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 with an excellent batting eye, he hit for good average but not with exceptional power.
Playing with […]
African-American entrepeneur Rube Foster and partner John Schorling (who founded the Chicago American Giants in 1911) joined with other owners at the Kansas City YMCA to form the Negro National League. The eight teams included the Chicago Giants, Chicago American Giants, Kansas City Monarchs, Indianapolis ABCs, Dayton Marcos, St. Louis Giants, Detroit Stars, and the […]
In the first Negro League World Series between the Kansas City Monarchs (NNL) and the Philadelphia Hilldales, the Monarchs won the series in ten games.
Kansas City, Missouri
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The Atlanta Black Crackers played in Nashville, Little Rock, New Orleans, Mobile, Nashville, Memphis and Chattanooga. Primarily a Southern team, they usually plaed in Atlanta’s historic Ponce de leon Park when the white Minor League Atlanta Crackers were out of town. The team, formed in 1938, captured the second half championship of the Negro American League. Top players […]