Walter Fenner “Buck” Leonard is recognized as the greatest first baseman to play in the Negro Leagues. He teamed with Josh Gibson to form a one-two punch as potent as that of Ruth and Gehrig. The duo led the Grays to nine straight Negro National League pennants from 1937-1945, winning […]
George “Tank” Carr was a power-hitting first baseman who starred in the Negro Leagues in the 1920s. “Good hitter with power, but career was shortened …” Bill James Carr began his career in the California Winter League, which was an integrated league. In the CWL he hit .317 against major-league […]
John Beckwith, The Black Bomber, was one of the premiere power hitters in the Negro Leagues. In addition to his power, he also hit for a high average. “Not only can Beckwith hit harder than any Negro ball player, but any man in the world.” Babe Ruth Although he played […]
Harry Salmon pitched a complete game, leading Birmingham over Kansas City by a score of 8-1. Birmingham opened the scoring with 5 runs in the bottom of the 4th and coasted from there. Martin Dihigo had a 2-run double and scored twice, and Cristobal Torriente hit his first home run […]
Harry “Beans” Salmon was one of the aces for the Birmingham Black Barons in the 1920s. He had an outstanding fastball and excellent control. “Harry Salmon pitched from one side like Ewell Blackwell of the Reds. I never did see anyone pitch like that. He was hard to hit. He […]
The road team won all 4 games today – so much for home field advantage!Kansas City dominated Birmingham by a score of 7-2. Old Hoss Radburn went the distance to improve to 3-1. Mike Schmidt had a home run and 2 RBI, and Buck Leonard added 2 doubles and an […]
Charlie Blackwell was one of the best Negro League outfielders – a contact hitter with good power and an excellent eye, as well as having good speed. “An excellent contact hitter, he had a good eye at the plate and seldom struck out, but also had good power.” historian/author James […]
Smokey Joe Williams and Birmingham dominated Kansas City 5-0. Williams struck out 10 batters – it wasn’t 27, like his legendary game, but still pretty impressive. Larry Brown hit a big 3-run homer, and Ron Santo adder a 2-run homer. Alejandro Oms had 2 hits in the loss. Willie Mays […]
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