Negro Leagues' Historic Photographic Archive

[Bill Burgess]

If you enjoy this photo gallery, you might also like our other ones, too.

Historical, Archival Photographs (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=40306)---Pre-1900 (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=41332)---Negro L. (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=41331)---Vintage Panoramic Pictures (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=75607)---Brooklyn Dodgers (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=41860)---Members' Gallery (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=40925)---Runningshoes Presents: Photo Op (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=46723)---Meet The Sports Writers (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=57538)

Photos of the following individual players---Hank Aaron (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=58318)---Pete Alexander (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=54211)---Ty Cobb (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=80626&page=9)---Eddie Collins (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=54920)---Sam Crawford (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=71637)---Jimmy Foxx (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=55628)---Lou Gehrig (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=54351)---Rickey Henderson (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=54995)---Rogers Hornsby (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=56377)---Joe Jackson (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?p=1305036&highlight=Greenville#post1305036)---Walter Johnson (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=54344)---Nap Lajoie (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=72124)---Connie Mack (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=59240)---John McGraw (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=68164)---Mickey Mantle (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=67997)---Christy Mathewson (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=33507)---Willie Mays (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=54723)---Babe Ruth (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=21998&page=7)---George Sisler (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?p=960330#post960330)---Tris Speaker (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=38504)---Pie Traynor (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=37345)---Rube Waddell (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?p=308179#post308179)--- Honus Wagner (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=13366)---Ted Williams (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=58624)---Zack Wheat (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?p=682455#post682455)---Rare Ty Cobb (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=73847) ---Rare Babe Ruth (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=73654)---Bill's Babe Ruth (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=80285)---Rare Ted Williams (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?p=1296657#post1296657)---Bill's Rare Finds (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=75602) ---Babefan's Fantastic Vintage Baseball photos (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=93482)
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Indexing of Negro League Historical Photographic Archive:


1. Index
2. Top, Left: Leroy 'Satchel' Paige: Satchel Paige: The Associated Press Pictorial History of Baseball, by Hal Bock, 1990, pp. 17. Or, one use alternately use, Maybe I'll Pitch Forever, by Leroy (Satchel) Paige, as told to David Lipman, 1961, pp. 144.
2. Top, Right: Leroy 'Satchel' Paige:
2. Middle, Left: Satchel Paige: Baseball: The Perfect Game, ed. by Josh Leventhal, 2005, pp. 161.
2. Middle, Right: Satchel Paige: Illustrated History of Baseball, by Robert Smith, 1973, pp. 175.
2. Bottom, Left: Satchel Paige: INTERNET:
2. Bottom, Right: Satchel Paige: INTERNET:
3. Left: Josh Gibson: Heroes of Baseball: The Men Who Made It America's Favorite Game, by Robert Lipsyte, 2005, pp. 43.
3. Right: Josh Gibson: Negro League Scrapbook, by Carole Boston Weatherford, 2005, pp. 20. Or one can alternately use The Image of Their Greatness, by Lawrence S. Ritter & Donald Honig, 1992, pp. 201.
3. Bottom, Left: Josh Gibson: Baseball's Best, by Martin Appel & Burt Goldblatt, 1980, pp. 176.
3. Bottom, Right: Josh Gibson: Home Run Leaders, by Jonathan Bliss, 1991, pp. 19.
3. Josh Gibson: SABR's The National Pastime, #9, 1989, pp. 65.
3. Left: Josh Gibson: The Shadows of Summer, Classic Baseball Photographs, 1869 - 1947, by Donald Honig, 1994, pp. 165.
3. Right: Josh Gibson:
3. Bottom: Josh Gibson:
4. Left: Oscar Charleston: Playing America's Game: The Story of Negro League Baseball, by Michael L. Cooper, 1993, pp. 17.
4. Middle: Oscar Charleston
4. Right: Oscar Charleston
5. Left: John 'Pop' Lloyd: 150 Years of Baseball, 1989, pp. 201.
5. Middle: John 'Pop' Lloyd: When The Game Was Black and White, by Bruce Chadwick, 1992, pp. 52.
5. Right: John 'Pop' Lloyd: The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, by Phil Dixon, 1992, pp. 63.
5. Far Right: John 'Pop' Lloyd: The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, by Phil Dixon, 1992, pp. 104.
6. Top, Left: Biz Mackey: The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, by Phil Dixon, 1992, pp. 94.
6. Top, Center: Biz Mackey: The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, by Phil Dixon, 1992, pp. 131.
6. Top, Right: Biz Mackey: INTERNET:
6. Bottom, Left: Biz Mackey: When The Game Was Black and White, by Bruce Chadwick, 1992, pp. 82.
6. Bottom, Right: Biz Mackey:
7. Larry Brown: Voices From The Great Black Baseball Leagues, by John Holway, 1975, pp. 211.
7. Larry Brown:
8. Left: Spottswood Poles:
8. Right: Spot Poles: Only The Ball Was White: Negro Baseball, by Robert W. Peterson, 1970, pp. 248.
9. Left: 'Smokey Joe' Williams: Shades of Glory: the Negro Leagues and the Story of African-American Baseball, by Lawrence D. Hogan, 2006, pp. 119.
9. Middle: Wilbur 'Bullet Joe' Rogan: SABR's The National Pastime, #15, 1995, pp. 92.
9. Right: Wilbur 'Bullet Joe' Rogan: The Biographical Encyclopedia of The Negro Baseball Leagues, by James A. Riley, 2002, pp. 238.
9. Far Right: Wilbur 'Bullet Joe' Rogan: 100 Years of the Wold Series, by Eric Enders, 2003, 115. Source: Sporting News Presents Heroes of the Hall: Baseball's all-time best, by Ron Smith, 2002, pp. 396.
10. Ted 'Double Duty' Radcliffe:
10. Ben Taylor:
11. Pete Hill:
11. Pete Hill:
12. Left: Roy Campanella: 150 Years of Baseball, 1989, pp. 321.
12. Middle: Roy Campanella: 150 Years of Baseball, 1989, pp. 299.
12. Right: Roy Campanella: Total Baseball, 8th. Ed., 2004, pp. 948.
13. Left: Jose Mendez: The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, by Phil Dixon, 1992, pp. 130.
13. Right: Jesse 'Nip' Winters: The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, by Phil Dixon, 1992, pp. 95.
14. Left: Louis 'Santop' Loftin: The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, by Phil Dixon, 1992, pp. 94.
14. Right: Louis 'Santop' Loftin: Only The Ball Was White: Negro Baseball, by Robert W. Peterson, 1970, pp. 224.
15. Left: Mule Suttles: The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Bseball Leagues, by James A. Riley, 2002, pp. 670.
15. Right: Mule Suttles: When The Game Was Black and White, by Bruce Chadwick, 1992, pp. 103.
15. Right: Mule Suttles: Only The Ball Was White: Negro Baseball, by Robert W. Peterson, 1970, pp. 227.
16. Left: Judy Johnson: 100 Years of the World Series, by Eric Enders, 2003, pp. 116.
16. Middle: Elwood 'Bingo' DeMoss: The Biographical Encyclopedia of The Begro Baseball Leagues, by James A. Riley, 2002, pp. 238.
16. Right: Oliver Marcelle:
17. Left: Turkey Stearns:
17. Middle: Turkey Stearns:
17. Right: Turkey Stearns: Only The Ball Was White: Negro Baseball, by Robert W. Peterson, 1970, pp. 249.
19. Left: Martin Dihigo:
19. Right: Martin Dihigo:
20. Quincy Trouppe: The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, by Phil Dixon, 1992, pp. 204.
21. Far Right: Christobal Torrienti: Only The Ball Was White: Negro Baseball, by Robert W. Peterson, 1970, pp. 245.
22. Left: Clint 'Hawk' Thomas: The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, by Phil Dixon, 1992, pp. 95.
22. Middle: Frank Duncan: The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, by Phil Dixon, 1992, pp. 105.
22. Right: 'Cool Papa' Bell: The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, by Phil Dixon, 1992, pp. 90.
23. Left: John Beckwith:
23. Middle: Frank Duncan:INTERNET:
23. Right: Frank Duncan: INTERNET:
24. Left: Buck Leonard: The Baseball Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Book, by Gerald Astor, 1988, pp. 207.
24. Middle: Buck Leonard: Baseball's Best, by Martin Appel & Burt Goldblatt, 1980, pp. 264.
24. Right: Buck Leonard: Baseball: An Illustrated History, by Geoffrey C. Ward/Ken Burns, 1994, pp. 248.
25. Left: Oscar Charleston:
25. Right: Oscar Charleston:

Page 2.

26. Top: Pablo Mesa, Oscar Charleston, Alejandro Ohms:
26. Bottom: Pablo Mesa, Oscar Charleston, Alejandro Ohms: Playing America's Game: The Story of Negro League Baseball, by Michael L. Cooper, 1993, pp. 43.
27. 1912 New York Giants:
28. 1920 Detroit Stars: SABR's The National Pastime, #6, 1986, pp. 39. Or one can alternately use 100 Years of Major League Baseball, American and National Leagues, 1901-2000, by David Nemec/Saul Wisnia, 2000, pp. 77.
29. 1923 Indianapolis ABC's: 100 Years of Major League Baseball, American and National Leagues, 1901-2000, by David Nemec/Saul Wisnia, 2000, pp. 135.
30. 1923 Santa Clara Baseball Team: SABR's Road Trips, ed. by Jim Charlton, 2004, pp. 101.
32. 1924 Kansas City Monarchs:
33. 1928 Pittsburgh Crawfords:
34. 1931 Homestead Greys: Voices From The Great Black Baseball Leagues, by John Holway, 1975, pp. 173.
36. 1942 Kansas City Monarchs:
37. 1944 Washington Homestead Greys:
38. Top: Hillsdale Giants: The Biographical Encyclopedia of The Negro Baseball Leagues, by James A. Riley, 2002, pp. 238.
40. Cool Papa Bell: The Baseball Anthology: 125 Years: ed. by Joseph Wallace, 1994, pp. 203.
41. Left: 'Smokey Joe' Williams: Shades of Glory: the Negro Leagues and the Story of African-American Baseball, by Lawrence D. Hogan, 2006, pp. 119.
41. Right: 'Smokey Joe' Williams: Baseball: An Illustrated History, by Geoffrey C. Ward/Ken Burns, 1994, pp. 157.
41. Bottom: 'Smokey Joe' Williams: When The Game Was Black and White, by Bruce Chadwick, 1992, pp. 32.
42. John 'Pop' Lloyd: INTERNET:
43. 'Home Run' Johnson:
44. Spot Poles: Only The Ball Was White: Negro Baseball, by Robert W. Peterson, 1970, pp. 248.
46. Top: Ed Bolden: When The Game Was Black and White, by Bruce Chadwick, 1992, pp. 85.
46. Bottom, Left: Cum Posey: INTERNET:
46. Bottom, Right: Cum Posey: INTERNET:
48. Martin Dihigo: Only The Ball Was White: Negro Baseball, by Robert W. Peterson, 1970, pp. 243.
49. Left: Newt Allen: Only The Ball Was White: Negro Baseball, by Robert W. Peterson, 1970, pp. 228.
50. Negro League Execs/Officials: Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution, by Neil Lanctot, 2004, pp. 101.

Page 3.

52. Left: Monte Irvin: When The Game Was Black and White, by Bruce Chadwick, 1992, pp. 164.
52. Right: Ray Dandridge: When The Game Was Black and White, by Bruce Chadwick, 1992, pp. 149.
53. Henry Kimbro: When The Game Was Black and White, by Bruce Chadwick, 1992, pp. 67.
54. 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords: The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, by Phil Dixon, 1992, pp. 161.
55. Left: Willie Foster: The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, by Phil Dixon, 1992, pp. 143.
55. Middle: Willie Wells: Only The Ball Was White: Negro Baseball, by Robert W. Peterson, 1970, pp. 234.
55. Right: Dave Brown: Only The Ball Was White: Negro Baseball, by Robert W. Peterson, 1970, pp. 208.
56. 1920 Chicago American Giants: The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, by Phil Dixon, 1992, pp. 114.
57. Left: Clint Thomas: Internet:
57. Middle: Marcelle Oliver
57. Right: Bullet Joe Rogan
59. James Leslie "J. L." Wilkinson
60. Bill 'Willie' Foster
61. Buck Leonard
62. Cool Papa Bell
64. Judy Johnson/Cool Papa Bell
66. Hilton Smith
67. Cap Anson/Rube Foster

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If anyone has better quality versions of any of these photos, or can post a better quality of photo than we did, please show me in a PM or at the end of this thread. I would like to see anything you can do, in terms of more pristine resolution, or lesser cropped original source material.

Please do NOT be shy. We're looking to improve what we have here! Thanking you in advance. Bill Burgess
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Just a note that, with Bill's permission, I have edited most of the posts to include some info about the players pictured.

Jim Albright
Hello

I am extremely impressed with your images within this post.

I am a retired US Marine and currently doing research on preserving three all African American cemeteries (at my expense) in south eastern North Carolina.

Through an extention of my research I have learned of the Pepsi Cola Giants who played ball from ca. 1925 and well into the late 60s or even into the early 1970s. In the late fifties or early sixties the team's name was changed to Richlands Bees (North Carolina)

Would you, or your associates, have any reference to this African American ball team. They were not part of the "official" Negro leagues but, were extremely organized and systematically played ball as a touring team. The Raleigh Greys (North Carolina) lost to them. The local story goes that the Florida Greys, after hearing about the PC Giants, redirected their touring season to come to North Carolina to play and beat the PC Giants. The Giants won this game, like most of their games, too.

Any reference to this team would be appreciated. I am including them into my research, lectures and future books to give them proper, long over due recognition. I also have a friend who is a local news reporter who is willing to do an article on my research on this team.

With respect,

Jack Robinson, MA
GySgt., US Marine Corps, Retired
Researcher of local History

http://jackrobinsonbooks.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0MrZEuClg4
This is awesome... I have always been intrigued by the Negro Leagues, and what could have been... I have read up on alot of these guys, and to see some of these pics (seen quite a few already)... Good stuff... Thanks...:)
Does anybody have a photo of Minnie Minoso from his days with the Negro League powerhouse The New York Cubans? They appear to be very rare. Even the Baseball Hall Of Fame only has photos from Minnie's later major leagues days. Minoso played between 1945 and 1948 with the Cubans who were based primarily in The Polo Grounds, but played some games near my hometown in a park in East Orange, New Jersey known as Oval Park or Grove Street Oval. Most Negro League teams had alternate parks, like "The Oval" to avoid scheduling conflicts with big league teams. Despite the fact that Minoso was an East-West game all-star in 1947 and 1948, and that he played for NY Cuban teams that went to two consecutive Negro League Series (losing in 1946 and winning in 1947), there seems to be almost no photographic record of Minoso's Negro League playing days. (Minoso signed with the Cleveland Indians shortly after the '48 all-star game and his not finishing out the Negro League season with The Cubans may have had a lot to do with their not advancing to the championship series that year).
Does anybody have any photos of Minoso's Negro Leagues days, or a clue on where to find them?
-philliesfiend55-
It was sad to see how few people were in the stands during the games in some of those pictures. Unbelievable!
Thank you for posting these pictures! They are fabulous!:cap:

[Bill Burgess]

Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579855&postcount=39)---Satchel Paige data from Shades of Glory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=591900&postcount=62)---Satchel Paige bio from negroleaguebaseball.com (http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com/players/Paige.html)

------Satchel Paige, 1956, Miami Marlins, age 50---------------------------------------1941, Yankee Stadium
------BB Ref (http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/paigesa01.shtml)--------------------------------------------------------------Note the arm angle. Did ole Satch throw the screwball?
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image5-4.jpghttp://img212.imageshack.us/img212/882/satchgif4zz5.gif

---------------Satchel Paige, Cleveland P, 1948-49
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image11.jpg

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kansas City A's, 1965
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image31-2.jpg

Pete Alexander looks on. Satch is wearing a New York Yankees' uniform, and it's Yankee Stadium. Maybe he had a tryout?
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Satch-1.jpg
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/klkkjjj-1.jpg
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/paige1-2.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

-----------------Josh Gibson-----------------------------Josh Gibson, Crawfords C, 1932-36----------BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Josh_Gibson_1911)---Bill Burgess' write-up (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=298655&postcount=100)
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image5-5.jpg

-----------Josh Gibson, Negro L. C
1942 at Forbes Field with Homestead Grays --------------- Pittsburgh Crawfords ca. 1942-----Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579816&postcount=21)----------------------At Forbes Field, 1942, with Homestead Grays
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image9-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Oscar Charleston, Negro L. CF, 1915-23-------------------1930-31-------------------------------1922-24---Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Charleston)
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image13.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

---John Henry "Pop" Lloyd---Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579833&postcount=28)---BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Pop_Lloyd_1884)---Bill Burgess' write-up (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=298653&postcount=98)
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/l19437-1-1.jpghttp://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image4-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

James Raleigh Clarence 'Biz' Mackey, Hillsdale Catcher-------Albright's Musings (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=361392&postcount=56)---Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579836&postcount=30)---Bill Burgess' write-up (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=298656&postcount=101)
---------------1923-31-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1938-39
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image16.jpg

-------------Abe Manley--------------Biz Mackey-------------Bill White-----------------------Biz Mackey---------------------Biz Mackey
-----------Newark Eagles----------Newark Eagles-----------Newark Eagles
-------------Owner-------------------catcher-----------------Manager
---------------------------------1939-41, '45-47, 50---------------------------------------1939-41, '45-47, 50
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image21.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

---------Larry Brown 1941, Tampico---BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Larry_Brown_1902)
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image28-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Spottswood 'Spot' Poles:---Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579860&postcount=41)---BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Spot_Poles_1887)

Born: November 7, 1889
Died: September 12, 1962

Spottswood Poles, called the black Ty Cobb, won five battle stars and a purple heart in World War I with the 369th Infantry (Harlem Hell Fighters) while attached to the French Army.

He broke into professional black baseball as the center fielder and lead off hitter for the powerful 1909 Philadelphia Giants. He moved on the New York Lincoln Giants in 1911, where he batted .440 for the season and stole 41 bases in only 60 games. He hit .398 in 1912, .414 in 1913, and .487 in 1914.

With the Lincoln club in the 10 game 1915 black championship, Poles batted only .205, but because of his speed and base running ability scored 11 runs. In a 15 year Negro League career, Poles is credited with a .400 lifetime batting average and a .319 average for the four winter seasons he spent in Cuba. He is also credited with a .610 batting average in exhibition games against major league competition, many of which took place while Poles was in Cuba.
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image39-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

--------------------Joe Williams---------------------------------Joe Williams-----Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579887&postcount=55)--BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Smokey_Joe_Williams_1886)
---------------Lincoln Giants, 1911-23------------------------------1911-23
---------------------------------------------------------------------1925-32
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image33.jpg

Bullet Joe Rogan---Albright's Musings (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=361374&postcount=45)---Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579864&postcount=43)
------------------------------------------------Bullet Joe Rogan--Joe Rogan -------------------Joe Rogan
-----------------------------------------------KC Monarchs 1920-'38----------------------KC Monarchs P/O
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image38-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Double-Duty Radcliffe: BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Ted_Radcliffe_1902)
Ben Taylor: Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579875&postcount=48)---BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Ben_Taylor_1888)

---Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe ----------Ben Taylor: 1B
------Pitcher/catcher, -----------------1914-18, 1920-22
Chicago American Giants,
---1934, 1941-43, 1949-50
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image41-3.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

J. Preston 'Pete' Hill, OF---Albright's Musings (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=361391&postcount=55)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------Detroit Stars, 1919-21
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image45.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

----Roy Campanella, Dodgers' C, 1950-57----BB Reference (http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/camparo01.shtml)------------------------------------------------May, 1950
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Player%20Tributes/Image15-15.jpg
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image15-6.jpg

March 6, 1950-----------------------------------------------------------February 1956
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Image28-3.jpg

COLOR="Red"]Roy Campanella,[/COLOR] Brooklyn C, February 24, 1953--------------------------------------March, 1954
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Image30-3.jpg

----------------------------------------March 6, 1950
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Player%20Tributes/Image3-21.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Jose Mendez certainly seems to me to have the kind of case Hughie Jennings would have if he had been a Negro League pitcher rather than a white shortstop. They both were brilliant, for a few years, but maybe not enough to make it to the HOF on that ground alone. Then they both managed with significant success, though that too might be a tad short on its own. But put the two halves together, it's hard to keep him out. Mendez led one of the few organized Negro Leagues of the day in Cuba in wins three times from 1908-13, winning nearly 3/4 of his decisions (74-25). He came to the states and hurt his arm, so he only pitched occasionally thereafter, but generally effectively. He also managed the early Kansas City Monarchs to three league titles and won a Negro League World Series before he died young of pnemonia.

Jose Mendez data from Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579846&postcount=35)
Nip Winters---Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579892&postcount=58)---BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Nip_Winters_1899)

-----------------------Jose Mendez-----------------------------------------Jesse 'Nip' Winters------------
-------------------Cuban Pitching great------------------------------------Hillsdale P. 1922-28, 1931
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image49-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Louis 'Santop' Loftin, Catcher, 1909-1926

Born: January 17, 1890, Tyler, Texas
Died: January 6, 1942, Philadelphia, PA

One of the earliest superstars and a crowd favorite, Louis Santop was solid, strong-armed catcher who was better known as a power hitter. The left-handed hitting Texan was noted for his tape-measure home runs during baseball's dead-ball era.

A lifetime .406 hitter, the big 6'4", 240-pounder starred with several great teams during his career, including the Lincoln Giants and Lincoln Stars, for whom he starred from 1911-16. With the Lincoln Giants, "Top" caught the two contemporary hardest throwers, Smokey Joe Williams and Cannonball Dick Redding, and chalked up batting averages against all levels of competition of .470, .422 and .455 for the years 1911, 1912 and 1914, respectively.

After navy service during World War I, he played with Hilldale from 1920-26, including the pennant-winning teams of 1923-25. Santop hit for averages of .358, .364 and .405 for the 1922-24 seasons, respectively, and .333 in the 1924 World Series against the Kansas City Monarchs.

The following year, the 35-year-old Santop's playing time was restricted, as Biz Mackey assumed the catching duties. Soon thereafter, he faded from the baseball scene, but is still remembered today for his colorful exploits and his powerful bat.

Years Played:
1909-1926

----------1911-----------------Albright's Musings Post (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=361384&postcount=50)---Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579866&postcount=44)
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image41-1-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Some Shots of Mule Suttles:---Albright's Musings (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=361375&postcount=46)---Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579873&postcount=47)---Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule_Suttles)
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image13-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Judy Johnson: Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579822&postcount=25)---BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Judy_Johnson_1899)---SABR Bio Project bio (http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=693&pid=7030)
Bingo DeMoss: Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579804&postcount=17)---BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Bingo_DeMoss_1889)
Oliver 'Ghost' Marcelle: Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579840&postcount=32)---BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Ghost_Marcelle_1897)

-----------Judy Johnson, 3B--------------------------------------------Elwood 'Bingo' DeMoss: Chicago, 2B, 1913, 1917-25
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image17.jpg
----Oliver Marcelle
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image20-2.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

---------------Turkey Stearns---Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579871&postcount=46)---BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Turkey_Stearnes_1901)
----------1931, 1934, 1938-41-----------------------------------------------------1938
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image24-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

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[Bill Burgess]

Martin Dihigo Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579809&postcount=18)---Martin Dihigo BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Martin_Dihigo_1905)---Martin Dihigo article (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.efqreview.com/graphics/18n2artwork/martin1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.efqreview.com/NewFiles/v18n2/onhistoricalground.html&h=356&w)

Cuban great Martin Dihigo, Neg. L. P/OF--Arguably the most versatile player the game ever produced.
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image28-2.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Quincy Trouppe:--- Mexican data from Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579883&postcount=52)

Trouppe was an all-star Negro League catcher who also performed in the Mexican League, Canadian Provincial League, and for the crack semi-pro Bismarck, ND club.

He played 14 winters in Latin America and barnstormed with black all-star teams playing white major leaguers. In the twilight of his career, he appeared in 6 games for the 1952 Cleveland Indians and 84 games for their Triple-A farm club.

A lifetime .300 hitter, he batted as high as .352 for Chicago in the 1948 Negro American League. He started for the West in five all-star games, four as a catcher in 1945-48.

He managed the Cleveland Buckeyes to NAL titles in 1945 and 1947. He was also a nationally recognized amateur boxer who won a major heavyweight tournament title in 1936.
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image30-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

3 shots of Cristobal Torriente-----Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579882&postcount=51)---BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Christobel_Torriente_1895)

1923-24 Tomas Gutierrez baseball card---1920 Chicago American Giants
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image4-2.jpg

Buried: Cementario de Cristobal Colon, Havana, Cuba

[Bill Burgess]

Clint Thomas---Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579876&postcount=49)---BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Clint_Thomas_1896)

-----'Cool Papa' Bell---------------------------Clint 'Hawk' Thomas, Hillsdale CF, 1923
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image9-2.jpg

[E.Banks#14]

--------------John Beckwith-----------------------Frank Duncan-----------------------Frank Duncan---BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Frank_Duncan_1901)
--------------Hilldale Giants-------------------------Catcher----------------------------Monarchs C---1921-34, 1937, 1941-47
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image16-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Buck Leonard, 1B; one of the many memorable players in the Negro L.----1934-50----------------------------------------1934-50
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image21-1.jpg

[Honus Wagner Rules]

My favorite Charlston photo with the Willie Mays body...:laugh----------------Young Oscar-------Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579796&postcount=11)---BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Oscar_Charleston_1896)

--------------1940's----------------------------------------------------1915-23
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image24-2.jpg

[satchel73]

My favorite Charlston photo with the Willie Mays body...:laugh

That photo of Oscar Charleston was taken when he worked at the Philadelphia Quarter Masters Depot (as you can see on his uniform) during World War II, probably in 1943 or 1944. He would have been 47 or 48 years old at the time.

Below is Charleston in the Cuban League, 1923/24 season, when he was 26 (he's in the middle).
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image12.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

1912 New York Lincoln Giants

Top Row: L-R: Bill Francis, Pete Booker, John Henry Lloyd, George Wright, Spot Poles.

Bottom Row: L-R: Ashby Dunbar, Louis 'Santop' Loftin, Smokey Joe Williams, mascot, Dick Redding, Bill Pettus, Charlie Bradford.
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/1912LincolnGiants.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

1920 Detroit Stars

Top Row: L-R: Bill Holland, Edgar Wesley, Bruce Petway, Charlie Harper, Bill Gatewood, unidentified, and unidentified.

Middle Row: L-R: Buck Hewitt, Pete Hill, Tenny Blount (owner), Jimmy Lyons, and Andy Cooper;

Bottom Row: L-R: unidentified, William Force, Orville Riggins, and unidentified;
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image14-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

1923 Indianapolis ABCs;

Crush Holloway (Top, far R); Ben Taylor (Top, 3rd fr R); Oscar Charleston (Top, 4th fr L).
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image2-4.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Santa Clara Baseball Club; 1923-24

Top; Jose Mendez, Oscar Charleston, Oliver Marcelle, Esteban Montalvo, Frank Warfield, Julio Rojo

Middle; Frank Duncan, Alejandro Oms, Pedro Mesa

Bottom; Rube Currie, Dave Brown, Dobie Moore, Pedro Dibut, Matias Rios, Eustaquio Pedroso

caribeño was good enough to contribute this small gem.
That Santa Clara team made their debut in Cuba's winter league that same year . and some debut it was ! They went 36-11-1 en route to winning the pennant . :clapping
Gracias Guillo :atthepc
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/img583.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

1924 Kansas City Monarchs: Satchel Paige (far right) and Buck O'Neill (4th from right)
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Kansas2520City2520Monarchs252019242.jpg

1934 Kansas City Monarchs (Negro Leagues)

Bullet Joe Rogan (P)(Top Row, Far R); Turkey Stearns (OF)(Top Row, 3rd fr L); Newt Allen (P)(Top Row, 3rd fr. R).
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/fdfgdfg.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

1928 Pittsburgh Crawfords;

L-R: Neal Harris (LF), Jim Snils (RF), Hooks Tinker (CF), John Moore (1B), Josh Gibson (C), Henry Kimbo (P), Gilbert Hill (P), Claude Johnson (SS), Bill Harris (3B), Allie Tomkins, Charlie Hughes (2B).
http://images.mastronet.com/images/Auction31/photographs/40476h.jpg

1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords: March 18, 1932. Oscar Charleston is on the top, far right.
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image12-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

1931 Homestead Grays Champions, April 3, 1931

Top Row: 'Smokey Joe' Williams (Top, 5th fr. L); Josh Gibson (4th fr. R); Oscar Charleston (2nd fr. R)

Bottom row: Ted 'Double Duty' Radcliffe (5th fr. L); Ted Page (Far R).
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image29.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

1942 Kansas City Monarchs' pitching staff

Hilton Smith, Jim Matchet, Booker McDaniels, Jim LeMarque, Connie Johnson, Satchel Paige
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Kansas2520City2520Monarchs252019422.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

1944 Washington Homestead Grays:

L -R: Jelly Jackson, Ray Battle, Edward Robinson, Sam Bankhead, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Dave Hoskins, Jerry Benjamin, Cool Papa Bell.
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Grays252520dugout.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

1938-39 Hilldale Giants

Left photo: 1938-39: L-R: Jess Hubbard, Biz Mackey, John Beckwith, Rap Dixon, Clint Thomas:
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image7.jpg

1938-39: L-R: Jess Hubbard, Biz Mackey, John Beckwith, Rap Dixon
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image5-1.jpg

[E.Banks#14]

Hilldale Giants (or Daisies) 1921

Judy Johnson (standing 3rd from right) and Louis Santop (standing far right)
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Hilldale20Cuban20League20192120team.jpg

[E.Banks#14]

Jud Wilson---Albright's Musings (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=361385&postcount=51)---Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579890&postcount=57)

1939 Philadelphia Stars -------------------------- 1923 Baltimore Black Sox
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image2-5.jpg

[Mattingly]

I happened across this while doing a web search: Satchel Paige
http://mingo.info-science.uiowa.edu/~wrede/xml/paige.ball.large.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Cool Papa Bell sliding into third: 1932, 1943-46------Baseball Think Factory (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=579783&postcount=4)---BB Library bio (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Cool_Papa_Bell_1903)
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image26.jpg

[rsuriyop]

Grant "Home Run" Johnson (1874-1963). Played till age 58---Albright's Musings (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=361381&postcount=48)
http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2006/02/08/xrhZvgjJ.jpg

[rsuriyop]

Spottswood Poles----------------In military fatigues during WWI (pictured left)---------With wife, Bertha
http://www.pennlive.com/cgi-bin/prxy/photogalleries/nph-cache.cgi/cache=3000;/penn/images/2270/SPOTTS-F.jpghttp://www.pennlive.com/cgi-bin/prxy/photogalleries/nph-cache.cgi/cache=3000;/penn/images/2270/02.jpghttp://www.pennlive.com/cgi-bin/prxy/photogalleries/nph-cache.cgi/cache=3000;/penn/images/2270/03.jpg

[rsuriyop]

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[Bill Burgess]

Ed Bolden:---Albright's Musings (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=361408&postcount=64)

Born: January 17, 1881, Concordville, PA
Died: September 17, 1950, Darby, PA, age 69

Negro League owner/official, 1910-50, owned 2 best-known Neg. L teams in Philadelphia, PA area. The Hillsdale Daises, 1916 - 1928; Philadelphia Stars, 1933 - 1950. Interestingly, in all his years as a team owner, he never quit his job as a career post office employee in Philadelphia.
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/img317.jpg
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Cumberland Willis 'Cum' Posey, Jr.

Born: June 20, 1890, Homestead, PA
Died: March 28, 1946, Pittsburgh, PA, age 55---d. Lung Cancer, after ill for several months. Died at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA

Pitcher, manager;
Player; 1911-28,
Mgr. 1912-35;
Owner: 1911-46;

Was the best black basektball player of his time. Playing from the early 1900s through the mid-1920s, his peers considered Posey an "All-Time Immortal."

He led Homestead High to the 1908 city championship, played basketball at Penn State for two years, did a basketball stint at Pitt, and formed the famous Monticello Athletic Association team that won the Colored Basketball World's Championship in 1912.

Posey later played for Duquesne University, using the alias "Charles Cumbert," and led the Dukes in scoring for three seasons. He then formed, operated, and played for the Loendi Big Five, the most dominant basketball team of the Black Fives Era, winning four straight black national titles. Posey retired from basketball in the late 1920s to focus exclusively on baseball.

Simultaneously, this black sports pioneer was a centerfielder and subsequent owner of the Homestead Grays, and the chief architect of the Negro National League. For his contributions to baseball, Posey was enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 2006.

Posey's on-court talents and off-court contributions to the game of basketball are gaining attention, and consideration for his enshrinement into the Basketball Hall of Fame is building in momentum, although more publicity about his basketball career is still needed.
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Cumberland Posey: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cumberland Willis "Cum" Posey was an American player, manager and team owner in baseball's Negro Leagues. He played with the Homestead Grays in 1911, was manager by 1916, and became owner in the early 1920s. In a quarter-century running the team, he built it into one of the powerhouse franchises of black baseball, winning numerous pennants, including nine consecutively from 1937-45.

In 1910, a group of Homestead steelworkers was organized into one of baseball’s greatest clubs by Posey. This team, the Homestead Grays, played many locations such as Forbes Field and Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. The team won eight out of nine Negro National League titles.

Posey, the principal owner of the Homestead Grays, spent 35 years (1911-1946) in baseball as a player, manager, owner and club official. He built a strong barnstorming circuit that made the Grays a perennially powerful and profitable team, one of the best in the East.

After starring in basketball (which had been invented only 18 months after he was born) in college, Posey began playing baseball for the semi-pro Grays in 1911. He soon ended his playing career to become field and business manager. He took control of the Grays in 1920 and turned them into a highly successful regional enterprise as an independent team. The Grays' strong identity in Pennsylvania and surrounding states enabled them to survive the depths of the Great Depression.

Posey, an aggressive talent seeker with the Grays, at one time or another had over a dozen current Negro leagues Hall of Famers playing for him. He was often accused of raiding other clubs' rosters, enticing their best players to join his team. He suffered a heavy dose of the same in the early 1930s, when he lost several stars to the well-financed Pittsburgh Crawfords. The Grays rebounded and became a member of the second Negro National League in 1935, soon dominating the circuit. Posey's teams reeled in nine consecutive pennants form 1937-1945.

Posey unwisely attempted to start the East-West League in 1932, during the Depression, but it did not last the season. He later became an officer of the Negro National League, and was a major force at its meetings throughout the rest of his career. He also was a frequent critic of the league, both before and after joining it, in his regular sports columns for the Pittsburgh Courier, a leading black weekly newspaper.

Courier sportswriter Wendell Smith once wrote of Posey: "Some may say he crushed the weak as well as the strong on the way to the top of the ladder. But no matter what his critics say, they cannot deny that he was the smartest man in Negro baseball and certainly the most successful."

Posey died of cancer at age 55 in Pittsburgh. His hometown of Homestead declared a school holiday in his honor the day of his funeral.

He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image2-6.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

----------Martin Dihigo
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image41-2.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

---Newt Allen, P
-----1922-44
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Miscellaneous/Image4-3.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Negro Leagues' officials/execs: January 3, 1941, York Hotel, Baltimore, MD.

Top, Standing: L-R: Rufus Jackson, (Homestead Grays), Art Carter (Baltimore Afro-American), James Semler, (NY Black Yankees), Jock Waters (NY Black Yankees).

Back Row, Seated: L-R: Charles Brown, Edward Witherspoon, Alex Pompez, (NY Cubans), Thomas Wilson, (Baltimore Elite Giants), Effa Manley, Abe Manley, (Newark Eagles), Cumberland 'Cum' Posey (Homestead Grays), J. B. Martin (Chicago American Giants/Pres. NAL).

Bottom, Seated: L-F: William Leuschner, (booking agent), Eddie Gottlieb (Phil. Stars/booking agent), Seward 'See' Posey, (Homestead Grays), Frank Forbes, Eary Brown, Douglass Smith (Baltimore Elite Giants).
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/img682.jpg

[iconcepts]

Here is one of our favorite pictures of Satchel Paige
http://www.i-concepts.org/images/prints/ST10739.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

----------Monte Irvin, Negro L. CF---------------Ray Dandridge, Negro L. 3B-------------Fats Jenkins, OF
-------------------1937-48-------------------------Mexican L., 1940's---------------------1930's
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image22.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

----------------------------Henry Kimbro, Negro L. CF, 1937-51
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/img707.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords, Hot Springs, Arkansas

Top Row: L-R: Olan Taylor (1B), Judy Johnson (2B), Leroy Matlock (P), ?, Josh Gibson (C), Hood Witter (trainer).

Middle Row: L-R: 'Cool Papa' Bell (CF), Sam Bankhead (SS), Oscar Charleston (1B), Clarence 'Spoony' Palm (C), Jimmie Crutchfield (OF), Ernest 'Spoon' Carter (P), William Perkins (C/OF).

Bottom Row: L-R: Timothy Bond (SS/3B), Howard, Bertrum Hunter (P), Sam Streeter (P), Harry Kincannon (P), Duro Davis (P).
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/img734.jpg
wow that 1935 pittsburgh lineup looks stacked

[Bill Burgess]

-----------------Willie Foster, P---------------------Willie Wells, SS---------Dave Brown, P
----------------1932-35----------------------------1936-39, '42, '45----------1918-25
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image30.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

1920 Chicago American Giants

Top Row: L-R: Christobal Torrienti (CF), Tom Johnson (P), ?, ?, Rube Roster (Mgr.), Elwood 'Bingo' DeMoss (2B), Leroy Grant (1B), Tom Williams (P), Jack Marshall (P).

Bottom Row: L-R: Jim Brown, Otis Starks (P), George Dixon (C), Dave Malarcher (3B), Dave Brown (P), ?, John Reese (OF).
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image20.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

James Leslie 'J. L.' Wilkinson

Born: May 14, 1878, Perry IA
Died: August 21, 1964, Kansas City, MO, age 86

Officer, Owner, secretary (NNL), treasurer (NAL) Sold his interest in the Kansas City Monarchs in 1948 to his partner, T. Y. Baird. Wilkinson had founded the KC Monarchs in 1920.
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/untitled.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Source: SABR's The National Pastime, 1995, #15, pp. 94.

Big Bill (Willie) Foster, Chicago American Giants' P, 1923-30, 1937:

Born: June 12, 1904, Calvert, TX
Died: September 16, 1978, Lorman, MS
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/img152.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

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[rsuriyop]

Cool Papa Bell
http://www.collectr.com/ebay/bpbellcpbw.jpg

[E.Banks#14]

Here's a bigger version of rsuriyop's photo:
Judy Johnson/Cool Papa Bill:---(heritageauctions.com)

[Bill Burgess]

----Hilton Smith, Kansas Cithy Monarchs P, OF, 1B, 1936-48
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image20-1.jpg

[rsuriyop]

An intersting photo pairing two legends together
http://www.capanson.com/pictures/rubefoster.jpg
http://www.capanson.com

[LeoD]

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/szymborski/sakoguchi-gentlemen's-agree.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Joe Black:

Negro Leagues P: 1943-50
Minor Leagues P: 1951, 1954, 1957
ML P: 1952-57

Brooklyn Dodgers P, 1952-55
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Negro%20Leagues/Image5-3.jpg

[slidekellyslide]

Can anyone help me identify the player here? How about the team?

[E.Banks#14]

I realize I'm a couple months late on this, but I've got a picture of Minoso (right) with the Cubans in 1946.

[Bill Burgess]

East-West Game - August 23, 1936 - Comiskey Park, Chicago

Top Row: Bill Wright (2nd fr L); Slim Jones (3rd fr L); Satchel Paige (7th fr L); Andy Porter (STILL LIVING) (8th fr L); Josh Gibson (9th fr L).

Bottom Row: Oscar Charleston (far L); Dick Seay (11th fr L).

Seated: Cool Papa Bell (3rd fr L); Judy Johnson (5th fr L).
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Miscellaneous/19362520Negro2520League2520All-Star.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Rube Foster
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Bills%20Rare%20Photo%20Finds/29252a-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Josh Gibson (R), 1940, Maricaibo Centauros (Mexican League)
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Bills%20Rare%20Photo%20Finds/1940-1.jpg

[Bill Burgess]

Feedback Post:

It rates a FIVE. Keep up the good work!

:)
This ranks as perhaps the greatest thread in the history of all the forums here!:clapping
Great thread...I have a couple of Alejandro Oms phots that i will post later.
Congrats; for the great pictures and thanks to share some history with us.
Maybe you or someone else can share some pictures of other star players like Coimbre, Marquez etc...
Thanks.....
Would those who have not yet done so, please consider rating this thread? The rating icon is towards the top of the screen.

[metrotheme]

This is another shot out of Buck Leonard's personal collection. Any photos you see in that handwriting are Buck's. Alot of the photos out there are from his personal shots.

[esehombre]

I think they came from the Bohemia Archive and appeared in a publication. It does have some writing on the back..
Anyone who could provide any amplifying info would be much appreciated.

[EdTarbusz]

Can anyone help me identify the player here? How about the team?

Maybe he played for a team sponsered by Goodyear. Maybe the team was somewhere in Akron.

[Bill Burgess]

Cool Papa Bell
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/BillBurgess/Player%20Tributes/coolpapa-2.jpg