Tom Parker

Tom Parker, who also answered to the sobriquets of “Big Train”…

Eudie Napier

Euthumn Napier remembered a bus ride north on April 15, 1947,…

Robert Gaston

With the clarity of hindsight it seems appropriate that an action…

Charles Gary

When longtime third baseman and fan favorite Howard Easterling…

Ervin Fowlkes

Ervin Fowlkes was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on January…

Clarence Evans

Clarence Evans was a product of the District of Columbia’s…

Bob Boston

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Garnett Blair

Right-handed pitcher Garnett Blair had the opportunity to play…

Lefty Bell

A pitcher whom the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first identified as…

Sam Bankhead

Hall of Famer and Negro League legend Judy Johnson called Sam…

Ted Alexander

 Ted “Red” Alexander was born Theodore Roosevelt Alexander…

Ethel Posey

Ownership in the Negro Leagues was a tough and sometimes precarious…

Rufus Jackson

Rufus “Sonnyman” Jackson was born on May 1, 1900, in Columbus,…

Abe Saperstein

Some music is so well known that you can listen to it in a dark…

Tom Hayes

Tom Hayes is a footnote in baseball history. To the extent that…

Stephen Zapp

Samuel Williams

Joe Wiley

Ed Steele

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Joe Scott

Joe Scott’s ancestors were probably kidnapped or purchased…

Bobby Robinson

Norman “Bobby” Robinson was the starting center fielder on…

Nat Pollard

The year was 1865, and the Civil War had ended. Northern and…

Alonzo Perry

Alonzo Perry had a successful Negro League career primarily as…

Jimmie Newberry

James Lee “Jimmie” Newberry was a starting pitcher for the…

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