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 With: 3 Comments
Salute to the Negro Leagues: The Great Baseball Pioneer, Larry Doby! Subscribe to my blog for automatic updates and Free Bonus Reports: “Memorable World Series Moments” and “Gary’s Handy Dandy World… Posted on: February 22, 2017 By: Gary Livacari With: 0 Comments
Salute to the Negro Leagues: Leon Day, “One of the Best Ever!” Subscribe to my blog for automatic updates and Free Bonus Reports: “Memorable World Series Moments” and “Gary’s Handy Dandy World… Posted on: February 19, 2017 By: Gary Livacari With: 0 Comments
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 By: Ron Bolton With: 0 Comments
Salute to the Negro Leagues: The Great Josh Gibson! Subscribe to my blog for automatic updates and Free Bonus Reports: “Memorable World Series Moments” and “Gary’s Handy Dandy World… Posted on: February 10, 2017 By: Gary Livacari With: 0 Comments
Salute to the Negro Leagues: James “Cool Papa” Bell! "Cool Papa" Bell Photo Gallery Click on any image below to see photos in full size and to start Photo… Posted on: February 8, 2017 By: Gary Livacari With: 0 Comments
Salute to the Negro Leagues: The Great Pittsburgh Crawfords! Subscribe to my blog for automatic updates! The Pittsburgh Crawfords Photo Gallery Click on any image below to see photos… Posted on: February 4, 2017 By: Gary Livacari With: 3 Comments
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 By: Ron Bolton With: 0 Comments
” 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 By: Ron Bolton With: 2 Comments
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 With: 2 Comments
“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 By: Ron Bolton With: 0 Comments
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 By: Ron Bolton With: 0 Comments
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 By: Ron Bolton With: 0 Comments
“Guaranteed Rate Park”?? You’ve Got To Be Kidding! Comiskey Park Photo Gallery Click on any image below to see photos in full size and to start Comiskey Park… Posted on: August 29, 2016 By: Gary Livacari With: 2 Comments
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 By: Ron Bolton With: 0 Comments
Satchel Paige Makes His First Major League Start 68 Years Ago Today! Subscribe to my blog for automatic updates and as a Bonus get instant access to my two Free Special Reports:… Posted on: August 3, 2016 By: Gary Livacari With: 2 Comments
Great Photo of Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby! Subscribe to my blog for automatic updates and as a Bonus get instant access to my two Free Special… Posted on: July 31, 2016 By: Gary Livacari With: 0 Comments
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 By: Ron Bolton With: 0 Comments
Salute to Larry Doby Subscribe to my blog for automatic updates and as a Bonus get instant access to my two Free Special Reports:… Posted on: July 10, 2016 By: Gary Livacari With: 0 Comments
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 By: Ron Bolton With: 1 Comment
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 By: Ron Bolton With: 0 Comments
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 By: Ron Bolton With: 0 Comments
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 By: Ron Bolton With: 0 Comments
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 By: Ron Bolton With: 0 Comments
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 By: Ron Bolton With: 0 Comments
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 By: Ron Bolton With: 0 Comments
Negro Leagues Tribute: Kansas City Monarchs Subscribe to my blog for automatic updates. As Bonus get two Free Reports: "Memorable World Series Moments," and "The Handy… Posted on: February 24, 2016 By: Gary Livacari With: 3 Comments
The Pittsburgh Crawfords Subscribe to my blog and get instant access to my two Free E-Books: “Memorable World Series Moments” and “Gary’s Handy… Posted on: February 19, 2016 By: Gary Livacari With: 1 Comment
Homestead Grays Subscribe to my blog and get instant access to my two Free Embedded E-Books: "Memorable World Series Moments" and… Posted on: February 16, 2016 By: Gary Livacari With: 5 Comments
Tribute to the Negro Leagues: Buck O’Neil Subscribe to my blog and get automatic updates and instant access to my two Free Embedded E-Books: "Memorable World Series… Posted on: February 14, 2016 By: Gary Livacari With: 4 Comments
1939 Negro League East-West All-Star Game Click “Home” icon on left to see display of all my articles. Follow us on Twitter: @Livac2 Visit our Facebook… Posted on: February 10, 2016 By: Gary Livacari With: 0 Comments
Tribute to Black History Month: The Great Josh Gibson Click “Home” icon on left to see display of all my articles. Follow us on Twitter: @Livac2 Visit our… Posted on: February 7, 2016 By: Gary Livacari With: 0 Comments
Joe Louis and Satchel Paige meet at Comiskey Park, 1948 Click “Home” icon on left to see display of all my articles. Follow us on Twitter: @Livac2 Visit our Facebook… Posted on: February 5, 2016 By: Gary Livacari With: 0 Comments
Birthday Tribute to Hank Aaron, Born February 5, 1934 Hank Aaron Photo Gallery Click on any image below to view entire gallery: A Tribute to "Hammerin'… Posted on: February 5, 2016 By: Gary Livacari With: 0 Comments