John Henry Lloyd,nicknamed "Pop" and "El Cuchara",was an American baseball shortstop and manager in the Negro leagues. During his 27-year career,he played for many teams and had a .343 batting average. Lloyd is considered to be the greatest shortstop in Negro league history,and he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.
James Allen "Candy Jim" Taylor was an American third baseman and manager in Negro league baseball. In a career that spanned forty years,he played as an infielder in the early years of the 20th century for over a dozen black baseball teams;by the mid-1920s,he would play less regularly,with his final game came at 58. In 1920,the same year of the start of the golden era of Negro league baseball,he would take on the responsibilities of manager,where he would manage 1,967 games for twelve teams. Described as one of the great strategists of his era,Taylor is the all-time winningest manager in the Negro league era,having 955 wins along with two Negro World Series titles and one additional pennant in 27 seasons as manager. He has the most seasons managed by an African American manager along with having the seventh most for a manager in the history of baseball.
Bruce Franklin Petway was an American Negro league baseball catcher in the early 20th century who came to be known as having one of the best throwing arms in the league. He is also said to have been one of the first to have consistently thrown to second base without coming out of the squat. He was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Howard Petway.
The Leland Giants,originally the Chicago Union Giants,were a Negro league baseball team that competed independently during the first decade of the 20th century. The team was formed via a merge of the Chicago Unions and the Chicago Columbia Giants in 1901,and then split in 1910 to form the Chicago Giants and what would become known as the Chicago American Giants. The team was named after its owner and manager,Frank Leland.
George Walter Ball was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. Born in Detroit,Michigan,from 1893 he played ten years as the only black player on minor white teams in Minnesota and North Dakota. For more than a decade beginning 1903,he played for major teams,mainly in the Chicago region. Sources say he was given the nickname "The Georgia Rabbit" and "Diamond".
Andrew H. "Jap" Payne was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played multiple positions,including outfield and infield.
John Boyce Taylor was the second-oldest of four baseball-playing brothers,the others being Charles,Benjamin,and James. Taylor was an American pitcher and played in professional pre-league and Negro league baseball from 1903 to 1925.
George "Chappie" Johnson Jr. was an American baseball catcher and field manager in the Negro leagues. He played for many successful teams from 1895 to 1920 and he crossed racial boundaries as a teacher and coach.
William H. Binga was an American third baseman,catcher and manager in the pre-Negro league baseball era. Born in Michigan,Binga played most of his career in Chicago,Illinois,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,and Minneapolis,Minnesota.
William Thomas Pettus was an American baseball first baseman in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He played from 1902 to 1923 with several teams.
Richard Felix Wallace was an American baseball shortstop and manager in the Negro leagues. He played from 1903 to 1924 with several teams,including the Lincoln Giants and the St. Louis Giants. He was Captain of the St. Louis Giants in 1912. He managed from 1909 to 1921.
Harry Edward"Green River" Buckner,also nicknamed "Buck" and "Goat Head",was an American Negro league pitcher and outfielder in the between 1896 and 1918.
Henry William Moore was an American baseball utility player in the pre-Negro leagues. He was known as "Harry Moore," "Henry Moore," or "Mike Moore."
George Martin Wright,nicknamed "Jess",was an American baseball shortstop and second baseman in the pre-Negro leagues.
Charles Albert "Joe" Green was an American baseball outfielder and manager in the pre-Negro leagues and the beginning of the Negro National League.
Dangerfield F. Talbert was an American baseball third baseman in the pre-Negro leagues.
James "Pete" Booker was an American baseball catcher and first baseman in the pre-Negro leagues.
Harry Hyde was a Negro leagues pitcher and Infielder for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League. He played several years with Frank Leland and his Chicago Union Giants,playing with Dangerfield Talbert,Rube Foster,Chappie Johnson,Walter Ball,William Binga,and Charles "Joe" Green.
William Holland was a Negro leagues pitcher and infielder for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
William Henry Francis was a Negro leagues Third baseman for a few years before the founding of the first Negro National League,and in its first few seasons.
