Rickwood Field (Birmingham)
The history of Rickwood Field is a story worth telling and…
Frank Thompson
One of the more colorful aspects of baseball history is the wide,…
Willie D. Smith
According to some references, including the Pittsburgh Courier…
Bill Powell
William H. Powell is not a household name like Jackie Robinson,…
Willie Pope
On September 19, 1988, the Pittsburgh Pirates paid tribute to…
Tom Parker
Tom Parker, who also answered to the sobriquets of “Big Train”…
Eudie Napier
Euthumn Napier remembered a bus ride north on April 15, 1947,…
Ethel Posey
Ownership in the Negro Leagues was a tough and sometimes precarious…
Abe Saperstein
Some music is so well known that you can listen to it in a dark…
Ed Steele
Edward D. Steele was an Alabama fixture through and through.…
Joe Scott
Joe Scott’s ancestors were probably kidnapped or purchased…
Bobby Robinson
Norman “Bobby” Robinson was the starting center fielder on…
Nat Pollard
The year was 1865, and the Civil War had ended. Northern and…
Alonzo Perry
Alonzo Perry had a successful Negro League career primarily as…
Jimmie Newberry
James Lee “Jimmie” Newberry was a starting pitcher for the…
Bob Veale
Bob Veale was one of the hardest-throwing and most intimidating…
Cecil Kaiser
Cecil Kaiser earned the respect of his Negro League peers during…
Larry Kimbrough
Versatility can be both a blessing and a curse. Larry Kimbrough…
Buck Leonard
Negro league fans called him “the black Lou Gehrig,” putting…
Cum Posey
Although his fame rests with his relationship with the great…
Bob Trice
On a sunny but windy and cool September Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia,…
Luis Marquez
Luis Márquez was a member of the generation of baseball players…
Willie Mays
"If somebody came up and hit .450, stole 100 bases, and performed…
Bob Thurman
Power-hitting Bob Thurman was nicknamed "Big Swish" because the…