Negro Leagues Research Committee
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Welcome to the Negro Leagues Committee.
The Negro Leagues Committee was formed in 1971 in an effort to research and preserve the history of blacks in baseball before the re-integration of the game, and to support efforts to give them recognition.
1994 marked the release of the committee's landmark publication, The Negro Leagues Book. The committee also compiles Negro League statistics, interviews former players and provides a network for research in the area. Subcommittees include ballparks, Negro Leaguers in Japan, Organized Baseball records, player register updates, and Negro League rosters.
A Negro League Bibliography has been initiated in conjunction with the Bibliography Committee. The eighth edition of The Baseball Encyclopedia featured Negro League player statistics provided by the committee.
The committee also hosts the annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, the only symposium dedicated exclusively to the examination and promotion of black baseball history. The 2012 Malloy Conference will be held July 19-21 in Cleveland, Ohio. (2011-12 high school essay contest, art competition and school library grant applications will be posted as soon as they are available.)
For more information or to donate to the Negro League Baseball Grave Marker Project, visit http://www.nlbgmp.com.
- Check out our SABRNation discussion group to post research requests or questions. Click "Add discussion" to get started.
- To find current and past Negro Leagues committee newsletters, click here.
- All SABR members are eligible to join this committee. Click here to find the Negro Leagues Committee in SABRNation and then follow the link that says "Join group".
Contacts:
- Larry Lester (Co-Chair)
- Richard Clark (Co-Chair)
