http://negro-baseball-league.com/blog Negro League Baseball History, Players, Apparel, and News Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:25:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 Americans. Very early Negro League baseball as they were one of the original six teams to make up the Eastern Colored ... http://negro-baseball-league.com/blog/1924-newspaper-baltimore-blacksox-negro-league-baseball.html 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 ... http://negro-baseball-league.com/blog/technorati.html 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 ... http://negro-baseball-league.com/blog/judy-johnson-1900-1989.html 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 Paiges daughter, Pamela Paige O'Neal.  When I think of ... http://negro-baseball-league.com/blog/negro-leagues-celebration-in-pittsburgh.html For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 Contact: Adam   Miles 2022252865 adam.miles@mail.house.gov Negro Leagues Baseball Museum receives national designation Congressman Moore co-sponsors legislation officially designating museum as America’s National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- On Monday, the United States House of Representatives approved legislation designating the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) ... http://negro-baseball-league.com/blog/negro-leagues-basebll-museum-receives-national-designation.html 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 yesterday's balloting. The profiles are accompanied by audio ... http://negro-baseball-league.com/blog/Audio-Profiles-Of-New-Hall-Of-Fame-Inductees.html 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. http://negro-baseball-league.com/blog/Charlie-Johnson,-Former-American-Giants-Star,-Dies-At-96.html 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 ... http://negro-baseball-league.com/blog/Pirates-To-Install-Permanent-Negro-Leagues-Tribute.html 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 ... http://negro-baseball-league.com/blog/Former-Buckeyes-Moundsman-Recalls-Negro-League-Life-In-The-1940s.html 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... http://negro-baseball-league.com/blog/Negro-League-Organized-In-Texas-In-1897.html