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Connie Johnson – Negro League Piece by Kyle McNary

Connie Johnson's story is a fairy tale. No player in Negro League history rose to stardom faster, and no…

Posted on: February 22, 2017
By: Ron Bolton
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Salute to the Negro Leagues: The Great Baseball Pioneer, Larry Doby!

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Posted on: February 22, 2017
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Salute to the Negro Leagues: Leon Day, “One of the Best Ever!”

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Posted on: February 19, 2017
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Mountain Athletic Club, Fleischmanns, New York, August 10, 1903 – Cuban Giants fall to Mountain AC 3-1 in the Catskills

The historic Negro League team the Cuban Giants traveled to the Catskills to take on the Mountain Athletic Club, also…

Posted on: February 17, 2017
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Salute to the Negro Leagues: The Great Josh Gibson!

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Posted on: February 10, 2017
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Salute to the Negro Leagues: James “Cool Papa” Bell!

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Posted on: February 8, 2017
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Salute to the Negro Leagues: The Great Pittsburgh Crawfords!

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Posted on: February 4, 2017
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On Martin Luther King Jr Day, a celebration of the great Satchel Paige by Kyle McNary

I interviewed more than 50 Negro Leaguers in the late 1980s and early ‘90s, and almost every player had…

Posted on: January 16, 2017
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” Toni Stone – First Lady of the Negro Leagues” – Negro League Piece by Kyle McNary

In the movie “A League of Their Own,” about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League that lasted from 1943-’54, there…

Posted on: December 29, 2016
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Featured Negro League Piece on Hank Thompson by Kevin L Mitchell

In my opinion, Hank Thompson does not get the notice he deserves in the integration of Major League baseball.…

Posted on: December 15, 2016
By: Ron Bolton
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“Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe” A Negro League featured piece by Kyle McNary

Theodore Roosevelt Radcliffe, nicknamed Double Duty because he was a star pitcher and catcher, was the most memorable person…

Posted on: December 8, 2016
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Negro League Featured Piece by Kyle McNary – Buck Leonard, was a great ALL kind of hitter!

When I asked Double Duty Radcliffe who he’d want up to bat with the game on the line, he…

Posted on: November 17, 2016
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Kansas City Municipal Stadium (1923-1976) – Second home to the Athletics, also home to Negro League Monarchs

Originally built for the American Association minor league team, the Kansas City Blues, this ballpark was host to various…

Posted on: October 11, 2016
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“Guaranteed Rate Park”?? You’ve Got To Be Kidding!

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Posted on: August 29, 2016
By: Gary Livacari
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Buck O’Neil “The Soul of Baseball” – Featured Negro League piece by Kyle McNary

While speaking to a group of children about the Negro Leagues, a young girl asked 80-year-old John “Buck” O’Neil, “What…

Posted on: August 12, 2016
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Satchel Paige Makes His First Major League Start 68 Years Ago Today!

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Posted on: August 3, 2016
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Great Photo of Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby!

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Posted on: July 31, 2016
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Negro League featured piece by Kyle McNary – Smokey Joe Williams

Before Satchel Paige there was Smokey Joe Williams. The right-handed throwing Williams, also known as “Cyclone,” threw his fastball as…

Posted on: July 18, 2016
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Salute to Larry Doby

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Posted on: July 10, 2016
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1934 Chicago American Giants pitching staff led by Bill Foster and Malvin “Put” Powell

The American Giants were one of the premier Negro League teams in the 1920s and 1930s and it was lead…

Posted on: June 29, 2016
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Negro League Featured Piece – John Beckwith by Kyle McNary

John Beckwith may have been the Mike Schmidt of the Negro Leagues; he was a right-handed dead pull hitter, and…

Posted on: May 27, 2016
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Negro League Featured Piece – Quincy Trouppe by Kyle McNary

A strong-armed catcher who could hit for average and power from both sides of the plate, Quincy Trouppe…

Posted on: April 28, 2016
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Negro League Featured Piece – Verdell Mathis by Kyle McNary

Verdell Mathis was the Negro League's top lefthanded pitcher of the 1940s, but because he played in the South,…

Posted on: April 7, 2016
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Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY, August 2, 1942 – Satchel Paige Warms Up Before Monarchs Game

The legendary 35-year-old Satchel Paige and Kansas City Monarchs ace warms up before a game against the New York…

Posted on: March 31, 2016
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Negro League Featured Piece by Kyle McNary – Alec Radcliffe

Though he was often overshadowed by his older brother Double Duty, Alec Radcliffe was the Mike Schmidt of the Negro…

Posted on: March 10, 2016
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Mountain Athletic Club, Fleischmanns, New York, August 10, 1903 – Mountain AC 3, Cuban Giants 1

The historic Negro League team the Cuban Giants traveled to the Catskills to take on the Mountain Athletic Club,…

Posted on: February 26, 2016
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Negro Leagues Tribute: Kansas City Monarchs

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Posted on: February 24, 2016
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The Pittsburgh Crawfords

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Posted on: February 19, 2016
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Homestead Grays

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Posted on: February 16, 2016
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Tribute to the Negro Leagues: Buck O’Neil

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Posted on: February 14, 2016
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1939 Negro League East-West All-Star Game

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Posted on: February 10, 2016
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Tribute to Black History Month: The Great Josh Gibson

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Posted on: February 7, 2016
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Joe Louis and Satchel Paige meet at Comiskey Park, 1948

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Posted on: February 5, 2016
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Birthday Tribute to Hank Aaron, Born February 5, 1934

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Posted on: February 5, 2016
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