Richard Redding,nicknamed "Cannonball",was an American pitcher,outfielder,and manager in baseball's Negro leagues,regarded as perhaps the fastest pitcher in the history of black baseball. In his career,he played for the Philadelphia Giants,New York Lincoln Giants,Lincoln Stars,Indianapolis ABC's,Chicago American Giants,Brooklyn Royal Giants,and Bacharach Giants.
Samuel Thomas Hughes was an American second baseman in baseball's Negro leagues.
George Louis Scales,nicknamed "Tubby",was an American second baseman and manager in Negro league baseball,most notably with the New York Lincoln Giants and Baltimore Elite Giants. Born in Talladega,Alabama,he batted .319 over a 25-year career during which he played several positions. He also managed for twelve seasons in the Puerto Rican Winter League,winning six pennants,and led the Caribbean World Series champions in 1951.
Charles E. "Chino" Smith was an American outfielder in Negro league baseball who was one of the Negro leagues' most skillful hitters of the mid-1920s and early 1930s. He stood only 5'6" tall but could hit the ball with power and efficiency. Satchel Paige called him one of the two most dangerous hitters in Negro league history. He was known for his good eye at the plate and hit line drives to all fields.
Francis Xavier Warfield was a baseball infielder and manager in the Negro leagues.
Phillip "Fish" Cockrell,born Philip Cockrell Williams,was a baseball player in the Negro leagues.
Elvis William Holland was a baseball player in the Negro leagues. He was a pitcher and played from 1919 to 1941. In newspaper reports,he is often referred to as "Bill" Holland,and had the nicknames of "Speed" and "Devil."
Daniel J. McClellan was an American baseball pitcher and manager who starred for top-tier independent black teams before the Negro National League was founded. His career began about 1903,and he continued as a playing manager and organizer of lesser teams well into the 1920s.
Frank Wickware,nicknamed "Rawhide" and "The Red Ant",was a baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues from 1909 to 1925.
James Henry Winters,Jr.,nicknamed "Nip" and "Jesse",was a pitcher and first baseman in Negro league baseball,playing for many top eastern teams from 1920 to 1933,and considered one of the top left-handed pitchers of his day.
Stuart "Slim" Jones was an American professional baseball pitcher from Baltimore,Maryland. He played for the Baltimore Black Sox and the Philadelphia Stars of the East-West League and Negro National League from 1932 to 1938.
George Henry "Tank" Carr was an American first baseman and outfielder with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro baseball leagues from 1920 to 1922.
William "Dizzy" Dismukes was an American pitcher and manager in Negro league baseball and during the pre-Negro league years. He was born in Birmingham,Alabama,where his father Isaac Lee Dismukes was a deacon in a Baptist church,and his mother Sallie taught Sunday School. He knew from the time he was a youth that baseball was his first love,and he dropped out of school to follow his dream of becoming a baseball player.
Pelayo Chacón Cortina was a Cuban professional baseball shortstop and manager in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He spent most of his American playing career with the Cuban Stars (East),which he also managed from 1923 to 1927.
William "Cannonball" Jackman was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1925 to 1942 with several teams,including a spot on the otherwise all-white East Douglas team in Massachusetts's amateur Blackstone Valley League in 1929,a squad which also featured 18-year-old newcomer Hank Greenberg.
Arthur Chauncey "Rats" Henderson was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Lincoln Giants and Richmond Giants in 1922,the Bacharach Giants from 1923 to 1929 and the St. Louis Stars and Detroit Stars in 1931.
Webster "Mac" McDonald was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1940 with several teams.
Pearl Franklyn Webster,nicknamed "Specks",was an American baseball catcher and first baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1914 to 1918 with several teams.
Andrew Williams,nicknamed "String Bean",was a Negro leagues pitcher and manager,playing for many teams,including the Indianapolis ABCs and the Brooklyn Royal Giants.
Bobby Lawns Williams was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues. He attended New Orleans University,and played the first seven or eight years for the Chicago American Giants.
