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The second Negro National League was one of the several Negro leagues that were established during the period in the United States when organized baseball was segregated. The league was founded in 1933 by businessman Gus Greenlee of Pittsburgh.
Norman Thomas "Turkey" Stearnes was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.
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The Chicago American Giants were a Chicago-based Negro league baseball team. From 1910 until the mid-1930s,the American Giants were the most dominant team in black baseball. Owned and managed from 1911 to 1926 by player-manager Andrew "Rube" Foster,they were charter members of Foster's Negro National League. The American Giants won five pennants in that league,along with another pennant in the 1932 Negro Southern League and a second-half championship in Gus Greenlee's Negro National League in 1934. The team ended in 1956.
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.
John Christopher Beckwith,nicknamed The Black Bomber,was an American infielder in baseball's Negro leagues.
Andrew Lewis Cooper,nicknamed "Lefty",was an American left-handed pitcher in baseball's Negro leagues. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. An alumnus of Paul Quinn College,Cooper played nine seasons for the Detroit Stars and ten seasons for the Kansas City Monarchs,and briefly played for the Chicago American Giants. The Texan was 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm) tall and weighed 220 pounds.
Clinton Cyrus Thomas,nicknamed "Hawk",was a professional baseball player born in Greenup,Kentucky. He was an outfielder and second baseman in the Negro leagues from 1920 to 1938,where he earned the nickname "Hawk" for his sharp-eyed hitting and center field skills.
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Jerry Charles Benjamin was an American Negro league baseball center fielder who played from 1931 to 1948. He played for the Knoxville Giants,Memphis Red Sox,Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars,Birmingham Black Barons,Homestead Grays,Newark Eagles,and New York Cubans. While with the Grays,Benjamin won Negro League championships in 1941,1943,1944,and 1948. A three time East-West All-Star,he had a .485 batting average in 1943.
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William L. McCall was a pitcher in Negro league baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Keystones,Cleveland Tate Stars,Birmingham Black Barons,Kansas City Monarchs,Chicago American Giants,Indianapolis ABCs,and Detroit Stars from 1922 to 1931.
Grady Diploma "Dip" Orange was an American baseball infielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1925 to 1931,playing with the Birmingham Black Barons,Kansas City Monarchs,Cleveland Tigers,and Detroit Stars. After baseball,Orange graduated from medical school.
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Calvin "Buck" Alexander was a Negro leagues pitcher before the founding of the first Negro National League,and in its first few seasons. He pitched for the San Antonio Black Bronchos,Detroit Stars,Indianapolis ABCs and Cleveland Elites.
The 1932 Detroit Wolves baseball team was a Negro league baseball team that competed in the East–West League (EWL) during the 1932 baseball season. The team compiled a 28–9 record and won the EWL pennant,finishing six-and-a-half games ahead of the second-place team. The Wolves played their home games at Hamtramck Stadium in Hamtramck,Michigan.
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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.
