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Negro Leagues Baseball

http://www.negro-baseball-league.com

negro baseball leagues discussion, history, player biographies, and memorabilia

• Added on: Jul 16th, 2007
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: james
• Listed in: Baseball History
• Tags: african american jackie robinson segregation satchel paige negro leagues baseball black baseball

Recent Posts

• 1924 newspaper Baltimore BlackSox NEGRO LEAGUE Baseball

  Posted on Tuesday July 31st, 2007 at 10:53

  SEE PHOTO—– COMPLETE ORIGINAL newspaper, the Baltimore News (MD) dated Oct 11, 1924. Inside page heading and report on the Negro League baseball team from Baltimore, the baltimore Black Sox plaaing the Major League Philadelphia Ame...

• A Great Summary of Negro Baseball

  Posted on Tuesday July 31st, 2007 at 10:41

  For almost a century, African American baseball players were barred from the major leagues because of their skin color. In December 1867, the National Association of Ball Players voted not to accept a team with black athletes. In those early days a f...

• Judy Johnson 1900-1989

  Posted on Thursday July 26th, 2007 at 00:34

  Sure handed with good range and a strong arm, Judy Johnson was an all-around great third baseman. The 5′11″, 145 lb. Johnson was a good instinctive base runner, which offset his lack of outstanding speed. A righthanded line-drive hitter w...

• Negro Leagues Celebration in Pittsburgh

  Posted on Friday July 20th, 2007 at 07:05

  I found this amazing article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Monday July 16)  discussing a Black Tie Gala to honor some players of the Negro Baseball League.  The best part of the article were the photographs including this one that shows Satchel...

• Negro Leagues Basebll Museum receives national designation

  Posted on Friday July 20th, 2007 at 06:51

  For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 Contact: Adam   Miles 2022252865 adam.miles@mail.house.gov Negro Leagues Baseball Museum receives national designation Congr...

• Audio Profiles Of New Hall Of Fame Inductees

  Posted on Thursday July 19th, 2007 at 22:50

  TBO.com is featuring an excellent set of career profiles of the newly elected members of the Hall of Fame selected by the special committee yesterday, Feb. 27th. Also included are profiles of all other candidates for induction who were not elected in...

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james

great! :)

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