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The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relatively successful leagues beginning in 1920 that are sometimes termed "Negro Major Leagues".
James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell was an American center fielder in Negro league baseball from 1922 to 1946. He is considered to have been one of the fastest men ever to play the game. Stories demonstrating Bell's speed are still widely circulated. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. He ranked 66th on a list of the greatest baseball players published by The Sporting News in 1999.
Oscar McKinley Charleston was an American center fielder and manager in Negro league baseball. In 1915, after serving three years in the U.S. Army, the Indianapolis, Indiana, native continued his baseball career as a professional with the Indianapolis ABCs; his career ended in 1954 as a player-manager for the Indianapolis Clowns. In addition to a forty-three-year career with more than a dozen teams, including the Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Crawfords, Negro league baseball's leading teams in the 1930s, he played nine winter seasons in Cuba and in numerous exhibition games against white major leaguers. Charleston was known for his strengths as a hitter and center fielder. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.
Joshua Gibson was an American baseball catcher primarily in the Negro leagues. Baseball historians consider Gibson to be among the very best power hitters and catchers in baseball history. In 1972, he became the second Negro league player to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
William Hendrick Foster was an American left-handed pitcher in baseball's Negro leagues in the 1920s and 1930s, and had a career record of 143–69. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. Foster was the much-younger half-brother of Rube Foster, a Negro league player, pioneer, and fellow Hall of Famer.
Martín Magdaleno Dihigo Llanos called The Immortal, was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played in Negro league baseball and Latin American leagues from 1923 to 1936 as a two-way player, both as a pitcher and a second baseman, although he excelled at several positions.
Walter Fenner "Buck" Leonard was an American first baseman in Negro league baseball and in the Mexican League. After growing up in North Carolina, he played for the Homestead Grays between 1934 and 1950, batting fourth behind Josh Gibson for many years. The Grays teams of the 1930s and 1940s were considered some of the best teams in Negro league history.
Willie James Wells, nicknamed "The Devil," was an American baseball player. He was a shortstop who played from 1924-1948 for various teams in the Negro leagues and in Latin America.
John Preston "Pete" Hill was an American outfielder and manager in baseball's Negro leagues from 1899 to 1925. He played for the Philadelphia Giants, Leland Giants, Chicago American Giants, Detroit Stars, Milwaukee Bears, and Baltimore Black Sox. Hill starred for teams owned by Negro league executive Rube Foster for much of his playing career.
Luis "The Eel" Bustamante Anguilla was a Cuban baseball shortstop in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He played from 1901 to 1913 with several ballclubs. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
Regino "Marmelo" García (1875–?) was a Cuban baseball catcher in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He played from 1901 to 1914 with several ballclubs, including San Francisco, Almendares, the Fe club, Habana, Cuban Stars (West), Cuban X-Giants, and the All Cubans. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1941.
Julián Castillo Calderón de la Barça was a Cuban baseball first baseman in the Cuban League and Negro leagues.
Luis "El Mulo" Padrón Otorena was a Cuban baseball player in the Negro leagues and Cuban League.
Emilio Palomino was a Cuban baseball outfielder in the Cuban League. He played from 1901 to 1912 with several Cuban ballclubs, but he played mostly with the Almendares club. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1956.
Rogelio Valdés was a Cuban baseball player in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He played from 1899 to 1917 with several ballclubs, including Almendares, Habana, Cuban Stars (West), and the All Cubans. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
Tomás Romañach was a Cuban baseball shortstop in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He played from 1908 to 1916 with several clubs, including Almendares, Habana, the Long Branch Cubans, and the Cuban Stars (East). Romañach was nicknamed "El Italiano". He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1948.
Lázaro Salazar Vázquez was a Cuban baseball outfielder, pitcher, and manager in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League. He played from 1924 to 1952 with several clubs, including the Cuban Stars (West), Pollock's Cuban Stars, New York Cubans, Cafeteros de Córdoba, Azules de Veracruz, Industriales de Monterrey and Sultanes de Monterrey.
Robert "Rab Roy" Gaston was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1933 to 1948, mostly with the Homestead Grays. He spent the majority of his career as the backup catcher to Josh Gibson.
Booker Taliaferro McDaniels was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1940 to 1946, and again in 1949 with the Kansas City Monarchs. He also played for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League in 1949 and 1950. McDaniels died of throat cancer.
Euthumn "Eudie" Napier was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Homestead Grays in 1941, and from 1946 to 1948. He also played in the Provincial League in 1949 and 1951 with the Farnham Pirates.
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- ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
