Richard Redding,nicknamed "Cannonball",was an American pitcher,outfielder,and manager in baseball's Negro leagues,regarded as perhaps the fastest pitcher in the history of black baseball. In his career,he played for the Philadelphia Giants,New York Lincoln Giants,Lincoln Stars,Indianapolis ABC's,Chicago American Giants,Brooklyn Royal Giants,and Bacharach Giants.
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.
James Raleigh "Biz" Mackey was an American catcher and manager in Negro league baseball. He played for the Indianapolis ABCs (1920–1922),New York Lincoln Giants (1920),Hilldale Daisies (1923–1931),Philadelphia Royal Giants (1925),Philadelphia Stars (1933–1935),Washington / Baltimore Elite Giants (1936–1939),and Newark Dodgers/Eagles.
Walter "Dobie" Moore was an American shortstop and right-handed batter in the Negro leagues who played his entire career with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League. His career ended after only seven seasons when he shattered his already injured leg while escaping a woman who had shot him.
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.
Richard Benjamin Lundy was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues for numerous teams. He was born in Jacksonville,Florida.
Bruce Franklin Petway was an American Negro league baseball catcher in the early 20th century who came to be known as having one of the best throwing arms in the league. He is also said to have been one of the first to have consistently thrown to second base without coming out of the squat. He was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Howard Petway.
George Louis Scales,nicknamed "Tubby",was an American second baseman and manager in Negro league baseball,most notably with the New York Lincoln Giants and Baltimore Elite Giants. Born in Talladega,Alabama,he batted .319 over a 25-year career during which he played several positions. He also managed for twelve seasons in the Puerto Rican Winter League,winning six pennants,and led the Caribbean World Series champions in 1951.
Francis Xavier Warfield was a baseball infielder and manager in the Negro leagues.
Phillip "Fish" Cockrell,born Philip Cockrell Williams,was a baseball player in the Negro leagues.
Elvis William Holland was a baseball player in the Negro leagues. He was a pitcher and played from 1919 to 1941. In newspaper reports,he is often referred to as "Bill" Holland,and had the nicknames of "Speed" and "Devil."
James Henry Winters,Jr.,nicknamed "Nip" and "Jesse",was a pitcher and first baseman in Negro league baseball,playing for many top eastern teams from 1920 to 1933,and considered one of the top left-handed pitchers of his day.
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.
Pelayo Chacón Cortina was a Cuban professional baseball shortstop and manager in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He spent most of his American playing career with the Cuban Stars (East),which he also managed from 1923 to 1927.
William "Cannonball" Jackman was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1925 to 1942 with several teams,including a spot on the otherwise all-white East Douglas team in Massachusetts's amateur Blackstone Valley League in 1929,a squad which also featured 18-year-old newcomer Hank Greenberg.
Webster "Mac" McDonald was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1940 with several teams.
Pearl Franklyn Webster,nicknamed "Specks",was an American baseball catcher and first baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1914 to 1918 with several teams.
Leroy Matlock was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1929 to 1938 with several teams. He was selected to the 1935 and the 1936 East-West All-Star Game. Matlock was considered one of the top left handed pitchers of the 1930s.
William Herbert Pierce was a Negro leagues catcher,first baseman and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League,and in its first few seasons.
Bobby Lawns Williams was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues. He attended New Orleans University,and played the first seven or eight years for the Chicago American Giants.
