Charlie Hollocher (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Charlie Hollocher

After his rookie season in 1918, Chicago Cubs shortstop Charlie…
Blondie Purcell (TRADING CARD DB)

Blondie Purcell

William Aloysius Purcell played and managed in the major leagues…
Frank Saucier (Courtesy of Frank Saucier)

Frank Saucier

At age 25, after becoming the best hitter in three different…
Ralph Savidge (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Ralph Savidge

“Savidge has mastered the ‘finger nail curve.’ He believes…
Nate Snell (TRADING CARD DB)

Nate Snell

A tall, lanky South Carolinian, Nate Snell didn’t debut in…
Frank Verdi (TRADING CARD DB)

Frank Verdi

Frank Verdi accumulated 1,832 hits across 18 seasons playing…
Ruppert Stadium, the home of the Monarchs. The stadium was first known as Muehlebach Field (1923), then Ruppert Stadium (1937), and later Blues Stadium (1943). It was completely rebuilt and renamed Municipal Stadium in 1955. (Courtesy Noir-Tech Research, Inc.)

Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City)

Ruppert Stadium was the home of the Kansas City Monarchs…

Willa Bea Harmon

During the 1942 baseball season, many of the articles about the…

Dizzy Dismukes

He was a star pitcher, one who not only threw a no-hitter —…

Tom Baird

Tom Baird was present at the beginning of the Negro National…
Herb Souell (NOIRTECH INC.)

Herb Souell

Herb “Baldy” Souell, 5-feet-9 and 150 pounds, carved out…

Willie Simms

Before the lumber,1 natural gas,2 and oil3 industries brought…

Bonnie Serrell

During World War II, the Kansas City Monarchs had two middle…

Frazier Robinson

Henry Frazier Robinson was born on May 30, 1910, in Birmingham,…

Norris Phillips

Norris Phillips may have had a short-lived career in the Negro…

Gread McKinnis

“That McKinnis is one of the best pitchers I have ever seen,”…

Booker McDaniel

Over the course of seven seasons, from 1940 through 1946, Booker…

Jack Matchett

Jack Matchett made his debut with the Kansas City Monarchs in…

Jim LaMarque

 “LaMarque was probably the most unassuming of all the Monarch…

James Greene

Frank Duncan

“When I lost Frank I lost one of my best friends. Baseball…

Johnnie Dawson

Johnnie Dawson’s life was bookended by unknowns. His early…

Frank Bradley

Frank E. Bradley, a fireballing right-handed pitcher who played…

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