M. Donald Grant

June 15, 1977 is a black day in the history of the New York Mets. On…

Joseph Coffindaffer

When the United States acquired the Philippines in December 1898,…
Michael E. Finn (Courtesy of Deborah Shepherd Hayes)

Michael E. Finn

San Francisco’s Mike Finn was a pioneer professional as a California…

Stanley Cayasso

Stanley Cayasso (1906-1986) is one of Nicaragua’s baseball…

Hugo Duesenberg

St. Louis merchant and businessman Hugo Duesenberg died on February…

Jimmy Cleghorn

A teammate of Allie Reynolds in their college days, James G.…
Raymond Brown (Trading Card Database)

Raymond Brown

In his heyday, Raymond Brown was on top of the Negro League baseball…

Sol White

Racial discrimination did not miraculously disappear in 1863…
Johnny Taylor (SEAMHEADS.COM)

Johnny Taylor

The year 1933 was one of the low points of the Great Depression.…

Doc Barrett

For over half a century, Charles “Doc” Barrett (1877-1954)…
Dan Daniel, 1920 (PUBLIC DOMAIN)

Dan Daniel

Dan Daniel thought he had the best job on the newspaper. Several…
Sylvia Wronski (Trading Card Database)

Sylvia Wronski

Sylvia “Ronie” Wronski pitched for her hometown Milwaukee…

Ben De La Vergne

Ben De La Vergne was one of the brave catchers who played during…

John Dickins

Baseball was part of the long and varied life of John W. Dickins…
In 1892, he played for the Gorhams and then the Cuban Giants on his way to a Hall of Fame career.

Frank Grant

Frank Grant was one of the best second basemen of the nineteenth…
George Stovey (GRIT MAGAZINE, November 4, 1945)

George Stovey

George Stovey came of age just as overhand pitching became legal.…

John Morrissey

It is hard to reconcile Henry Chadwick’s world of gentleman…

Henry V. Lucas

Born in St. Louis on September 5, 1857, Henry Van Noye Lucas…
S.K. Govern

S. K. Govern

Stanislaus Kostka Govern was Black baseball’s Renaissance man.…

Matthew Killilea

If asked for the name of the man responsible for bringing the…
Faye Dancer (Trading Card Database)

Faye Dancer

Known as “All the Way Faye” for her exuberance both on and…

John Ryn

John Ryn’s career was spent in the Midwest, South and West…

George Kihm

George Kihm learned to play ball on the diamonds of the Ohio…
Charlie Grant (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Charlie Grant

Statistics and anecdotes of early black player Charlie Grant…
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