Martín Magdaleno Dihigo Llanos,called The Immortal and The Maestro,was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played in the Negro leagues and Latin American leagues from 1923 to 1936 as a two-way player,both as a pitcher and a second baseman,although he excelled at all nine positions and later as a manager.
Walter Fenner "Buck" Leonard was an American first baseman in Negro league baseball and in the Mexican League. After growing up in North Carolina,he played for the Homestead Grays between 1934 and 1950,batting fourth behind Josh Gibson for many years. The Grays teams of the 1930s and 1940s were considered some of the best teams in Negro league history. Leonard and Gibson are two of only nine players in league history to win multiple batting titles.
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.
Benjamin Harrison Taylor was an American first baseman and manager in baseball's Negro leagues. Taylor played for the Birmingham Giants,Chicago American Giants,Indianapolis ABC's,St. Louis Giants,Bacharach Giants,Washington Potomacs,Harrisburg Giants,and Baltimore Black Sox. His playing career lasted from 1908 to 1929. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
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.
Ulysses Franklin Grant was an American baseball player in the 19th century. Early in his career,he was a star player in the International League,shortly before race-based restrictions were imposed that banned African-American players from organized baseball. Grant then became a pioneer in the early Negro leagues,starring for several of the top African-American teams of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is widely considered to have been the greatest African-American player of the 19th century. In 2006,Grant was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Indianapolis Clowns were a professional baseball team in the Negro American League. Tracing their origins back to the 1930s,the Clowns were the last of the Negro league teams to disband,continuing to play exhibition games into the 1980s. They began play as the independent Ethiopian Clowns,joined the Negro American League as the Cincinnati Clowns and,after a couple of years,relocated to Indianapolis. Hank Aaron was a Clown for a short period,and the Clowns were also one of the first professional baseball teams to hire a female player.
The Long Branch Cubans were a professional baseball team that played from 1913 to 1916. It was the first U.S. minor league baseball team composed almost entirely of Cubans. Several players,including Dolf Luque and Mike González,went on to play in the major leagues. The Cubans played in Long Branch,New Jersey from 1913 to 1915,except for the first half of the 1914 season,when they played in Newark,New Jersey. In 1916,they started the season playing in Jersey City,New Jersey as the "Jersey City Cubans." Later that summer,they moved their home games to Poughkeepsie,New York,where they were usually referred to as the "Long Branch Cubans." In late July 1916 they briefly moved to Harlem and finally to Madison,New Jersey in August.
John Britton was an American baseball third baseman in the Negro leagues and in the Japanese Pacific League. He played professionally from 1940 to 1953,playing with the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars,Chicago American Giants,Cincinnati/Indianapolis Clowns,Birmingham Black Barons,and Hankyu Braves. During the 1944 Negro World Series,Britton was injured in a car accident,along with Tommy Sampson,Pepper Bassett,and Leandy Young. Britton suffered a dislocated left hand. Britton and Jimmy Newberry were the first African-Americans to play on a Japanese baseball team.
Edgar Wooded Wesley was a Negro league first baseman from 1917 to 1927. He played most of his career with the Detroit Stars of the first Negro National League (NNL).
Raymond Neil,nicknamed "Aussa" and "Tackolu",was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1940s and 1950s.
Clyde Nelson was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s.
William James Marshall,nicknamed "Boisy",was an American Negro league second baseman between 1926 and 1944.
Leonard Lewis Lindsay,nicknamed "Sloppy",was an American Negro league first baseman between 1935 and 1946.
Fermín Valdés Peña was a Cuban second baseman in the Negro leagues between 1931 and 1944.
Henry Smith was a Negro league second baseman in the 1940s.
Charlie Harris is an American former Negro league second baseman who played in the 1940s.
Vicente Villafañe is a former Negro league third baseman who played in the 1940s.
Luis Pérez is a former Negro league third baseman who played in the 1940s.
Leroy Oliver Cromartie was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1940s.
