Teams of the old Negro Leagues
Mar
02
2011
From WXIA Atlanta ATLANTA — If the Atlanta Black Crackers had a heyday, this film depicts it. In 1938, the team played in the Negro Major Leagues for one season, then promptly returned to the minor leagues. The film barely scratches the surface of that team. “I believe it’s the only known footage of the …
Dec
28
2010
A rare insider’s perspective on baseball’s great barnstorming age.
Dec
28
2010
The Negro Leagues is a story filled with unforgettable personalities, improbably performances, and magic moments. Most of all, it is a story excellence in the pursuit of our national pastime.
Dec
28
2010
The last two pennants before the first Negro National League’s demise were annexed by the St. Louis Stars.
Dec
28
2010
The team most identified as the greatest black baseball team of all-time is the 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords.
Dec
28
2010
Under the ownership of Gus Greenlee, the Pittsburgh Crawfords were called the “Yankees of Black Baseball” and were ranked with the best teams for five years.
Dec
28
2010
After the demise of the Hilldale ballclub, Ed Bolden soon assembled a new team, the Philadelphia Stars.
Dec
28
2010
The New York Cubans won the Negro National League pennant and defeated the Cleveland Buckeyes in the Negro World Series.
Dec
28
2010
With a devastating lineup that featured Chino Smith, John Beckwith, Clint Thomas, Rev Cannady, Fats Jenkins and playing manager John Henry Lloyd, the Lincolns fielded their best team since 1913.
Dec
28
2010
Organized in 1911 by Jess McMahon, an Irish sports promoter, the Lincolns were the dominant team in the East for three consecutive years.