William Hendrick Foster was an American left-handed pitcher in baseball's Negro leagues in the 1920s and 1930s. He was elected to the National 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.
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.
Benjamin Harrison Taylor was an American first baseman and manager in baseball's Negro leagues. Taylor played for the Birmingham Giants,Chicago American Giants,Indianapolis ABC's,St. Louis Giants,Bacharach Giants,Washington Potomacs,Harrisburg Giants,and Baltimore Black Sox. His playing career lasted from 1908 to 1929. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Richard Benjamin Lundy was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues for numerous teams. He was born in Jacksonville,Florida.
Phillip "Fish" Cockrell,born Philip Cockrell Williams,was a baseball player in the Negro leagues.
Otto "Mirror" Briggs was an American baseball outfielder,manager and team owner in the Negro leagues.
Merven John "Red" Ryan,born Mervin Ferguson,was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1915 to 1932 with several teams,playing mostly with the Hilldale Club.
Napoleon "Chance" Cummings was an American baseball first baseman and second baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1916 to 1928,mostly with the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants. He began his career in Jacksonville,Florida with the Duval Giants and moved with the team to Atlantic City,New Jersey to become one of the original Bacharach Giants from 1916 to 1918. He returned to the Bacharach Giants from 1923 to 1928 and was part of the team when they won Eastern Colored League pennants in 1926 and 1927. His nickname,"Chance," came from being compared to the Chicago Cubs' first baseman,Frank Chance.
Alonzo Mitchell,nicknamed "Fluke",was an American Negro league pitcher and manager for several teams between 1921 and 1941.
Frank Jehoy Sykes,nicknamed "Doc",was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1910s and 1920s.
James Alvin Deas,nicknamed "Yank",was an American Negro league catcher between 1917 and 1924.
George Fredrick Mitchell was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.
Charles Mason was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1920s and 1930s.
George Hubert Lockhart was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.
Daniel Spencil Johnson,nicknamed "Shang",was an American Negro league pitcher between 1917 and 1925.
Claude Bonds Grier,nicknamed "Red",was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.
Clifford Carter was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s and 1930s.
Alexander Evans was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Bacharach Giants,Indianapolis ABCs and Memphis Red Sox in 1924.
H. "Bill" Nuttall was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.
Arthur Lavert Dilworth was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1910s.
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