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John Beckwith
John Beckwith was a tremendous slugger who has received more…
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Oscar Boone
This biography is published in SABR’s The Baltimore Elite…
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Emery Adams
This biography is published in SABR's The Baltimore Elite Giants…
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Eddie Boyd
Eddie Boyd was a little-known player who had brief stints with…
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Joe Black
Joe Black helped lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to the 1952 pennant,…
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Rudolph Ash
Rudolph Ash played in eight league games for the 1920 NNL champion…
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Bernard Blackwell
During the Philadelphia Stars’ 1934 championship season, a…
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Tom Baird
Tom Baird was present at the beginning of the Negro National…
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Newt Allen
Second baseman Newt Allen’s Kansas City Monarchs teammates…
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Cool Papa Bell
“He was a beautiful person. Yes he was. Cool Papa Bell. He…
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William Bell
The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords are often considered to be the…
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Ted Bond
“What did I do to deserve this?” If Theodore Bond had asked…
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Lloyd Bassett
Lloyd Pepper Bassett made his name in Negro League baseball as…
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George Altman
As the title of his 2013 autobiography showed, George Altman’s…
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Bob Boston
The 1948 Negro National League season was played on the cusp…
Garnett Blair
Right-handed pitcher Garnett Blair had the opportunity to play…
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Lefty Bell
A pitcher whom the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first identified as…
Sam Bankhead
Hall of Famer and Negro League legend Judy Johnson called Sam…
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Ted Alexander
Ted “Red” Alexander was born Theodore Roosevelt Alexander…
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Herman Bell
In his lifetime Herman Bell was a highly regarded defensive catcher…
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Walter Ball
Right-hander Walter Ball was one of the top pitchers in early…
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Ed Bolden
Before Ed Bolden began his career in baseball, he was a domestic…
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Dan Bankhead
Dan Bankhead is best known for two things. He was the first African-American…
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Sandy Amorós
On October 4, 1955, outfielder Edmundo Amorós helped “Next…