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.
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.
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.
JoséColmenar del Valle Méndez was a Cuban right-handed pitcher and manager in baseball's Negro leagues. Born in Cárdenas,Matanzas,he died at age 43 in Havana. Known in Cuba as El Diamante Negro,he became a legend in his homeland. He was one of the first group of players elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 2006.
Spottswood Poles was an American outfielder in baseball's Negro leagues. One of the fastest players of his era,Poles was sometimes referred to as "the black Ty Cobb."
The New York Lincoln Giants were a Negro league baseball team based in New York City from 1911 through 1930.
Oscar "Heavy" Johnson (1895–1960) was a baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played catcher and outfielder. Johnson was one of the Negro league's foremost power hitters in the 1920s,reportedly weighing 250 pounds,and known for hitting home runs. Longtime MLB umpire Jocko Conlan once said that Johnson "could hit a ball out of any park."
Louis "Dicta" Johnson was an American spitball pitcher in Negro league baseball and during the pre-Negro league years. He played from 1908 until 1923,mostly for the Indianapolis ABCs and the Chicago American Giants.
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).
Henry “Hank”Baylis was an American Negro league infielder in the 1940s and 1950s.
Edward Holtz was an American Negro league infielder between 1919 and 1924.
Mike Brown was a professional baseball outfielder who played in the Negro leagues in the 1900s and 1910s.
Bob Miller was a professional baseball second baseman who played in the Negro leagues in the 1920s and 1930s.
Charles O'Neil was a professional baseball catcher who played in the Negro leagues in the 1920s.
John Pugh was a professional baseball outfielder who played in the Negro leagues between 1908 and 1922.
The Kansas City Giants were a professional Negro leagues baseball team,based in Kansas City,Kansas. From 1909 to 1911,the Kansas City Giants played as a member of the Western Independent Clubs. The Kansas City Giants played home games at Riverside Park. The Giants were a rival of the Kansas City,Missouri based Kansas City Royal Giants.
The Kansas City Royal Giants were a professional Negro leagues baseball team,based in Kansas City,Missouri. From 1910 to 1912,the Kansas City Royal Giants played as a member of the Western Independent Clubs,along with their local rival,the Kansas City Giants. The Kansas City Royal Giants played home games at Shelley Park.
