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The Akron Black Tyrites were a Negro league baseball team that played out another team's schedule for a portion of a single season. They were based in Akron,Ohio,and were a member team of the Negro National League (II). They are also known as the Akron Grays.
Otto "Mirror" Briggs was an American baseball outfielder,manager and team owner in the Negro leagues.
Robert Taylor Walker was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Harrisburg Stars in 1943 and the Homestead Grays from 1945 to 1949.
The Detroit Stars were a major Negro league baseball team that played in the Negro American League for one season in 1937. They were a charter member of the NAL,but the team disbanded prior to the 1938 season. This was an entirely different organization from the original Detroit Stars.
Zachariah Clayton, was a basketball player for the New York Rens. He was also a Negro league baseball player and a professional boxing referee. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017.
George T. Walker was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.
Jesse Walker,nicknamed "Hoss",was an American Negro league shortstop and manager from the 1920s into the 1950s.
Henry "Flash" Turner was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Jacksonville Red Caps/Cleveland Bears from 1937 to 1942 and the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1943.
Jack Johnson was a professional baseball left fielder in the Negro leagues. He played with the Detroit Stars in 1922.
Jack Combs was a professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Detroit Stars from 1923 to 1926. He is also listed as A. Clark Combs.
William Walker was a professional baseball center fielder in the Negro leagues. He played with the St. Louis Stars in 1937.
The Orientals were a Cuban baseball team in the Cuban League based in Havana. They played during the winter of 1916-1917 and Armando Marsans served as manager.
Tony Walker,nicknamed "Pretty Boy",was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
Herbert Franklin Walker,nicknamed "Laudie",was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1920s.
Admiral Dewey Walker was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.
Casey Walker was an American Negro league catcher in the 1930s.
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- ↑ "Jack Walker Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
