William Hendrick Foster was an American left-handed pitcher in baseball's Negro leagues in the 1920s and 1930s,and had a career record of 110–56. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. Foster was the much-younger half-brother of Rube Foster,a Negro league player,pioneer,and fellow Hall of Famer.
The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro leagues. Operating in Kansas City,Missouri,and owned by J. L. Wilkinson,they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 1930. J. L. Wilkinson was the first white owner at the time of the establishment of the team. In 1930,the Monarchs became the first professional baseball team to use a portable lighting system which was transported from game to game in trucks to play games at night,five years before any MLB team did. The Monarchs won ten league championships before integration,and triumphed in the first Negro League World Series in 1924. The Monarchs had only one season in which they did not have a winning record. The team produced more major league players than any other Negro league franchise. It was disbanded in 1965.
Wilber Joe Rogan,also known as "Bullet Joe",was an American pitcher,outfielder,and manager for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro baseball leagues from 1920 to 1938. Renowned as a two-way player who could both hit and pitch successfully,one statistical compilation shows Rogan winning more games than any other pitcher in Negro leagues history and ranking fourth highest in career batting average. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.
Willard Jessie Brown,nicknamed "Home Run" Brown,was an American baseball player who played outfielder in the Negro leagues for the Kansas City Monarchs and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Browns. For the Monarchs,he led the Negro American League in hits for eight seasons and runs batted in (RBI) seven times during his career. His eight times leading a league in hits is tied with Ty Cobb for most in baseball history while his seven times leading in RBI for a league is tied for second-most in baseball history with Josh Gibson;Gibson and Brown also finished in the top two in batting average in five seasons each,most in Negro league history. He is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Kansas City Municipal Stadium was an American baseball and football stadium in the central United States,located in Kansas City,Missouri. It was located at the corner of Brooklyn Avenue and E. 22nd Street.
John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil Jr. was an American first baseman and manager in the Negro American League,mostly with the Kansas City Monarchs. After his playing days,he worked as a scout and became the first African American coach in Major League Baseball. In his later years he became a popular and renowned speaker and interview subject,helping to renew widespread interest in the Negro leagues,and played a major role in establishing the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City,Missouri. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 as an executive.
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.
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) is a privately funded museum dedicated to preserving the history of Negro league baseball in America. It was founded in 1990 in Kansas City,Missouri,in the historic 18th &Vine District,the hub of African-American cultural activity in Kansas City during the first half of the 20th century. The NLBM shares its building with the American Jazz Museum.
Chester Arthur Brewer was an American right-handed pitcher in baseball's Negro leagues. Born in Leavenworth,Kansas,he played for the Kansas City Monarchs,and from 1957 to 1974 he scouted for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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.
Richard T. Crane Medical Prep High School is a public 4–year medical prep high school located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago,Illinois,United States. The school is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. Crane is named for businessman Richard T. Crane. Beginning with the 2012–13 school year,the school transitioned to a medical preparatory high school,partnering with Rush Hospital,City Colleges Of Chicago,and University of Illinois at Chicago.
Connie Johnson was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball. He was born Clifford Johnson Jr. in Stone Mountain,Georgia.
Frank Lee Duncan Jr was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues from 1920 to 1948. He was primarily a catcher for the Kansas City Monarchs,handling their pitching staff for over a decade. While playing part-time,he managed the Monarchs to two pennants in 1942 and 1946;he managed the Monarchs for the longest of all managers in team history with six and he won 281 games as skipper,a club record. He caught two no-hitters with the Monarchs,in 1923 and 1929.
Oscar "Heavy" Johnson (1895–1960) was a baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played catcher and outfielder. Johnson was one of the Negro league's foremost power hitters in the 1920s,reportedly weighing 250 pounds,and known for hitting home runs. Longtime MLB umpire Jocko Conlan once said that Johnson "could hit a ball out of any park."
Samuel Crawford was an American pitcher and manager in baseball's Negro leagues.
The Legacy Awards are presented annually by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM),headquartered in Kansas City,Missouri. The "Hall of Game Award"—established in 2014 and honoring players who personify "the spirit of the way the game was played in the Negro Leagues"—is the only such award actively presented since 2018.
Benjamin Franklin Adams was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1950s and 1960s.
Melvin Luther Duncan,nicknamed "Buck",was an American Negro leagues baseball player. He was born in 1929. He played from 1949 to 1956. In the United States,he played with the Kansas City Monarchs and the Detroit Stars. In Canada,he played for the Kitchener Panthers in early 1950s as part of the Intercounty Baseball League. Melvin was a pitcher. He was a member of the US Army and played on the Army Team. Duncan additionally played in Venezuela. He was honored in 2014 for his participation in baseball.
Henry Presswood was an infielder who played in the Negro American League. He batted and threw right handed.
