Sammy Hughes (Trading Card DB)

Sammy Hughes

Sammy Hughes’ name will almost certainly appear on any list…
Slim Jones (TRADING CARD DB)

Slim Jones

The legend of Slim Jones has loomed large over the history of…

Bill Lee (“Big Bill”)

He wasn’t flamboyant like his contemporary Dizzy Dean and didn’t…

Fats Jenkins

In the 1920s and 1930s, Clarence “Fats” Jenkins was an athletic…
Harry Kincannon (COURTESY OF ROBERT D. RETORT ENTERPRISES)

Harry Kincannon

In the 1920s, Harry Kincannon left the coalfields of southern…
Bert Hunter (NOIRTECH RESEARCH, INC.)

Bert Hunter

Often referred to as the Pittsburgh Crawfords’ “normal…

Dick Lundy

The greatest shortstops in Negro League history were John Henry…

Buddy Lewis

“With a fine disregard of flying regulations here came this…

Bob Johnson

Because he was born on an Indian reservation, Bob Johnson was…

Biz Mackey

In the summer of 1946, Pittsburgh Courier columnist Wendell Smith…

Connie Mack

He was known as “The Tall Tactician” and was baseball’s…

Buck Leonard

Negro league fans called him “the black Lou Gehrig,” putting…

Judy Johnson

“Judy Johnson was the smartest baseball player I ever came…

Cookie Lavagetto

Harry Arthur “Cookie” Lavagetto is best known for one swing…

Travis Jackson

During the 1920s and 1930s the New York Giants captured seven…

Ted Lyons

Ted Lyons is remembered as the “Sunday pitcher” who started…

Billy Jurges

Billy Jurges, a star shortstop for the Chicago Cubs (1931-1938,…

Chuck Klein

Charles Herbert Klein was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October…

Vern Kennedy

In the spring of 1992, at the age of 84, Vernon Kennedy was still…

Gus Mancuso

Popular, smiling catcher Gus Mancuso played in five World Series…

Ernie Lombardi

It is one of those records that may never be equaled, much less…

Tony Lazzeri

Day after day at Salt Lake City, Utah in 1925, Bill Essick, a…

Heinie Manush

Mastering the art of the line drive but unable to master his…

Al Lopez

He was equally as adept at coordinating pitchers and throwing…