Joseph Williams,nicknamed "Cyclone Joe" and "Smokey Joe",was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball. He is considered one of the greatest pitchers of all-time and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
John Henry Lloyd,nicknamed "Pop" and "El Cuchara",was an American baseball shortstop and manager in the Negro leagues. During his 27-year career,he played for many teams and had a .343 batting average. Lloyd is considered to be the greatest shortstop in Negro league history,and he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.
James Allen "Candy Jim" Taylor was an American third baseman and manager in Negro league baseball. In a career that spanned forty years,he played as an infielder in the early years of the 20th century for over a dozen black baseball teams;by the mid-1920s,he would play less regularly,with his final game came at 58. In 1920,the same year of the start of the golden era of Negro league baseball,he would take on the responsibilities of manager,where he would manage 1,967 games for twelve teams. Described as one of the great strategists of his era,Taylor is the all-time winningest manager in the Negro league era,having 955 wins along with two Negro World Series titles and one additional pennant in 27 seasons as manager. He has the most seasons managed by an African American manager along with having the seventh most for a manager in the history of baseball.
Cristóbal Torriente was a Cuban professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Negro league baseball with multiple teams. He played from 1912 to 1932 and was primarily a pull hitter,though he could hit with power to all fields. He had a stocky and slightly bowlegged build,but was known for deceptive power and a strong,accurate arm from center field. Indianapolis ABC's manager C. I. Taylor stated,"If I see Torriente walking up the other side of the street,I would say,'There walks a ballclub.'" Torriente was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Elwood"Bingo" DeMoss was a baseball player and manager in the Negro leagues from 1905 to 1943.
Harry Leon"Suitcase"Simpson was an American outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians,Kansas City Athletics,New York Yankees,Chicago White Sox,and Pittsburgh Pirates in his eight-year career. He played in the World Series with the New York Yankees in 1957,which they lost.
Louis Santop Loftin was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He became "one of the earliest superstars" and "black baseball's first legitimate home-run slugger" (Riley),and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. Some sources show a birth year of 1890,but his Navy records and Baseball Hall of Fame records support the earlier date.
William Miller "Big Bill" Gatewood was an American Negro league baseball pitcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League,and in its first few seasons. He pitched for the Leland Giants,Chicago Giants,St. Paul Colored Gophers,Chicago American Giants,New York Lincoln Giants,Cuban X-Giants,Philadelphia Giants,Brooklyn Royal Giants,St. Louis Giants,Indianapolis ABCs,Detroit Stars,St. Louis Stars,Toledo Tigers,Milwaukee Bears,Memphis Red Sox,Atlantic City Bacharach Giants,and Birmingham Black Barons.
David Brown was an American left-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball. Considered one of the better pitchers in Negro league history,he was also known for serious off-the-field problems. His career came to a premature end when he became a fugitive after allegedly killing a man in 1925.
James Robert "Red" Moore was an American professional baseball first baseman. Moore was a player in the Negro leagues,appearing with several different teams including his hometown Atlanta Black Crackers. He also served with three different All-Star teams and,in 1938,played with the Southern News Services All-American Negro League Baseball Team. In 2006,he was inducted into the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame. Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 180 pounds (82 kg),he batted and threw left-handed.
David "Gentleman Dave" Julius Malarcher was an American third baseman in Negro league baseball. He played for the Indianapolis ABCs,Detroit Stars,and Chicago American Giants from 1916 to 1934.
Cornelius Randall Robinson,known professionally as Neil Robinson,was a major league baseball player in the segregated Negro leagues. Also known by the nicknames Neal and Shadow,he primarily played as a center fielder in the 1930s and 1940s,but as a semipro player he alternated between the outfield,shortstop,and third baseman. For the majority of his twenty-three year career,Robinson played for the Memphis Red Sox. Prior to being acquired by Memphis,he played one season for the Homestead Grays and three seasons with the Cincinnati Tigers.
George Henry "Tank" Carr was an American first baseman and outfielder with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro baseball leagues from 1920 to 1922.
Thomas Jefferson "College Boy" Johnson was an American pitcher in Negro league baseball,playing most of his career in the Pre-Negro league years.
Edgar Wooded Wesley was a Negro league first baseman from 1917 to 1927. He played most of his career with the Detroit Stars of the first Negro National League (NNL).
McKinley "Bunny" Downs was a Negro leagues infielder and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League,and in its first several seasons.
Leroy Grant was a Negro leagues first baseman for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League,and in its first few seasons.
Thomas Williams was a Negro leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League,and in its first few seasons.
Walter Loreo McCoy was an American Negro league baseball and Minor League Baseball pitcher. Listed at 5' 11" (1.80 m),172 lbs (78 kg),he batted and threw right handed.
Vinicius James Williams was an American Negro league catcher between 1928 and 1939.
