Jake Stephens (Courtesy of Gary Ashwill)

Jake Stephens

“You were a good man to have on a team. You kept the spirits…
Dick Seay (Courtesy of Graig Kreindler)

Dick Seay

“Nobody’s a better second baseman than Dick.” – Satchel…
Courtesy of Gary Ashwill

Ed Gottlieb

Eddie Gottlieb was primarily known as the organizer of the SPHAS…
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Lefty Holmes

The 1934 Philadelphia Stars, champions of the second iteration…
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Johnny Hayes

From 1934 to 1951, the name Johnny Hayes appeared in newspaper…
Ameal Brooks (Courtesy of Gary Ashwill)

Ameal Brooks

Ameal Brooks played for semipro and Negro League teams from the…
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Clifford Irons

Clifford Calvin Irons appeared in only one documented game for…
Jake Dunn (Courtesy of Gary Ashwill)

Jake Dunn

Jake Dunn was a versatile middle infielder and outfielder who…
Rocky Ellis (Courtesy of Gary Ashwill)

Rocky Ellis

Rocky Ellis is one of the many Negro League players whose statistics…
Mickey Casey (Courtesy of Gary Ashwill)

Mickey Casey

Mickey Casey was a stout, 5-foot-7½-inch, 200-pound journeyman…
Phil Cockrell (Courtesy of Gary Ashwill)

Phil Cockrell

“If you were to ask me who is the smartest hurler in our league,…
Dewey Creacy (Courtesy of Gary Ashwill)

Dewey Creacy

In 13 of his 15 seasons in Negro Leagues baseball, Dewey Creacy…
Porter Charleston (Courtesy of Baltimore Afro-American)

Porter Charleston

Porter Riley Charleston was born in Mexia, Limestone County,…
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Webster McDonald

I was strictly a submarine pitcher, a lot of junk. I had a good…

Granville Lyons

Rookie Granville Lyons received his first shot in the Negro Leagues…
George Carr (Courtesy of Graig Kreindler)

George Carr

“It is very doubtful if colored baseball has known a more dangerous…
Slim Jones (TRADING CARD DB)

Slim Jones

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

Armon Stovall

It would not have been surprising if Armon Stovall had wished…

Bernard Blackwell

During the Philadelphia Stars’ 1934 championship season, a…

Frederick Coleman

Frederick Davis “Fred” Coleman began his baseball career…
Paul Carter (Courtesy of Gary Ashwill)

Paul Carter

Paul Carter was a late bloomer as a professional pitcher with…

Passon Field (Philadelphia, PA)

Passon Field has been renamed Pollock Field and is still…

Biz Mackey

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

Ed Bolden

Before Ed Bolden began his career in baseball, he was a domestic…