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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.
Norman Thomas "Turkey" Stearnes was an American baseball center fielder. He played 18 years in the Negro leagues,including nine years with the Detroit Stars (1923–1931),six years with the Chicago American Giants,and three years with the Kansas City Monarchs (1938–1940).
The Detroit Stars were an American baseball team in the Negro leagues and played at historic Mack Park. The Stars had winning seasons every year but two,but were never able to secure any championships. Among their best players was Baseball Hall of Famer Turkey Stearnes.
The Cleveland Buckeyes were a Negro league baseball team that played from 1942 to 1950 in the Negro American League. The Buckeyes played in two Negro World Series,defeating the Washington Homestead Grays in 1945,and losing to the New York Cubans in 1947. They were based in Cincinnati for their first season and Louisville for their second-to-last season.
Cristóbal Torriente was a Cuban professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Negro league baseball with multiple teams. He played from 1912 to 1932 and was primarily a pull hitter,though he could hit with power to all fields. He had a stocky and slightly bowlegged build,but was known for deceptive power and a strong,accurate arm from center field. Indianapolis ABC's manager C. I. Taylor stated,"If I see Torriente walking up the other side of the street,I would say,'There walks a ballclub.'" Torriente was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
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.
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.
Andrew Lewis Cooper,nicknamed "Lefty",was an American left-handed pitcher in baseball's Negro leagues. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. An alumnus of Paul Quinn College,Cooper played nine seasons for the Detroit Stars and ten seasons for the Kansas City Monarchs,and briefly played for the Chicago American Giants. The Texan was 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm) tall and weighed 220 pounds.
Isaac Brown was an American infielder and outfielder who played professional baseball for 14 years from 1961 to 1974,including six seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers from 1969 through 1974. He batted and threw right-handed. Brown was the last former Negro league player to make it to the Major Leagues.
Samuel "Toothpick" Jones was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Cleveland Indians,Chicago Cubs,St. Louis Cardinals,San Francisco Giants,Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles between 1951 and 1964. He batted and threw right-handed.
Floyd "Jelly Roll" Gardner was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played infield and outfield from 1919 to 1933,primarily for the Chicago American Giants.
David "Gentleman Dave" Julius Malarcher was an American third baseman in Negro league baseball. He played for the Indianapolis ABCs,Detroit Stars,and Chicago American Giants from 1916 to 1934.
Jerry Charles Benjamin was an American Negro league baseball center fielder who played from 1931 to 1948. He played for the Knoxville Giants,Memphis Red Sox,Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars,Birmingham Black Barons,Homestead Grays,Newark Eagles,and New York Cubans. Benjamin was part of the famous Grays that won nine pennants in eleven years,for which Benjamin was part of eight Negro National League pennant teams along with two Negro World Series championships in four Series appearances. In those contests,he batted .220 with five total runs batted in (RBI) while stealing five bases in eighteen hits. A three-time East-West All-Star,he had a .372 batting average in 1943. He led the league in a variety of categories over his sixteen season career. He led the league in triples twice. In 1937,he led the league in walks (thirty),stolen bases (thirteen),games (52). He led the league in stolen bases (thirteen) in 1930. He led the league in at-bats four times. In center field,he led the league six times in games played,twice in putouts,three times in assists,and two times each in errors committed and double plays.
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).