Joseph Williams,nicknamed "Cyclone Joe" and "Smokey Joe",was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball. He is considered one of the greatest pitchers of all-time and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
Willie James Wells,nicknamed "the Devil",was an American baseball player. He was a shortstop who played from 1924 to 1948 for various teams in the Negro leagues and in Latin America.
Ernest Judson Wilson,nicknamed "Boojum",was an American third baseman,first baseman,and manager in Negro league baseball. He played for the Baltimore Black Sox,the Homestead Grays,and the Philadelphia Stars between 1922 and 1945. Wilson was known for possessing a unique physique,a quick temper,and outstanding hitting skills. One of the Negro leagues' most powerful hitters,his career batting average of .351 ranks him among the top five players.
Cumberland Willis "Cum" Posey Jr. was an American baseball player,manager,and team owner in the Negro leagues,as well as a professional basketball player and team owner.
The Dayton Marcos were a Negro league baseball team based from Dayton,Ohio that played during the early twentieth century.
Samuel Harding Hairston was a Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball player. He played for the Birmingham Black Barons and the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro leagues and played part of one season with the Chicago White Sox as a catcher. He is buried in Birmingham's Elmwood Cemetery.
Joseph Black was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league and Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers,Cincinnati Redlegs,and Washington Senators who became the first black pitcher to win a World Series game,in 1952.
Felix Evans Jr.,nicknamed "Chin",was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. Known for his curveball,Evans played from 1934 to 1949 with several teams,most prominently for the Memphis Red Sox.
Edward Joseph Dwight Sr. was a utility player in the Negro leagues. He played mostly for the Kansas City Monarchs.
Joseph Wiley Jr. was an American Negro league infielder in the late 1940s.
Everett Marcell,nicknamed "Ziggy",was an American Negro league catcher and Harlem Globetrotters basketball player in the 1930s and 1940s.
Thadist B. Christopher was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s.
Joseph Herman Lewis,nicknamed "Sleepy",was an American Negro league catcher in the 1920s and 1930s.
Chesley Gray,nicknamed "Chester",was an American Negro league catcher in the 1940s.
Calvin Coolidge Irvin was an American Negro league baseball shortstop and college basketball coach.
Martin Joseph Crue Jr. was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
Winfield Scott Welch,nicknamed "Gus" and "Moe",was an American Negro league outfielder and manager. Welch spent most of his playing career with minor Negro teams. He is best known as a successful manager,lauded by some as "the Connie Mack of Negro baseball"
Alvin "Bubber" Gipson,Sr. was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s. A native of Shreveport,Louisiana,Gipson spent most of his career in Birmingham as a mainstay of the Black Barons' pitching staff.
Wesley "Big Train" Barrow was an American Negro league player and manager in the 1940s who was once regarded as "one of the best developers of Negro talent in the South."
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