Andrew "Rube" Foster was an American baseball player, manager, and executive in the Negro leagues. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
Grant U. "Home Run" Johnson was an American shortstop and second baseman in baseball's Negro Leagues. He played for many of the greatest teams of the deadball era. Born in Findlay, Ohio, he died at age 90 in Buffalo, New York.
William Miller "Big Bill" Gatewood was a Negro Leagues pitcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons. He pitched for the Leland Giants, Chicago Giants, St. Paul Colored Gophers, Chicago American Giants, New York Lincoln Giants, Cuban X-Giants, Philadelphia Giants, Brooklyn Royal Giants, St. Louis Giants, Indianapolis ABCs, Detroit Stars, St. Louis Stars, Toledo Tigers, Milwaukee Bears, Memphis Red Sox, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, and Birmingham Black Barons.
George Walter Ball was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. Born in Detroit, Michigan, from 1893 he played ten years as the only black player on minor white teams in Minnesota and North Dakota. For more than a decade beginning 1903, he played for major teams, mainly in the Chicago region. Sources say he was given the nickname "The Georgia Rabbit" and "Diamond."
George "Chappie" Johnson Jr. was an American baseball catcher and field manager in the Negro leagues. He played for many successful teams from 1895 to 1920 and he crossed racial boundaries as a teacher and coach.
The West Baden Sprudels were an early Negro league baseball team that played as an independent club owned by the Burnett-Pollard-Rogers Baseball Club Company, where Edward Rogers was the Chief Officer.
Richard Felix "Dick" Wallace was an American baseball shortstop and manager in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1903 to 1924 with several teams, including the Lincoln Giants and the St. Louis Giants. He was Captain of the St. Louis Giants in 1912. He managed from 1909 to 1921.
Harry Edward "Green River" Buckner was an American baseball pitcher and outfielder in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1896 to 1918 with several teams. He had several nicknames, including "Buck," Green River," and even "Goat Head."
William S. Peters was an American baseball, player, manager, and owner who played in predecessor teams to the Negro leagues. Peters played first base and managed the Chicago Unions from 1887 to 1900. After owner Frank Leland moved many of the team's players to the Chicago Union Giants, Peters formed his owned team, the Peters Union Giants. He ran the club until 1923.
Nathan "Nate" Harris was an American baseball third baseman and captain in the pre-Negro leagues. He played for many of the best teams between 1900 and 1910.
Henry William "Harry" Moore was an American baseball utility player in the pre-Negro leagues. He appears as "Harry Moore," "Henry Moore," and even "Mike Moore."
Charles Albert "Joe" Green was an American baseball outfielder and manager in the pre-Negro leagues.
Dangerfield F. "Danger" Talbert was an American baseball third baseman in the pre-Negro leagues.
Tim Samuel "Sam" Strothers was an American baseball catcher and first baseman in the pre-Negro leagues.
Harry Hyde was a Negro Leagues pitcher and Infielder for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League. He played several years with Frank Leland and his Chicago Union Giants, playing with Dangerfield Talbert, Rube Foster, Chappie Johnson, Walter Ball, William Binga, and Charles "Joe" Green.
William T. "Big Bill" Smith was a Negro Leagues catcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League. He played for several teams, most of the seasons appear to be played for the Chicago Unions, Brooklyn Royal Giants and Cuban Giants.
William "Knucks" James was an American baseball second baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1905 to 1918 with several teams.
The Memphis Red Sox were a Negro League baseball team that was active from 1920 to 1959. The franchise won the 1938 Championship in their second season in the Negro American League but, despite assembling some talented line-ups in the 1940s, never replicated the success of that year.
The Hot Springs Arlingtons were a Negro league baseball professional team based in Hot Springs, Arkansas from 1896–1904. The Hot Springs Arlingtons played in the Southern Negro League and hosted games at Whittington Park. The team was known as the Hot Springs Blues in 1904. Baseball Hall of Fame member Rube Foster played for the Hot Springs Arlingtons in 1901.
