April 28, 1924: Birmingham Black Barons make Negro National League debut with win over Cuban Stars
In 1923, the Birmingham Black Barons were dominating the Negro…
June 27, 1922: Bill Force tosses no-hitter for Detroit Stars
When one thinks of the best pitchers in the first few seasons…
April 12, 1925: Homestead Grays open season by defeating McConkey Macks
It wasn’t easy being an independent team in 1925. These teams…
August 16, 1922: Chicago American Giants outlast New York Bacharach Giants in 20-inning pitchers’ duel
Harold Treadwell wasn’t the best pitcher on the 1922 New York…
October 18, 1925: Oscar Charleston’s Lincoln Giants fall to Lou Gehrig and the Bronx Giants in an avalanche of runs
For the two major-league baseball teams that called the Bronx…
October 3, 1926: Red Grier throws a no-hitter in Negro League World Series
Red Grier wouldn’t have had the chance to pitch one of the…
September 9-17, 1922: Turkey Stearnes and Memphis Red Sox defeat Dallas Black Giants in Dixie Series
In September 1922, the Memphis Red Sox of the Negro Southern…
July 26, 1922: Nip Winters tosses no-hitter as Bacharach Giants teach Indianapolis ABCs a lesson
The name Jesse “Nip” Winters is unlikely to appear in a casual…
October 10, 1921: Cardinals barnstormers blow out St. Louis Giants in exhibition series finale
For at least a decade, Black baseball fans in the Gateway City…
October 9, 1921: Cardinals barnstormers smash St. Louis Giants in doubleheader sweep
While the Giants and Yankees played Game Four of the 1921 World…
October 4, 1921: Oscar Charleston and Charlie Blackwell bash the Cardinals’ barnstormers in Game 2
The series was billed as a clash between the “recognized strongest…
October 4, 1921: Speed and power propel Chicago American Giants past Hilldale in Game 1
After the Negro Leagues ended their regular seasons, October…
October 3, 1921: A Negro League team plays in Sportsman’s Park for the first time
It was a groundbreaking event in White major-league baseball’s…
September 5, 1921: Hilldale’s Phil Cockrell tosses no-hitter against Detroit Stars
Phil Cockrell, raved the Philadelphia Inquirer, “drew transportation…
July 25, 1921: Monarchs’ Bullet Rogan hits 2-run homer in 9th-inning comeback over Detroit Stars
The 2021 All-Star Game shined a national spotlight on the Los…
October 8, 1927: Red Farrell of Bacharach Giants tosses the second Negro League World Series no-hitter
In the 1926 Negro World Series, pitcher Claude “Red” Grier…
July 10, 1921: Tom Williams outduels Bill Drake as Chicago American Giants edge St. Louis Giants
Fresh off a one-hit shutout of the Kansas City Monarchs, Chicago…
July 9, 1921: Columbus Buckeyes surprise first-place Detroit Stars with comeback win
The Detroit Stars held first place in the Negro National League…
July 3, 1921: Atlantic City Bacharach Giants edge natural rivals Hilldale, 6-5
July 4, 1921, fell on a Monday, giving baseball teams a golden…
June 29, 1921: Oscar Charleston drives in five runs in St. Louis Giants’ rout of Columbus Buckeyes
The St. Louis Giants, after playing as an independent team since…
June 20, 1921: Cristóbal Torriente scores in 10th for American Giants’ 13th consecutive victory
One day earlier, Rube Foster’s Chicago American Giants (CAG)…
July 31, 1921: Atlantic City Bacharach Giants pound the Indianapolis ABCs at Ebbets Field
Sunday games were the big games for Negro League teams, when…
July 16, 1921: Cristóbal Torriente, Chicago American Giants knock the starch out of ‘Iron Man’ McGinnity
1921 Chicago American Giants team with manager Rube Foster…
August 3, 1924: Cyclone Joe Williams leads Royal Giants to victory
Four thousand fans arrived at Maryland Park on Sunday, August…