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The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and,to a lesser extent,Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relatively successful leagues beginning in 1920 that are sometimes termed "Negro Major Leagues".
The Negro American League was one of the several Negro leagues created during the time organized American baseball was segregated. The league was established in 1937,and disbanded after its 1962 season.
The first Negro National League (NNL) 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 formed in 1920 with former player Rube Foster as its president.
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.
Walter Fenner "Buck" Leonard was an American first baseman in Negro league baseball and in the Mexican League. After growing up in North Carolina,he played for the Homestead Grays between 1934 and 1950,batting fourth behind Josh Gibson for many years. The Grays teams of the 1930s and 1940s were considered some of the best teams in Negro league history. Leonard and Gibson are two of only nine players in league history to win multiple batting titles.
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.
Roy Alexander "Red" Parnell was an American left fielder and manager in Negro league baseball,most notably with the Philadelphia Stars from 1936 to 1943. Born in Austin,Texas,he died at age 48 in Philadelphia.
Walter Henry McCredie,was a professional baseball player who played outfield for the Brooklyn Superbas during the 1903 baseball season. He managed for 18 years in the minor leagues,17 years of which was for the Portland Beavers,and one year of which (1917) was with the Salt Lake City Bees,both of the Pacific Coast League.
Ramón "El Profesor" Bragaña Palacios was a Cuban baseball pitcher and outfielder in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League.
Willie Ernest "Pee Wee" Powell was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1925 to 1934,playing mostly with the Chicago American Giants. He threw a no-hitter in 1927.
Webster "Mac" McDonald was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1940 with several teams.
Herman Andrews,nicknamed "Jabbo",was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1930 to 1943 with several teams.
Edward D. "Stainless" Steele was an American professional baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues,and minor leagues. He played in the Negro leagues with the Birmingham Black Barons from 1942 to 1950. He played in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system in 1952 with the Hollywood Stars and the Denver Bears.
Herbert Harold Simpson was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played for the Seattle Steelheads in the West Coast Negro Baseball League. He also played for the Birmingham Black Barons and the Chicago American Giants. In the Minor Leagues,he played for the Spokane Indians and the Albuquerque Dukes.
Andrew Lawrence Patterson was an American Negro league infielder in the 1930s and 1940s.
Joseph B. Spencer Jr. was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1940s.
Ernest C. Carter Jr.,nicknamed "Spoon",was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.
James Wilson,nicknamed "Nip",was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.
References
- ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
