Leon Day was an American professional baseball pitcher who spent the majority of his career in the Negro leagues. Recognized as one of the most versatile athletes in the league during his prime,Day could play every position,with the exception of catcher,and often was the starting second baseman or center fielder when he was not on the mound. A right-handed pitcher with a trademark no wind-up delivery,Day excelled at striking batters out,especially with his high-speed fastball. At the same time,he was an above-average contact hitter,which,combined with his effectiveness as a baserunner and his tenacious fielding,helped cement Day as one of the most dynamic players of the era.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1981 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1987 throughout the world.
The East–West All-Star Game was an annual all-star game for Negro league baseball players. The game was the brainchild of Gus Greenlee,owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords. In 1933 he decided to emulate the Major League Baseball All-Star Game,using Negro league players. Newspaper balloting was set up to allow the fans to choose the starting lineups for that first game,a tradition that continued through the series' end in 1962. Unlike the white All-Star game which is played near the middle of the season,the Negro All-Star game was held toward the end of the season.
Alex Radcliffe was a baseball player in the Negro leagues. He is widely acknowledged to have been the best third baseman in the history of the Negro American League. He was the brother of Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe. He is also sometimes referred to as Alex Radcliff.
Felton "Skipper" Snow was a Negro leagues professional baseball player who played for the Nashville Elite Giants that later became the Columbus Elite Giants,the Washington Elite Giants,and the Baltimore Elite Giants. Snow played on the West Squad in the East-West All-Star Games of 1935 and 1936. In 1940,he became a player-manager for the Baltimore Elite Giants.
George "Mule" Suttles was an American first baseman and outfielder in Negro league baseball,most prominently with the Birmingham Black Barons,St. Louis Stars and Newark Eagles. Best known for his power hitting,Suttles was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
The Philadelphia Stars were a Negro league baseball team from Philadelphia. The Stars were founded in 1933 when Ed Bolden returned to professional black baseball after being idle since early 1930. The Stars were an independent ball club in 1933,a member of the Negro National League from 1934 until the League's collapse following the 1948 season,and affiliated with the Negro American League from 1949 to 1952.
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.
The Indianapolis ABCs were a Negro league baseball team that played both as an independent club and as a charter member of the first Negro National League (NNL). They claimed the western championship of black baseball in 1915 and 1916,and finished second in the 1922 NNL. Among their best players were Baseball Hall of Fame members Oscar Charleston,Biz Mackey,and Ben Taylor.
King Solomon "Sol" White was an American professional baseball infielder,manager and executive,and one of the pioneers of the Negro leagues. An active sportswriter for many years,he wrote the first definitive history of black baseball in 1907. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Carl Russell Long was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Negro league baseball and minor league baseball. Along with Frank Washington,Long broke the color barrier in the Carolina League city of Kinston,North Carolina.
Leonard Curtis Pearson,nicknamed "Hoss",was an American baseball first baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1937 to 1949,playing mostly with the Newark Eagles.
Edric León Kellman was a Panamanian professional baseball player and manager. Listed at 5' 11",160 lb.,Kellman batted and threw right handed. He was born in Gatún,Panama Canal Zone.
Henry Elmore was a retired American third baseman who played in the Negro leagues from 1960 to 1962. During his tenure,Elmore played for the Philadelphia Stars and Birmingham Black Barons before the league dissolved. He subsequently enjoyed an extended career with the Birmingham Industrial League along with other former Negro leaguers.
Wesley Lewis Dennis,nicknamed "Doc",was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1940s and 1950s. He played for the Philadelphia Stars,Baltimore Elite Giants,Nashville Stars,Birmingham Black Barons,and Kansas City Monarchs.
The 1932 Detroit Wolves baseball team was a Negro league baseball team that competed in the East–West League (EWL) during the 1932 baseball season. The team compiled a 28–9 record and won the EWL pennant,finishing six-and-a-half games ahead of the second-place team. The Wolves played their home games at Hamtramck Stadium in Hamtramck,Michigan.
Curtis Harris,born "Curtis Taplan",and nicknamed "Popeye",was an American Negro league infielder between 1931 and 1940.
John Henry Russell,nicknamed "Pistol",was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1920s and 1930s.
Eldridge Everett Mayweather was an American Negro league first baseman between 1935 and 1942.
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