Today’s games included a 2-1 pitchers duel, a 10-6 slug fest, a 5-4 nail biter, and a 8-2 rout which was very competitive until the 6th inning. The game stories are listed below. Bullet Joe Rogan turned in the best pitching performance for the New York Black Yankees, and Mike […]
Oscar “Heavy” Johnson was primarily an outfielder that also spent time at catcher and second base during his 12-year career. He played for the Kansas City Monarchs, Baltimore Black Sox, Harrisburg Giants, Cleveland Tigers, and Memphis Red Sox. As far as the nickname goes, “Heavy” was 6′ tall and weighed […]
Quincy Trouppe was a catcher who began his career with the pennant-winning St. Louis Stars in 1931, and finally played briefly in the Major Leagues at the end of his career in 1952 with the Cleveland Indians. He also spent time with the Homestead Grays, Kansas City Monarchs, Chicago American […]
Three of the road teams managed to win today. The road teams used their A lineups, while the home teams introduced their B lineups. (There is no better/worse lineup, see how the rosters are constructed here.) The Pittsburgh Crawfords are the last remaining undefeated team.Satchel Paige gave up two runs […]
Turkey Stearnes was one of the great home run hitters from his era. He weighed only 175 pounds, so generating that power was truly extraordinary. Many of his homers measured 450 feet or more. He was admired by his peers, as demonstrated in this tweet from Bob Kendrick: Stearnes was […]
Louis Santop was one of the first great power hitters, once hitting a ball over 500 feet in 1912 during the dead ball era. The 6’5″ 240 pound catcher was known as “Top” and later as “Big Bertha” (a large piece of German heavy artillery). He was also rumored to […]
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