The series was billed as a clash between the “recognized strongest…
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Attendance was down dramatically for Game Six of the 1918 World…
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After the Negro Leagues ended their regular seasons, October…
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For a brief period in the early 1890s, Al Johnson was an influential,…
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In a pro career that lasted from the winter of 1958-59 through…
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Gene “Stick” Michael is the only person to serve, at one…
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It was a groundbreaking event in White major-league baseball’s…
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The fans at Griffith Stadium were in for a treat in the first…
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October 4, 1921: Oscar Charleston and Charlie Blackwell bash the Cardinals’ barnstormers in Game 2
September 11, 1918: Red Sox win their fifth World Series as Carl Mays stops Cubs
October 4, 1921: Speed and power propel Chicago American Giants past Hilldale in Game 1
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October 3, 1921: A Negro League team plays in Sportsman’s Park for the first time
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