Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Negro Leagues

Negro Leaguers in foreign lands

https://darowski.com/outsider/totals.html Stats for players, incl. winter. Very good resource.

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/George-Stovey/ Considered the first great black pitcher.



Negro Southern League    
    team pics
    no-hitters

    1947-7-17 (Meriden) Preview of Asheville Blues v. Insilcos. Their pitcher, Robert Bowman, has a 36-4 record over the last two seasons. The Nashville Cubs of the same league beat the 'Silvermen' 7-3 last week. 

    1947-7-17 The Insilcos beat the Asheville Blues 7-4.
    (from Lloyd A.C.)
    1947-8-11 Beat Memphis Red Sox 5-0 to revenge earlier defeat. 
    1947-8-29 (Chester) Asheville Blues 9, Lloyd A.C. 3. 

    Flournoy, Willis p 1919 Atlanta Cubs No-hit purported Fe Cubans before a large mixed crowd at Ponce de Leon park, the Atlanta Crackers' home. 
    1919-6-08 Games to be played from Mon-Wed, 6-09 to 6-11.
     "This is the first season that colored teams, with the exception of the soldier boys last year, have been allowed to play at Poncey, and there is a determination among the colored people to support their teams, which indicates that there will be a record-breaking crowd to witness the initial encounter on Monday afternoon. Most of the colored businesses will be closed in time for their employees to see the game and many white firms have expressed a willingness to allow their help to attend.
Besides the opportunity of witnessing Cubans in action on a baseball diamond and of seeing an exciting game, the Camp Gordon jazz band will furnish music and add to the entertainment of the fans.
On Monday the convalescent soldiers, both white and colored, will be admitted free. Tuesday will be ladies' day and there will probably be a double-header on Wednesday afternoon. A special section of the grand stand will be reserved for the whites. The colored fans are urged to bring the ladies out to see the opening game tomorrow afternoon as they will have access to the grand stand.

Negro Texas League

    Alexander, Buck p 10-31 6.14 

1921-7-08 Houston Post. Houston Black Buffaloes leading league with 29-15 record. Jackman beat the Galveston Black Sandcrabs. Black Buffs have won 19 of last 26 games on road. 
    
1920-6-24 Dallas Express. Line. Buck Alexander is Houston Black Buffs pitcher 
        negro Texas League
1921-4-25 Fort Worth. W/ Houston Black Buffs, beat Fort Worth Black Panthers 10-7. Struck out 9. Box. 
1921-6-12 Houston Post. Lost 6-5 to Dallas Black Marines. Line. 
1921-7-30 Houston Post. Tied 7-7 with Black Panthers in 13 innings. Box. 
1921-9-05 Houston Post. Relieved in loss to Dallas Black Marines. No box. Now Dallas is 1st and Houston second - only four games left in schedule - Houston would have to win three and Dallas lose three for Houston to win pennant. 




Mohawk Giants

Mohawk Giants
1913-5-25 At Schenectady before 3,500, beats Paterson Smart Sets 4-1. Smart Sets were playing in '40s. 
1913-6-08 Before 2,000, lost 8-6 to Pittsfield Electrics.
1913-6-22 Beat Tenth Calvary 7-3
1913-6-25 Beat Rutland 5-0.
1913-7-13 Before 6,000 fans, the largest crowd seen in Schenectady in years, shutouts Troy NYSL on 3 hits. 
1913-7-27 Before 6,000, beat Elmira Colonels 7-3. 
1913-8-01 For Schenectady Mohawk Giants, beats Bennington 12-3.
1913-8-25 Chicago NL refused to play Wickware - ended up beating a Wickware-less Rutland 5-0. 
1913-10-05 Defeated Walter Johnson in 1-0 five-inning game. 

1913-4-20 With Royal Giants v. Wilkes-Barre Barons - left with 6-6 game, which reliever blew in tenth. 

1913-7-24 Accepted money from Lincoln Giants but then wanted to pitch for Chicago American Giants. Teams fighting over him; Wickware is not seen in a good light.
1922-4-13 Joins Homestead Grays

Mohawk Giants pics

Florida Hotel League


1913-1-30 lineup and line given in NY Age. 


String Bean Williams
BR Was a black ball pitcher from 1910 to 1925 - age 37 to 52.
https://agatetype.typepad.com/agate_type/2016/04/andrew-williams-right-field-1918.html Ashwill doesn't think the pic used for Williams' BR page is actually him - it contradicts other known images of him.

https://sabr.org/journal/article/riverside-ensenada-porterville-an-all-negro-minor-league-team/

Oakland Larks
    https://calisphere.org/item/4a3775d0b50d6b6b8dce726dec8b6004/

 1941 Birmingham Industrial League all-star possible picks -Artie Wilson, Piper Davis etc.

other article not as good, but still good. 

see clippings on Newspapers.com

Guys who spent most outside NL:


St. Louis

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/luke-easter/ Luke Easter joined St. Louis Titanium Giants in 1937 - about team.
    
1937-9-24 St. Louis Argus. Preview - Easter mentioned as home run slugger. 
1940-9-06 Team pic. 



Cannonball Bill Jackman
    

1921-7-08 Houston Post. Houston Black Buffaloes leading league with 29-15 record. Jackman beat the Galveston Black Sandcrabs. Black Buffs have won 19 of last 26 games on road. 
    
        negro Texas League
1921-4-25 Fort Worth. W/ Houston Black Buffs, beat Fort Worth Black Panthers 10-7. Struck out 9. Box. 
1921-6-12 Houston Post. Lost 6-5 to Dallas Black Marines. Line. 
1921-7-30 Houston Post. Tied 7-7 with Black Panthers in 13 innings. Box. 
1921-9-05 Houston Post. Relieved in loss to Dallas Black Marines. No box. Now Dallas is 1st and Houston second - only four games left in schedule - Houston would have to win three and Dallas lose three for Houston to win pennant. 

1926-9-16 Pitching for Philadelphia Colored Giants, beat Cape Cod Stars 2-0 and k'd 12.

Maxwell, Zearlee "Jiggs"  From Cleburne - played 20 games with Memphis Red Sox 1937-38 at age 34-35.
 
1934-7-29 Kansas City. With Monroe Monarchs, which also has Hilton Smith and Willard Brown. Has 16-4 record in Negro Southern League. 
1935-5-26 Monroe LA. With Monroe Monarchs. 

1933-3-25 Monroe. Monarchs 5, Pittsburgh Crawfords 4. 1st game of series. Monroe Monarchs are Dixie champs - Crawfords are negro world champs. 
    Jiggs Maxwell reported to the Monarchs. 



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