September 8-29, 1942: Satchel Paige’s Monarchs sweep Josh Gibson’s Grays in Negro League World Series
The 1942 Negro League World Series was the first championship…
September 20, 1945: Cleveland Buckeyes dethrone Negro League champions
The Homestead Grays were a dynasty in Negro League baseball…
September 24, 1947: Noble’s slam gives Cubans 2-1 series lead
After a regular season in which the Negro American League's…
May 12, 1946: Indianapolis Clowns, Chicago American Giants play to 20-inning tie
When the Indianapolis Clowns and the Chicago American Giants…
July 27, 1947: West wins 15th annual Negro Leagues East-West Classic at Comiskey Park
There had been a Negro Leagues all-star game since September…
July 29, 1947: The West wins another Negro League East-West Game at Polo Grounds
The East-West All-Star Game was the highlight of the Negro Leagues’…
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…
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…
September 23, 1945: At 49, Jud Wilson becomes oldest player to hit a home run in the Negro Leagues
The Cleveland Buckeyes swept the venerated Homestead Grays in…
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,…
September 26, 1947: Few notice as Negro League World Series visits Chicago
The baseball world changed in 1947. This statement cannot be…
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,…
September 25, 1946: Hilton Smith goes the distance as Monarchs roll in Game 5
Negro League team owners could see the handwriting on the wall…
August 18, 1946: Artie Wilson turns in a star performance in Negro Leagues East-West Classic
After the East defeated the West, 6-3, in Washington, D.C., on…
August 15, 1946: Newark Eagles quartet sparks East to victory in Negro Leagues all-star game
The first Negro Leagues East-West All-Star Game of 1946 took…
May 5, 1946: Leon Day throws Opening Day no-hitter for Newark Eagles
It is common knowledge that Cleveland Indians Hall of Famer Bob…
August 11, 1946: Leon Day pitches 15 innings, hits game-winning homer for Newark Eagles
It was a cool, sunny day at Ruppert Stadium, home of the Newark…
September 17-29, 1946: Newark Eagles get the best of Kansas City Monarchs in Negro League World Series
The 1946 Negro League World Series played between the Negro National…
June 13, 1944: Ray Dandridge, Newark Eagles soar over Memphis Red Sox
“Ray Dandridge was fantastic. ... Once you saw him, you never…
August 13, 1945: KC Monarchs pay a ‘royal’ visit to Braves Field
On occasion, the buildup exceeds the event. Such was the case…