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A Great Summary of Negro Baseball

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 few black players did play on integrated minor league teams. But by the […]

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Negro League Organized In Texas In 1897

During the late 1800s numerous attempts were made to organize viable, professional black baseball leagues. However, economic realities, travel and lodging difficulties posed by segregation, and the logistics of travel worked together to thwart the establishment of any solid baseball…

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Former Buckeyes Moundsman Recalls Negro League Life In The 1940s

In a career interrupted by military service during World World II, Ross “Satch” Davis made a name for himself in big time Negro League baseball with the Baltimore Elite Giants and Negro American League champion Cleveland Buckeyes.  Davis recalls his life in black baseball in an entertaining inferview with Doug Krikorian in the Long Beach […]

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Pirates To Install Permanent Negro Leagues Tribute

On Monday (June 26th) the Pittsburgh Pirates will present a Negro League exhibit that will become a permanent fixture at PNC Park.  The exhibit will be focused on the history and achievements of Negro League teams with specific emphasis on the two legendary teams from the Steel City area, the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays.

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Charlie Johnson, Former American Giants Star, Dies At 96

Charlie Johnson, 1930s outfielder for the Chicago American Giants and numerous barnstorming teams, passed away on June 10 in Chicago.  Johnson had battled prostate cancer for some time prior to his death.

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