL)

1963 Washington Black Sox

(Industrial League - Champions)

1963-1975 Washington Black Sox (Tri-State League)

(League Champions - 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967,

1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 & 1975)


(AABC League - Champions)


(Maryland Industrial League - Champions)


(Bridgeton Eastern U.S. Semi Pro Tournament –

Champions)



Champions)


(Maryland Industrial League All Stars)



Runner-up)

1974-1975 Washington Black Sox

(Industrial League)

(Won championship - 1974

Runner-up - 1975)



Champions)


(Industrial League - Champions)

Burt, Thomas 1944-1946 Portsmouth Hobos (VA)

(Tom) 1946-1948 U.S. Army (Military Baseball and Football)

(Camp Lee and Korea)

1948-1949 Portsmouth Barons



1952 Portsmouth Merrimacks (Piedmont League)

1952 Portsmouth Barons

1953 Tryout with Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB)

1953-1968 Norfolk Battling Palms (IND)

Norfolk Tigers (IND)

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Norfolk Black Tars (IND)

Norfolk Wildcats

Chinese Corner Redlegs (IND)

1958 Chinese Corner Redlegs

(Tidewater Negro Baseball League)

Winter Leagues:


(Virginia State Tournament Champs)

(Undefeated season)


(Virginia State Tournament Champs)

(Undefeated season)


(Joe Lewis – Promoter)

1953 Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB) Tryout Camp

(Newport News, Virginia)

Burton, Eddie 1947-1953 Steelton Giants (IND)

(GG) 1947-1953 Harrisburg Giants (IND)

(Spottswood Poles - Owner/Manager)

1953 Steelton Giants (Lower Dauphin Twilight League)

1953 Harrisburg Giants (IND)

(Richard Felton - Owner)


1957 Olmstead Flyers (Lower Dauphin Twilight League)

1958-1963 Harrisburg Vikings (IND)

Burton, Hewitt 1938-1941 Struthers Grays (IND)

(Taft) (Struthers, Ohio)

1938-1941 Nebo Indians (IND)

1942-1946 U.S. Army

(Germany - Military Baseball)

1946 Nebo Indians (IND)

1947 Colored House of David (IND)

(Harry Crump - Owner) (George Osley - Manager)


1950-1954 Marty Ditts Jewelers(Youngstown Double A League)

1955-1957 Bud the Tailor (Youngstown Double A League)

Burton, Lawrence 1946-1949 Nebo Indians (IND)

1950-1954 Marty Ditts Jewelers (Youngstown Double A League)


Burton, Ralph 1946-1947 Nebo Indians (IND)

1947 Negro League Contract offer - Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL)


1950-1954 Marty Ditts Jewelers (Youngstown Double A League)


Bush, Val J. 1959-1961 Champaign High School (High school baseball)

Champaign Eagles (Eastern Illinois League)


1963-1965 Eastern Illinois University (college baseball)

1965 Drafted by the San Francisco Giants (MLBB)

in the 23rd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft

1965 Decatur Commodores (Midwest League)

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1966 Giants (Winter League – Arizona)

1966 Released by San Francisco - Arm Problems

1966-1957 Rand Tool (Champaign, IL)

Eastern Illinois University Hall of Fame

Butler, Willie 1958-1963 Chattanooga Choo Choo's (NSL)

Byrd, Clarence American Cast Iron and Pipe (ACIPCO) (BIL)

Alden Cardinals (BIL)

Byrd, William 1932 Columbus Turfs (NSL)

(Bill) 1933 Columbus Blue Birds (NNL)

1933 Nashville Elite Giants (NNL)

1934 Cleveland Red Sox (NNL)

(D) 1934 Homestead Grays (NNL)

1935 Columbus Elite Giants (NNL)

1936-1937 Washington Elite Giants (NNL)


1940 Maracaibo (Venezuelan League)

1940 Mexican League



Winter Leagues:

1938-1939 Santurce (Puerto Rico)

1939-1940 Santurce (Puerto Rico)

1940-1941 Caguas (Puerto Rico)

(Puerto Rican League Champions)

1941-1942 Caguas (Puerto Rico)

1945 Biz Mackey's Major League All Stars

(Negro League All Star team put together by Effa

Manley - owner of the Newark Eagles)

(Five game series vs "white" Major League All Star

Team managed by Charlie Dressen w/ Branca, Holmes,

Stanky, Kerr, Trucks, etc.)

(Four games @ Ebbets Field Brooklyn & one game Newark)

Puerto Rican League Wins Leader:

(1940-41 – 15 wins)

Puerto Rican League Wins Leader:

(1941-41 – 10 wins)


Puerto Rican All Time Lowest E.R.A.: (2.17 ERA)


(1936-East, 1939-East, 1941-East, 1942-East, 1944-East,

1945-East and 1946-East)

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