Harlem Globetrotters

[Allonsanfan]

Could you name four Baseball Hall of Famers who once played for the Harlem Globetrotters?

[Benny]

Here's three:
Bob Gibson
Lou Brock
Satchel Paige

[Benny]

The fourth is Ferguson Jenkins.

[Allonsanfan]

Congratulations, Benny.You correctly named all four.

[ZbiSal]

According to my informations another Hall of Famer Bill Foster once managed the Harlem Globetrotters.

[Tom R.]

Ok, here's a question for all baseball trivia fans. Long ago ('50's - '60's) the Harlem Globetrotters had a baseball team that toured the country with another team called the House of David. They would play exibition games and would also play local teams if their respective schedules would permit. Name as many players as you can that played for that Globetrotter team.

[Tom R.]

Excellent!! Paige was also on the team in the late '50's. I played against these guys when they came through Montana ... wish I still had the scorecard!!

[Captain Cold Nose]

I believe Gibson was a forward. He was a serious player, meaning he didn't get into the court tricks like his teammates.

[west coast orange and black]

Originally Posted by Tom R.

Excellent!! Paige was also on the team in the late '50's. I played against these guys when they came through Montana ... wish I still had the scorecard!!

i love it when i click to baseball-fever and get to something that proves once again just how small the world really is.

[bluezebra]

The Trotters also had a softball team many years ago. In August, 1948, they played an exhibition game against a local slow pitch (16") team at Lane Tech High School Stadium on Chicago's North Side. It was the second game of a double-header. The Trotters used gloves since they normally played 12" fast pitch. I attended the games with some friends, and the crowd was having a great time, until the PA announcer told us that Babe Ruth had just died. Needless to say, that ended the fun.

Bob

[charlesTG126]

Originally Posted by Tom R.

Ok, here's a question for all baseball trivia fans. Long ago ('50's - '60's) the Harlem Globetrotters had a baseball team that toured the country with another team called the House of David. They would play exibition games and would also play local teams if their respective schedules would permit. Name as many players as you can that played for that Globetrotter team.

Oh, you mean the Yankees?

[Brian McKenna]

I've done research here but never heard that Brock and Paige played for the 'Trotters. Can anyone verify that they did?

[RuthMayBond]

Originally Posted by bkmckenna

I've done research here but never heard that Brock and Paige played for the 'Trotters. Can anyone verify that they did?

If wikipedia is to be believed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Globetrotters

[Brian McKenna]

This is a much more reliable list:

http://www.apbr.org/trotters.html

Neither are mentioned