
September 24, 1944: Homestead Grays repeat as Negro League World Series champions
“But coming down through that would heighten my sense because…

September 24, 1943: Cool Papa Bell wins Game 3 for Grays in 10th inning
Johnny Markham must have looked long and hard at Ted “Double…

September 18, 1945: ‘Cinderella’ Cleveland Buckeyes win Game 3 with shutout of Grays
The 1945 Negro League World Series was taking place in a postwar…

September 21, 1943: Powerful Grays, upstart Black Barons take center stage at Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium hosted Game One of the 1943 Negro League World…

August 16-18, 1942: Negro League East stars sweep Comiskey Classic and Cleveland benefit games
As the 10th annual East-West All-Star Game at Chicago’s Comiskey…

September 8, 1942: Satchel Paige, Monarchs shut out powerful Homestead Grays lineup in Game 1
“I think I should get a word or two in edgewise about the 1942…

May 24, 1942: Paige, Monarchs get the best of Dizzy Dean All-Stars at Wrigley Field
On this crisp afternoon, the sky was a vivid blue, the grass…

July 26, 1942: Monarchs’ Satchel Paige garners the victory on day in his honor at Wrigley Field
Negro League historian James A. Riley wrote about Satchel Paige,…

September 9, 1934: Satchel Paige and Slim Jones throw head-to-head pitching gems at Yankee Stadium
Of the more than 200 Negro League games played at Yankee Stadium…

August 7, 1942: First Negro League baseball game is broadcast on radio
While we take radio for granted today, when it came onto the…

September 13-20, 1935: Pittsburgh Crawfords rally from 3-1 deficit to beat New York Cubans in Negro League World Series
From left, Leroy Matlock, Oscar Charleston, boxer John Henry…

September 22, 1935: Satchel Paige takes the money but not the mound at Yankee Stadium
1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords pitchers, from left: Satchel Paige,…

August 28, 1942: When only the ball was white in Lima, Ohio: Josh Gibson, Homestead Grays top Philadelphia Stars
Like hundreds of small and mid-sized communities across the country,…

June 6, 1935: Satchel Paige strikes out 17 for Bismarck in exhibition against Monarchs in Winnipeg
On June 6, 1935, Winnipeg’s Osborne Stadium reopened after…

August 1, 1943: Thrills and Surprises: 51,723 see Satchel Paige and other Negro League greats in All-Star Game
“If you were anybody, you were at the East-West Game.” —…

September 26, 1943: Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, and Buck Leonard lead Homestead Grays in Game 4
A crowd of 6,000 turned out to Comiskey Park on September 26,…

August 11, 1935: The Mule Kicks the Maestro in Negro Leagues all-star game
At a time when a pint of Kentucky bourbon cost $1.251 and a…

August 6, 1939: Late home runs lift West to win in Negro League all-star game
As the Cheers resident know-it-all Cliff Clavin might have said,…

June 13, 1944: Ray Dandridge, Newark Eagles soar over Memphis Red Sox
“Ray Dandridge was fantastic. ... Once you saw him, you never…

May 30, 1942: New York Black Yankees defeat Birmingham Black Barons on Decoration Day at Sportsman’s Park
On a warm Saturday afternoon in May, with the nation’s list…

July 6, 1938: Braves Field hosts an integrated baseball game
Bob Quinn owned the Boston Red Sox from 1923 into 1933. In 1936…

August 13, 1945: KC Monarchs pay a ‘royal’ visit to Braves Field
On occasion, the buildup exceeds the event. Such was the case…

May 18, 1940: Young Roy Campanella clouts two home runs for Baltimore Elite Giants
For decades, baseball had been played in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,…

May 3, 1936: Satchel Paige and the Pittsburgh Crawfords visit Zanesville, Ohio
The Zanesville (Ohio) Greys were a Class C minor-league baseball…