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.
The Columbia Giants were a professional,black baseball team based in Chicago at the turn of the 20th century,prior to the Negro leagues.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1966 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1962 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1956 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1955 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1941 throughout the world.
James Raleigh "Biz" Mackey was an American catcher and manager in Negro league baseball. He played for the Indianapolis ABCs (1920–1922),New York Lincoln Giants (1920),Hilldale Daisies (1923–1931),Philadelphia Royal Giants (1925),Philadelphia Stars (1933–1935),Washington / Baltimore Elite Giants (1936–1939),and Newark Dodgers/Eagles.
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 following are the baseball events of the year 1933 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1934 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1930 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1915 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1913 throughout the world.
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."
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.
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.
The Buxton Wonders was a small club of black baseball players formed in Buxton,Iowa running from approximately 1907 to 1920.
