Cabrera, Lorenzo 1941-1943 Club Contramaestre (Cuba) (Chiquitin) 1944-1945 Regia de la Liga de Verano 1946-1948 New York Cubans (NNL) 1949-1950 New York Cubans (NAL) 1950 Mexico City (Mexican League) (D) 1951 Oakland Oaks (PCL) 1951 Ottawa (IL) 1951 Club Aragua (Mexican Pacific Coast League) 1952 El Escogido (Dominican Summer League) 1953 Aguilas Cibaenas (Dominican Summer League) 1954 Del Rio (Big State League) 1955 Port Arthur (Big State League) 1956 Tijuana-Nogales (Arizona-Mexico League) 1956 Mexico City Reds (Mexican League) 1957 Combinado (Nicaraguan League) 1957 Granada (Nicaraguan League)

Winter Leagues: 1942-1943 Almendares (Cuba) 1946-1947 Marianao (Cuba) 1947-1948 Marianao (Cuba) 1948-1949 Marianao (Cuba) 1949-1950 Marianao (Cuba) 1950-1951 Marianao (Cuba) 1951 Habana (Caribbean World Series - Caracas) (Second Place with a 4-2 Record) 1951-1952 Marianao (Cuba) 1952-1953 Marianao (Cuba) 1953 Cuban All Star Team (American Series - Habana, Cuba) (Cuban All Stars vs Pittsburgh Pirates) (Pirates won series 6 games to 4) 1953-1954 Havana (Cuba) 1953-1954 Marianao (Cuba) 1954-1955 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1955-1956 Cienfuegos (Cuba)

Verano League Batting Title: (1944 - Hit .362)

Mexican League Batting Title: (1950 - Hit .354)

Caribbean World Series Batting Title: (1951 - Hit .619) (All-time Record)

Cuban League All Star Team: (1950-51 and 1952-53)

Nicaraguan League Batting Title (1957 – Hit .376)

Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame (1985)

59 Caffie, Joseph Clifford (Joe) 1950 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) 1950 Signed by Cleveland Indians (MLBB) 1951 Duluth Dukes (Northern League) 1951 Harrisburg Senators (Interstate League) 1952 Duluth Dukes (Northern League) 1953 Indianapolis Indians (AA) 1953 Reading Indians (Eastern League) 1954-1955 Indianapolis Indians (AA) 1955 Syracuse Chiefs (IL) 1956 Buffalo Bisons (IL) 1956 Cleveland Indians (ML) 1956 San Diego Padres (PCL) 1957 Buffalo Bisons (IL) 1957 Cleveland Indians (ML) 1958-1959 Buffalo Bisons (IL) 1959 St. Paul Saints (AA) 1960 Montreal Royals (IL) 1960 Miami Marlins (IL) 1961 Charlotte Hornets (Sally League) 1961 Wilson Tobs (Carolina League) 1962-1963 Warren (Ohio) – Town Team (played on team with football great Paul Warfield)

Winter Leagues: 1955-1956 Venezuelan League 1957-1958 Almendares (Cuba) 1959-1960 Marlboro (Panamanian League) 1960 Marlboro - Panama Caribbean World Series XII (Panama City, Panama)

Northern League Batting League Title: (1952 - Hit .342)

Northern League Most Valuable Player (1952)

International League Stolen Bases Title: (1955 - 24 stolen bases)

International league Batting Title: (1957 - Hit .330)

Cain, Melvin 1955-1957 Smithfield (Sandlot Team) 1955-1957 Parker High School (Birmingham, AL) (High School baseball) 1963 Stockham Valve and Fitting (BIL)

Caldwell, Willie 1946 Pipe Shop Quarters (BIL) 1947 Stockham Steel (BIL) 1948-1953 Detroit Speed Kings Detroit Wildcats (IND) Joe Jackson's All Stars (IND) Detroit Nature Boys (IND) 1954-1955 Detroit Stars (NAL) 1956-1959 Detroit Speed Kings (Class A - Federation League) (1956 - Detroit City Champs)

60 Calhoun, Charles Stockham Valves & Fittings (BIL)

Calhoun, John J. 1945-1950 Atlanta Panthers (Branch Rickey League) 1950-1952 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) (D) 1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1954 New York Yankees Farm System 1955-1962 Atlanta Panthers (Branch Rickey League)

Campanella, Roy 1933 Nicetown Colored Athletic Club (Campy) 1934 Stein Tailors 1935 Wissahickon Boys Club (D) (Basketball Team) (Golden Gloves - Boxing) 1935-1936 Nicetown Giants 1936-1937 Loudenslugger Post No. 366 (American Legion) 1936 Bacharach Giants (IND) 1937-1942 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1942 Negro All Star Team - Benefit Game (Cleveland Baseball Federation) 1942-1943 Monterrey (Mexican League) 1943 Campanella and Dave Barnhill (New York Cubans) are scheduled for a tryout with Pittsburgh Pirates (MLBB), then tryout is cancelled 1944-1945 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1946 Nashua Dodgers (New England League) 1946 Turned down three year contract with George Pasquel of Mexican League for $5,000 per season 1946 Scouted the Negro League & the Negro League World Series for Brooklyn Dodgers. He recommended signing of Larry Doby, Monte Irvin and Earl Taborn) 1947 Montreal Royals (IL) 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers (ML) 1948 St. Paul Saints (AA) 1948-1957 Brooklyn Dodgers (ML)

Winter Leagues: 1938 Baltimore Elite Giants Spring Training (Nashville, TN) 1940-41 Caguas Criollos (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1941 Baltimore Elite Giants Spring Training - Hot Springs, AR 1941-42 Caguas Criollos (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants Spring Training (New Orleans, LA) 1942-43 Marianao (Cuba) 1943-44 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1944-1945 Kansas City Royals (CAWL) (Failed to show for season) 1944-45 Santurce (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1944-45 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1945 Estrellas Importadas (All Star Game vs Estrellas Criollas) 1945 Biz Mackey's Major League All Stars (IND) (Negro League All Star team put together by Effa Manley – owner of the Newark Eagles) (Five game exhibition series vs "white" Major League All Star Team managed by Charlie Dressen w/ Kerr

61 Branca, Stanky, Holmes & Trucks) (Four games in Brooklyn @ Ebbets Field in Brooklyn and one in Newark) 1945 American All Stars (International series in Caracas: Venezuela, Cuba & United States) (American All Stars record 18-2) 1945-46 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1946 Jackie Robinson’s All Stars 1946 Vargas (Venezuelan League) 1946-47 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1946-47 San Juan (Puerto Rico) 1947-48 Vargas (Venezuelan League) 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers & Montreal Royals Spring Training Camp - Havana, Cuba 1947 Montreal Royals - American Series Royals vs Cuban All Star Team - Habana, Cuba 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers & Montreal Royals Spring Training Camp (Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic and Vero Beach, Florida) 1948 Jackie Robinson & Roy Campanella All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming tour vs Memphis Red Sox) 1949 Jackie Robinson All Stars (IND) (Game vs Birmingham Black Barons w/ Willie Mays) (Barnstorming Tour vs New Orleans Creoles) 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers Spring Training (Vero Beach, Florida) 1951 Roy Campanella All Stars (IND) 1952 Roy Campanella All Stars (IND) 1952 Roy Campanella All Stars (Three game series vs Ed Lopat's All Stars @ Honolulu Stadium) 1953 Roy Campanella All Stars (Southern tour - Seven game series vs Birmingham Black Barons) (Game vs Major League All Stars at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles) 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers Spring Training (Vero Beach, Florida) 1954 Roy Campanella's Negro Major League All Stars (IND) (West Coast Barnstorming Tour) (Game vs Kent Parker's Major League All Stars – Lane Field San Diego) 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers - Japanese Tour 1955 Willie Mays All Stars (IND) 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers Spring Training (Vero Beach, Florida)

Puerto Rican Winter League Homerun Title (1940-41 – 8 homeruns)

Negro League All Star Team: (1941-East, 1942-East, 1944-East and 1945-East)

East-West All Star Classic MVP (1941)

62 Negro League Career Batting Average of .353

New England League MVP (1946)

International League All Star Team (1947)

International League MVP (1947)

Venezuelan League Stolen Bases Leader (1947-48 – 8 SB)

National League RBI Leader (1953 - 142 RBI)

National League (Major League Baseball) All Star Team: (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, & 1956)

World Series Most Valuable Player (1949)

Sid Mercer Memorial Award for Baseball Player of the Year (B.B.W.A.) (1954)

Sport Magazine Baseball Player of Year (1955)

National League MVP (1951, 1953 & 1955)

Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (1965)

American Association League Hall-of-Fame

International League Hall-of-Fame

Mexican Baseball Hall-of-Fame (1971)

National Baseball Hall-of-Fame (1969)

Campbell, Bonnie 1936-1942 West Columbia Oilers (IND) (Leon Thomas - Owner) Brazoria (IND) 1942-1946 United States Air Force (Military Baseball) (San Antonio, Texas and Fort Worth, Texas) 1945-1946 Ft. Worth Black Giants 1947-1948 Brazoria Dodgers (IND) Wharton Tigers (IND) Bay City Tigers (IND) 1947-1948 Freeport Black Terrapins (IND) (Henry Lewis - Owner) 1949 Houston Eagles - Turned down contract (NAL) 1949-1953 West Columbia Oilers (IND) 1953 Houston Dodgers 1953-1960 West Columbia (IND) Brazoria (IND)

Campbell, James 1958-1962 Wichita Falls Stars (WTCL) "Man" Graham Stars (WTCL) (West Texas Colored League) (D)

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Campbell, Jeff 1926 Lake Charles (LA) (Bo) 1927-1930 Many (LA) Jonesboro (AR) Hodge (AR) 1931 Paris Tigers (Texas-Oklahoma-Louisiana League) 1932-1936 Clarksville Stars (IND) (D) 1936-1937 Paris Tigers (Texas-Oklahoma-Louisiana League) 1937 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1938-1942 Paris Tigers

Cameron, Henry 1942-1945 Walltown Black Sox (IND) (Red) (Durham, North Carolina) 1945 Durham Eagles (NCL) 1945 North Carolina College (College Football) 1946-1950 Durham Eagles (NCL) 1949 Roxboro Colts (IND) 1950 Jacksonville Eagles (IND) 1950-1951 Indian Head Rockets (IND) Saskatchewan Rockets(Canadian Tournaments) (IND) 1951 Indian Head Rockets(Western Canada League - Champions) 1951 Durham Eagles (IND) 1952-1955 Durham Rams (IND) Roxboro Colts (IND) 1955 Signed by New York Giants (MLBB) 1955 Salem (Appalachian League) 1955 Roxboro Colts (IND) (North Carolina Amateur Tournament) 1955-1962 Durham Rams (IND)

Winter Leagues: 1955 Minneapolis (AAA Team - NY Giants) (Spring Training - Florida)

Canady, Pernell 1954-1963 Durham Rams (IND) Jones Hill Tigers (North Carolina - Town Team) Gillburg (Franklin County North Carolina)

Canegata, William 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB) (Bill) Minor League Spring Training Camp - Florida 1957-1958 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1957 New York Black Yankees (IND) 1958 New York Stars (IND) 1959-1960 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1961 Coco Beach Baseball School 1961 Signed by Houston Astros (MLBB) 1961 Jacksonville (Sally League) 1961 Salisbury (Western Carolina League) 1962-1963 U.S. Army (Europe - Military Baseball) 1964-1966 East Orange (NJ) (New Jersey Semipro League)

Canton, Denio 1935-1940 Athletica de Cuba (Habana) (Toto) Santiago de Cuba Cuban Mining Company Circular de Militar Club Telephonos (Habana)

64 (D) New York Black Yankees (NNL) 1941 Mayodan (North Carolina) 1941 New York Cubans (NNL) 1942 New Orleans Black Pelicans (NSL) 1942 New Orleans Pelicans (Southern League) 1942-1945 Various teams - U.S. and Cuba

Cantone, Michael 1976-1979 Cranston East High School (High School Baseball) 1980-1983 Rhode Island College (College Baseball) 1984 Cranston East High School (Coach) 1984-1986 Scituate Allies (Rhode Island Amateur League) Precision Woodworking (Newport Sunset League) Cranston Royals (Ocean State League) 1986 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1986 New York Yankees Tryout - Yankee Stadium 1986-present Cranston East High School (Head Coach)

Carpenter, Andrew D. 1939-1941 San Antonio Black Missions (TNL) (A.D.) 1942-1943 San Antonio Indians (TNL) 1943-1946 Military baseball 1946-1950 Grand Prize Southern Select (Alamo Athletic Association) SP (Southern Pacific) Giants 1946-1947 Kelly Field Brown Bombers 1951-1953 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) 1953-1954 Fort Hamilton (Military team)

Texas Negro League Batting Title (1942 and 1943)

Alamo Athletic Association Batting Title (1946)

Carroll, Reginald R. 1945-1946 Richmond Cardinals (IND) (Sonny) 1947-1949 Richmond Giants (NAA) (Wilbur Sutton - Owner) 1950 Baltimore Elite Giants (NAL) 1950-1952 U.S Army (Military Baseball - Ft. Benning, GA) (Selected two Army All Star teams) 1952 Tryout with Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB) 1952-1953 Richmond Giants (IND) 1954-1965 Richmond Cardinals (IND) (Wilbur Sutton -Owner)

Carter, Elmer 1928-1929 Tulsa Black Oilers (TOLNL) (Snake Eyes) (Texas-Oklahoma-Louisiana Negro league) 1930 Kansas City Monarchs (NNL) 1931 Kansas City Monarchs (IND) 1932 Injured in Automobile Accident

1939-1942 Hollywood Bears (NPCFL) (Negro Pacific Coast Football League) (Halfback-End - professional football)

1942-1945 U.S. Army (Military Service)

Winter Leagues: 1930 Kansas City Royals (CAWL) 1931 Kansas City Royals

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Carter, Jim 1944-1947 Ike Williams Baseball Team Hopewell Raiders Blawenburg (New Jersey) 1948 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1949-1959 Walker-Gordon (Twin M League) Whitehouse (New Jersey)

Carter, Leroy H. 1935-1939 Coatesville Stars (IND) (Lee) 1937-1939 Coatesville High School 1939 Coatesville Stars (IND) 1940-1941 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1940-1943 Coatesville Stars (IND) 1943 Cuban Yanks (IND) 1941-1953 Coatesville Stars (IND) Coatesville Stars (City Twilight League) Colored Stars (IND) Colored Stars (City Twilight League) Kennett Square Gray Sox (IND) Lukens Steel Company Lukens A.A. (City Twilight League)

Carter, Marlin 1925-1926 Louisiana Collegiate Institute (Mel) (Shreveport, Louisiana) 1926 Turned down scholarship to play at Wiley College) 1926 Shreveport Black Sports (TNL) (D) 1927-1931 San Antonio Black Indians (TOLNL) 1932-1933 Monroe Monarchs (NSL) 1933 Little Rock Black Travelers (IND) 1933-1935 Memphis Red Sox (NSL) 1935 Cincinnati Tigers (IND) 1936 Cincinnati Tigers (IND) 1937 Cincinnati Tigers (NAL) 1937 Texas Black Spiders (IND) (Based in Mineola, Texas) 1938 Atlanta Black Crackers (NAL) 1938-1940 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1941 Harrisburg Stars 1941-1942 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1943-1945 U. S. Coast Guard (Military Service) 1946-1948 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1948 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1949-1950 Rochester Royals (Class A) 1958 Memphis Red Sox (Manager) (NAL)

Winter Leagues: 1939-1940 Philadelphia Royal Giants (CAWL)

Negro League All Star Team (1942-West)

Carter, Norman 1948 Chattanooga Choo Choos (NSL)

Carter, William J. late 1930's Winston Salem Pond Giants (Bat Boy) (IND) (Chick) 1943-1946 U.S. Navy - Pearl Harbor (HI)(Military baseball) 1946 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) (Released after spring training)

66 1946 North Carolina Greys (IND) 1947-1949 Winston Salem Pond Giants (NCL) 1949 Durham Eagles (NCL) 1949-1950 Brooklyn Cuban Giants (IND) 1951-1958 Winston Salem Pond Giants (IND)

Winter Leagues: 1949 Brooklyn Cuban Giants (Canadian Barnstorming Tour and Tournaments)

Cartmill, Alfred 1946-1948 Ft. Madison (IA) (Town Team) (Al) Ft. Madison – American Legion team Ft. Madison High School 1948-1951 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1950 Kansas City Travelers (IND) 1951-1954 USAF – Keesler Air Force Base (Military baseball) 1955 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1955 Signed by Dick Sisler of the Pittsburgh Pirates (MLBB) 1956 Williamsport (Eastern League) 1957 Lincoln (Western League)

Negro League All Star Team: (1955 – West)

Casanova, Paulino mid 1950's - late 1950's (Paul) Central Espana (Matanzas, Cuba) 1960 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1960 New York Royals (IND) 1960 Signed by Cleveland Indians (MLBB) 1960 Daytona Beach 1960 Minot (Northern League) 1961 Released by Cleveland Organization 1961 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1962 Signed by Chicago Cubs MLBB) 1962 San Antonio (Texas League) 1962 Released by Chicago Cubs 1963 New York Mets - Tryout 1963 New London (CT) - City League 1963 Signed by John Caruso of Washington Senators (MLBB) 1963-1964 Geneva (New York-Pennsylvania League) 1965 Burlington (Carolina League) 1965-1966 Washington Senators (ML) 1966 York (Eastern League) 1967 Washington Senators (ML) 1968 Buffalo (International League) 1968-1971 Washington Senators (ML) 1971 Traded to Atlanta Braves for Hal King 1972-1974 Atlanta Braves (ML)

Winter Leagues: 1959-1960 Almendares (Cuba) 1960-1961 Almendares (Cuba) 1962 Chicago Cubs Spring Training - Mesa, Arizona 1965 Venezuela 1969 Mazatlan (Mexico) 1970-71 La Guaria (Venezuelan League)

67 La Guaira (Venezuelan League) (several seasons)

Minor League Coach & Hitting Instructor: Chicago White Sox (3 years) Bullpen catcher - Chicago White Sox

New York - Penn League All Star Team (1963 and 1964)

Carolina League All Star Team (1965)

Carolina League All-League Team (1965)

American League - Major League Baseball: (Lead league three times in double plays by a catcher)

Sporting News American League All Rookie Team (1966)

Major League All Star Team (1967 - American League)

Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame (1998)

Cash, William W. 1935 Overbrook Panthers (High School) (Bill, Ready) 1936-1937 Liberty Stars (IND) 1938-1939 Liberty Stars (Pennsylvania League) 1939 Camden Giants (IND) 1940 Bacharach Giants (Philadelphia, PA) (IND) 1940-1941 Black Meteors (IND) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 1941 Otto Briggs All Stars (IND) 1942 Philadelphia Daisies (IND) (Webster Mc Donald - owner) (Philadelphia Semi-Pro Champions) Philadelphia Daisies (NML) 1943-1948 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1949-1950 Philadelphia Stars (NAL) 1950 Mexico City Red Devils (Mexican League) 1951 Granby (Canadian Provincial League) 1952 Signed by Chicago White Sox (MLBB) 1952 Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Western League) 1952 Waterloo Whitehawks (Three-I League) 1952 Injured - Broken Leg 1952 Superior (Northern League) 1953 Brandon Greys (Mandak League) 1953-1954 Cibaenas (Dominican Summer League) 1954 Santiago Eagles (Dominican Summer League) 1955 Bismarck Barons (Mandak League) 1955-1956 Licey Tigres (Dominican Republic)

Winter Leagues: 1943 Philadelphia Stars Spring Training (Parkside - Philadelphia, PA) 1943 Negro National League All Stars (IND) 1946 Maracaibo (Venezuela) 1946-47 Vargas (Venezuelan League Champions)) (Exhibition game vs New York Yankees, Vargas won 4-3) 1947-48 Marianao (Cuba) 1947-48 Almendares (Cuba)

68 1948 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1949 Jackie Robinson All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming Tour vs New Orleans Creoles) 1949-50 Magallanes (Venezuelan League Champions)) 1950-51 Culiacan (Mexican Pacific Coast League) 1951-52 Culican (Mexican Pacific Coast League) 1952 Colorado Springs Spring Training (Victoria, Texas) 1952-53 Obregon (Mexican Pacific Coast League) 1953-54 Obregon (Mexican Pacific Coast League) 1953-54 Hermosillio (Mexican Pacific Coast League)

Negro League All Star Team (1948-East and 1949-East)

Mexican League All Star Team (1950)

Canadian Provincial League All Star Team (1951)

Mexican Pacific Coast League All Star: (1951, 1952, 1953 and 1954)

Mandak League All Star Team (1955)

Douglas Hall of Fame

Cheyney University Hall of Fame

Delaware County Baseball Hall of Fame

Casselberry, Jaycee 1955-1956 24th Street Red Sox (BIL) 1957-1959 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1960 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL)

Castille, Irvin M. 1942-1947 Lafayette Big Chiefs (IND) (Chuck) 1948-1950 U.S. Army (Military Baseball) (Fort Lewis, Washington and New Orleans, Louisiana) 1950 New Orleans Creoles (NSL) 1950 New Orleans Creoles (IND) (Texas barnstorming tour vs Mel Parnell's All Stars) 1950 Los Angeles Coasters (Los Angeles City League) 1951 Lafayette Bulls (Jerry Priddy - Manager) 1951-1952 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1952 Brandon Greys (Mandak League) 1953 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL)

Negro League All Star Team (1951 - West)

Chambers, Walter 1944-1946 Bartlesville Blues (IND) (Cookie) 1946 Cushing (OK) (Town Team) 1946-1947 Langston State University (Langston, Oklahoma) 1946-1951 Guthrie Black Spiders (IND) 1951 Matlock Home Builders (Wichita Tournament - Wichita, KS) 1951 Dallas Eagles - Tryout (Texas League)

69 1951-1959 Guthrie Black Spiders (IND)

Chandler, John Jr. 1942-1946 Stokesdale (NC) (Spud) Walnut Cove (NC) Pilot Mountain (NC) 1947 Greensboro Red Wings (NCL) (D) 1948 Greensboro Red Wings (NAA) 1949 Stokesdale (NC) (IND) 1950-1951 U.S. Army (Military Baseball) 1952-1954 Kernersville (NC) Oakridge (NC) Stokesdale (NC)

Chandler, John D. 1956-1958 Tucson Badgers (Dutch) (Tucson, NM - High School) 1958 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) (Hit .311 - 11 HR - 71 RBI) 1959 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1959 Georgia Flyers (IND) (Touring Team for the Clowns) 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates Tryout Camp - Douglas, Arizona 1959 Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (MLBB) 1960 Santa Barbara (California State League) 1960 New York Royals (IND) (Touring team for Indianapolis Clowns) 1961-1962 U.S. Army 1963-1964 Pasadena (CA) (Semipro Team)

Chapman, Art 1955-1957 Lamont (PA) (Town Team) Suburban Stars 1958 Newark Indians (NAL) 1958 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1955-1965 Suburban Stars (Town Team) Reliable (Philadelphia, PA)

Major League Scout: Philadelphia Phillies (1975-1986) Major League Scouting Bureau (1986-1994) San Francisco Giants (1994-1995)

Chapman, Mace 1947-1949 Weil Street Wildcats (Peter Rabbit) St. Anthony 1950-1958 Long Beach Beavers Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Colts Watts Giants Los Angeles Braves (Chet Brewer - Manager) 1959-1969 Greenville Black Spinners 1970 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

Chappas, Harry P. 1974 Miami-Dade County Community College (College Baseball) 1975 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1975 Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 21st round of the Free Agent Draft

70 1976 Appleton (Midwest League) 1977 Knoxville (Southern League) 1978 Appleton (Midwest League) 1978 Chicago White Sox (ML) 1979 Iowa (AA) 1979 Chicago White Sox (ML) 1980 Iowa (AA) 1980 Chicago White Sox (ML) 1981 Loaned to Montreal Expos (NL) Organization 1981 Denver (AA) 1982 Monterrey (Mexican League)

also played 8 years professional baseball in Italy

Midwest League Stolen Bases Title (60 SB - 1978)

Last Indianapolis Clowns player to make Major Leagues

Charles, Edwin D. 1948-1949 Harlem Hawks (Ed) 1950-1952 Cardinal Gibbs High School (High school baseball and football) (St. Petersburg, Florida) 1950-1951 St. Petersburg Black Pelicans (FSNL) (Florida State Negro League) 1952 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) (Offered contract – but went to Braves tryout camp instead) 1952 Boston Braves (MLBB) Try-out Camp (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) 1952 Signed by Boston Braves (MLBB) 1952 Quebec City Braves (Provincial League) 1953 Ft. Lauderdale Lions (Florida International League) 1954 Evansville (Three I League) 1954 Military Service 1955 Corpus Christi (Big State League) 1956 Wichita (AA) 1956-1957 Jacksonville (Sally League) 1958 Wichita (AA) 1959-1960 Louisville (AA) 1961 Vancouver (PCL) 1961 Traded by Milwaukee Braves to Kansas City Athletics 1962-1967 Kansas City Athletics (ML) 1967 Traded to New York Mets for Larry Elliot 1967-1969 New York Mets (ML)

Winter Leagues: 1955-56 Caguas-Rio Piedras Criollos (Puerto Rico) 1959-69 San Juan Senators (Puerto Rico) 1961-62 Arecibo Wolves (Puerto Rico) 1962-63 Arecibo Wolves (Puerto Rico)) 1966 Ed Charles All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming Tour of Florida) 1969 New York Mets - World Series

Puerto Rican League All Star Team: (1959-60 and 1961-62)

Chatman, Charles 1951-1955 Hollywood Stars (Memphis, TN)

71 (Sleepy) 1955 Detroit Stars (NAL) 1955 Pine Bluff Judges (Cotton States League) 1955-1956 Detroit Stars (NAL) 1956 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1957 Detroit Stars (NAL) (D) 1958 Detroit Clowns (NAL) 1958 Offered contract by Cleveland Indians (MLBB) 1958 Retired - Shoulder Problem

Cherry, Joe Bobby 1955-1958 London Bridge Sluggers (IND) (Virginia Beach, Virginia) Bellview Grays (VA) 1956-1958 Union-Kempsville High School Princess Anne Training School (High school baseball, football and basketball) 1959 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1959 New York Stars (IND) (Travelling team of Clowns) 1960 London Bridge Sluggers (IND) 1960-1961 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1961 Ed Hamman (Owner) of Clowns sold Cherry's contract to the Chicago White Sox (MLBB) 1961 Daytona Beach Islanders (Florida State League) 1961 Harlan Smokies (Appalachian League) 1962 Clinton Sox (Midwest League) 1963 Sarasota Sun Sox (Florida State League) 1963-1964 Lynchburg White Sox (Southern League) 1964 Sarasota Sun Sox (Florida State League) 1965 Tidewater Tides (Carolina League) 1965 Toledo Mud Hens (International League) 1965 Lynchburg White Sox (Southern League) 1965 Philadelphia Phillies (MLBB) acquired his contract 1966 San Diego Padres (Pacific Coast League) 1967 Reading Phillies (Eastern League) 1967 Drafted by New York Mets (MLBB) 1968 Lynchburg White Sox (Carolina League) 1968 Appleton Foxes (Midwest League) 1968 Evansville White Sox (Southern League) 1969 Appleton Foxes (Midwest League) 1969 Tucson Toros (Pacific Coast League) 1969 Columbus White Sox (Southern league) 1969 Retired from Organized Baseball 1970 Virginia Beach Pile Drivers (IND)

Winter Leagues: 1959 Indianapolis Clowns Spring Training (Jacksonville, Florida) 1966 Philadelphia Phillies Spring Training (Clearwater, Florida) 1967 Philadelphia Phillies Spring Training (Clearwater, Florida) 1968 New York Mets Spring Training

Christie, Leo B. 1960-1963 Jacksonville Eagles (IND) Jacksonville Red Caps (IND) 1963 Chicago American Giants (IND)

72 1957-1990 New Stanton High School (Baseball Coach)

Clarizio, Louis 1947-1948 Chicago Roamers (IND) 1949 Paducah (Kentucky) (Philadelphia Phillies (MLBB)- Class D Minor League) 1949 Armour Stars Armour Meat Packing Company (Industrial League) 1950 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1952 28th Armored Division Baseball Team U. S. Military Baseball - Germany

(Signed by Dr. J.B. Martin, owner of CAG, as the first "white" player in the Negro Leagues)

Clark, Bernard 1988-1989 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) (Bodes) (Co-Owner)

Clark, Dave (Player - Owner - Manager - Coach - Scout)

1969-1970 Corning Yankways (Southern Zone League) 1971-1972 Art Gaines Baseball School (Hunnewell, Missouri) 1971-1972 Gaines Gators (IND) (Hunnewell, Missouri) 1973 Ithaca College (College Baseball) 1973 Fred Ferrero Pro Prospects (IND) (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) 1974 Gaines Gators (IND) (Player) 1975-1976 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) (1975 Record 4-0 with 20 saves) 1977 Beeville Bees (Gulf States League) 1977 Pennington Pioneers (New Jersey) (Tri State League) 1978 Cheshire Giants (Connecticut) (Tri State League) 1979 Injured - Did not play 1980 Delaware Valley Pioneers (Tri State League) 1980 Clayton Cougars (New Jersey) (Tri State League) 1981 Rattvik Bets (Swedish Elite Professional Baseball League) 1982 Rattvik Bets (Swedish Elite Professional Baseball League) 1983 Cape Cod Rockies (IND) (Rocky Perone - Owner) (Affilated w/ San Francisco Giants) 1984-1989 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

1982-1995 Ocala Professional Baseball Camp (Owner - Baseball School - Florida) 1983-1989 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) (Owner) (Team Owner - Clowns Played 60 games each season) 1985-1989 Sunshine Baseball Enterprises 1989-1998 Southern Tier Baseball Schools (Upstate New York - Owner) 1989 Dave Clark Baseball Academy (Florida - baseball school for the disabled) 1990-present Indianapolis Clowns (IND) (Still owns rights to the team)

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1975-1980 Corning Community College Red Barons (Corning, NY - Head Coach) 1979 Elmira Red Sox (New York Penn League) (Front Office - Administrative Assistant) 1980 Otterbein College (Manager - Columbus, OH - Assistant Coach) (Coach) 1980 Big League Baseball Camp (NJ) (Assistant Camp Director & Coach) 1990 Rattvik Bets (Manager) (Swedish Elite Professional Baseball League) 1990-1998 Swedish Junior National Baseball Team (Coach) 1995 Rattvik Bets (Pitching Coach) (Swedish Elite Professional Baseball League) 1996 Leksand Lumberjacks (Pitching Coach) (Swedish Elite Professional Baseball League) 1996 Swedish National Team (Winners Cup International Tournament - Champions) 1996 Team USA (US Olympic Baseball Team) (Director of Sports Information) (World Olympic Games - Atlanta, GA) 1997 Leksand Lumberjacks (Manager) (Swedish Elite League Champions) 1998 Swedish Junior National Team (Pitching Coach) 1998 Atlanta Braves (Coach) (International Coaches Clinic) 1998 Florida Instructional League (Atlanta Braves Coach) 1998-1999 The Hockey Management Group (Ice Hockey - Scout) 1999 Atlanta Braves (Pitching Coach)

Major League Baseball Scout: Baltimore Orioles (1972-1982) New York Yankees (1983-1987) (Scout) Chicago White Sox (1988-1989) Florida Marlins (1992-1996) Atlanta Braves (1997-1998) San Diego Padres (1999-2003) Florida Marlins (2004-2005) Baltimore Orioles (2006-2007)

Major League Baseball International: (Instructional Coach) (1998)

Swedish Major League All Star Team (1981)

Corning Sports Hall of Fame (1977)

Giant Steps Coaching Award (1996)

Clark, Henry W.B. 1952-1955 Brunswick Redbirds (GA) (Bird) 1955-1957 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1958 Allenhurst Blue Devils (Georgia-Carolina League) 1958 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1959-1962 U.S. Army (Military Baseball) Fort Lewis (Bellingham, WA)

74 1962 Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (MLBB) 1963 Retirement - Leg Injury 1963 Rejoined the U.S. Army 1968-1969 Georgia Carolina League

Georgia Carolina Batting Title (1968 and 1969)

Clark, Howard 1964-1966 Newark Expos (IND) (Pee Wee) 1967-1970 St. Petersburg Black Pelicans (FWCNL) St. Petersburg Braves (FWCNL) 1970-1980 St. Petersburg Oliver Alouettes (IND) 1980-1990 St. Petersburg Oliver Alouettes (Stan Musial League)

Clark, Tommy 1962 Raleigh Tigers (NAL)

Clay, Alton B. 1940-1942 Baxter Springs (Kansas) (IND) 1943-1946 Military Service 1947 Joplin American Legion Joplin Rockets (IND) (D) 1948 New York Black Yankees (NNL) 1948 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1948 Joplin Rockets (IND) 1949-1950 New York Black Yankees (IND) 1951-1954 Joplin Rockets (IND) 1955-1958 Joplin All Stars (IND) 1958 Treece (Kansas) (Wichita Tournament)

Clayton, Leroy W. 1931 Santop's Bronchos (IND) (Zack) 1932 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (IND) 1934 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (NNL) 1935 Brooklyn Eagles (NNL) 1935 Cole's American Giants (NNL) (D) 1936 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (IND) 1937 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1939 Brooklyn Royal Giants (IND) 1943 Chicago Brown Bombers 1943 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1943-1944 New York Black Yankees (NNL)

Professional Basketball: 1932-1944 Harlem Globetrotters (various seasons) (IND) 1933-34 Chicago Crusaders (IND) 1934-35 Chicago Crusaders (IND) 1935-1937 and 1939-1946 Chicago Crusaders (IND) New York Rens (IND) Philadelphia Lumberjacks (IND) 1936-1937 New York Renaissance (IND) 1938-1939 Harlem Globetrotters (IND)

Boxing Referee: Several Heavyweight championship fights

Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (1993)

New York City Basketball Hall of Fame (1996)

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Clemmons, Billie Westfield (BIL)

Clendenon, Donn A. 1948-1951 Booker T. Washington High School - Atlanta, GA (Big Train) (High school football, baseball, basketball & track) (Won nine sports letters) 1951-1952 Rockdale Rawhides (IND) 1952-1956 Moorehouse College (College Baseball, Basketball and Football) (Won twelve sports letters) 1952-1956 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) (Played on weekends & summers) 1956 Turned down contracts w/ Cleveland Browns (NFL), Harlem Globetrotters and New York Knicks (Basketball) 1957 Salem (Appalachian League) 1957 Jamestown (New York - Penn League) 1958 Grand Forks (Northern League) 1959 Wilson (Carolina League) 1959 Idaho Falls (Pioneer League) 1960 Savannah (South Atlantic League) 1961 Columbus (IL) 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates (ML) 1962 Columbus (IL) 1962-1968 Pittsburgh Pirates (ML) 1968 Chosen by Montreal Expos in the Expansion Draft 1969 Vetoed trade to Houston Astros 1969 Montreal Expos (ML) 1969 Traded to New York Mets for Kevin Collins and Steve Renko 1969-1971 New York Mets (ML) 1972 St. Louis Cardinals (ML)

Winter Leagues: 1960-61 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1962-63 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico)

Sally League Home Run Title (1960 - Hit 28 Homeruns)

Sally League Most Valuable Player (1960)

Puerto Rican League Doubles Leader: (1962-63 – 20 doubles)

Puerto Rican League All Star Team: (1960-61 and 1962-63)

Major League Baseball - World Series Most Valuable Player (1969)

Coats, Isiah 1954-1956 Edgewood Indians (IND) "Zeke" Edgewood Bears (IND) Decatur Cubs (IND) 1956-1959 Atlanta Stars (IND) 1956-1959 Atlanta Cardinals (Branch-Rickey League) 1959-1961 Atlanta Stars (IND) Atlanta Black Crackers (IND) 1959-1971 Atlanta Cardinals (Georgia-Alabama League) Atlanta Cardinals (Branch Rickey League)

76 Cobb, J.C. 1942-1945 T.P. Tamers (IND) (Sandlot team - Paris, Texas) 1945-1954 Pittsburgh Brown Bombers (IND) Pittsburgh Brown Sox (IND)

Cobbin, James 1947 Nebo Indians (IND) 1948-1949 Buckeye Elks 1950-1953 Southside Lions (Class B League) (Class B World Series) 1950-1953 North Side High School (Youngstown, Ohio) 1953 Turned down contract offers from St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds(MLBB) to accept college baseball scholarship 1953 Turned down contract offer from Cincinnati Reds (MLBB) 1953-1955 Allen University (College Baseball) (Columbia, South Carolina) 1956 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1956 New York Black Yankees (IND) 1957 Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (MLBB) 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training (Brunswick, Georgia) 1957 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1958 Offered contract by Milwaukee Braves (MLBB) but got drafted into military 1958 El Paso (Texas League) 1958-1959 U.S. Army 1959 3rd Armored Division CCA Scorpions (USAREUR Northern League) (Military Baseball - Germany) (Team won All-Service Championship) 1960 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

All-Service All Star Team (1959)

Cochran, A.J. 1948-1950 Guthrie Black Spiders (IND)

Cochran, Leslie 1948-1950 Guthrie Black Spiders (IND) 1951-1956 Ford Local 600(Detroit Baseball Federation) (DBF)

Coimbre, Francisco 1926-1938 Puerto Rico (Pancho) 1927 Santiago Sandino (Dominican Republic) 1928 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1929-1930 Magallanes (Venezuela) 1930-1931 Licey Tigres (Dominican Republic) 1932 Santa Marta (Venezuela) 1932 Buchipluma (Venezuela – League Champions) 1934 Licey Tigres (Dominican Republic) 1934 Selecion (Venezuela) 1935 Pastora (Venezuela) 1935 San Juan Giants (Venezuela) 1935 La Victoria (Venezuela) 1935 Senadores (Venezuela) 1937 Dominican Republic 1939 Puerto Rican Stars (IND) 1940-1941 New York Cubans (NNL) 1943-1944 New York Cubans (NNL)

77 1945 Puebla (Mexican League) 1946 New York Cubans (NNL) (D) Winter Leagues: 1938-39 Ponce Kofresi (Puerto Rico) 1939-40 Ponce Kofresi (Puerto Rico) 1940-41 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1941-42 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1942-43 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1943-44 Cuban Winter League 1943-44 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1944-45 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1945 Estrellas Criollas (All Star Game vs Estrellas Importadas) 1945-46 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1946-47 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1947-48 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1948-49 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1949-50 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1950-51 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1951-52 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) (Manager) 1956-57 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) (Manager) 1957-58 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1958-59 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) (Manager) 1959-60 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1961-62 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico)

(also played in Venezuela, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador and Dominican Republic)

1954-1955 Ponce Leones (Coach) 1957-1958 Ponce Leones (Manager) 1963-1964 Ponce Leones (Coach)

Major League Baseball Scout - Pittsburgh Pirates (1952-1977)

Puerto Rican Winter League Batting Titles: (1942-43 - Hit .342 and 1944-45 - Hit .425)

Puerto Rican League Hits Leader: (1943-44 – 59 hits)

Puerto Rican League Doubles Leader: (1938-39 – 14 doubles and 1945-46 – 12 doubles)

Puerto Rican League Runs Batted In (RBI) Leader: (1943-44 – 27 RBI)

Puerto Rican League Runs Scored Leader: (1941-42 – 46 runs scored)

Puerto Rican League Stolen Bases Leader: (193-44 – 20 stolen bases)

Puerto Rican Winter league Most Valuable Player (MVP) (1942-43)

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Played four consecutive seasons 1939-1942 in Puerto Rican League without striking out.

Puerto Rican Winter League All Star Team: (Southeast Squad) (1940-1941, 1941-1942, 1944-45 and 1945-1950 six straight years)

Negro League All Star Team (1941 - East and 1944 - East)

Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame (1991)

Cogdell, Johnny 1946 Seattle Steelheads (NPCL) 1946 Cincinnati Crescents (IND) 1947-1948 Harlem Globetrotters (IND)

Cohen, James Clarence (Jim, Fireball) 1936-1942 Latrobe (PA) Coal Mining Team 1942-1946 Camp Lee (Virginia) (U.S. Army Baseball Team) (Replacement Training Center) (D) 1946-1952 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) (Also served as team manager & bus driver occasionally)

Winter Leagues: 1949-50 Vargas (Venezuelan League) 1952 Negro League Stars (IND) (Tour vs Jackie Robinson's Major League All Stars)

Negro League All Star Team (1948-West)

Cokes, Curtis 1956-1959 Booker T. Washington H.S. 1956-1959 Dallas Brown Bombers (IND)

Professional Basketball

1962 Harlem Stars (IND) (Goose Tatum - Manager/Owner) 1963 Harlem Stars (IND)

Professional Boxer

1958-1973 Professional Boxer (Record 100-14) 1966-1969 World Welterweight Champion 1973-2014 Professional Boxing (Manager-Trainer)

Colas, Carlos 1940 Cuban Stars (IND) (Sunset) 1941 New York Cubans (NNL) 1942-1943 Torreon (Mexican League) 1944-1945 Nuevo Laredo (Mexican League) 1946-1947 Mexico (Mexican League) (D) 1949-1951 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1952-1953 Monterrey (Mexican League) 1954 Aquila (Mexican League)

Winter Leagues: 1940-1941 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1941 All Cubans (American Series – Cuba)

79 1941-1942 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1942 All Cubans (American Series – Cuba) 1942-1943 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1943-1944 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1944-1945 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1945-1946 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1947-1948 Cuba (Cuban Players Federation) 1948-1949 Habana (Cuba) 1949-1950 Habana (Cuba)

Cuban Winter League Triples Leader (1942-43 – 8 triples)

Cuban Winter League All Star Team (1941-42)

Colas, Jose Luis 1946 Vera Cruz (Mexican League) 1946 San Luis Potsi (Mexican League) 1947-1952 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1952 Brandon (Mandak League) (D) 1952 Scranton (Eastern League) 1954 Mount Vernon (Mississippi-Ohio Valley League)

Winter Leagues: 1945-1946 Marianao (Cuba) 1946-1947 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1947 Oriente (Federacion Nacional) (Cuba) 1947-1948 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1948-1949 Cienfuegos (Cuba)

East-West All Star Game: (1947-West, 1948-west and 1951-West)

Cole, Bennie 1976-1981 San Antonio Red Sox (STNL)

Cole, Cecil Edward 1935-1941 Connellsville A.C. (IND) 1941-1946 Military Service 1946 Newark Eagles (NNL)

Major League Baseball Scout: Pittsburgh Pirates (1973-1996)

Cole, Humphrey 1951-1956 Lindale Dragons (IND) 1957-1958 U.S. Army 1956-1976 Lindale Dragons (IND) 1956-1976 Lindale Dragons (Josh Gibson League)

Coleman, Charles 1935-1940 Chicago American Giants (NAL) Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1940-1946 Military Service 1947-1948 Newark Eagles (NNL)

Coleman, Clarence 1955-1956 Orlando (FSNL) (Choo Choo) 1956-1957 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1958-1959 Orlando (Florida State League) 1960 Macon (South Atlantic League) 1960 Montreal (IL) 1961 Philadelphia Phillies (ML) 1961 Spokane (PCL)

80 1961 Drafted during the expansion draft- New York Mets 1962 Syracuse (IL) 1962-1963 New York Mets (ML) 1964 Buffalo Bisons (IL) 1966 New York Mets (ML) 1970 Mexico City (Mexican League) 1972 Mexico City (Mexican League)

Coleman, Elliot Hoyt 1951-1952 Nashville Cubs (NSL) (Jr.) 1953 Nashville Royal Giants 1954-1955 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1956 Signed by Baltimore Orioles (MLBB) 1956 Aberdeen Pheasants (SD) (Northern League) (D) 1957 Baltimore Orioles Spring Training 1957 San Antonio Missions (Texas League) 1958-1959 Military Service 1960 Vancouver Mounties (PCL) 1960 Fox Cities Foxes (Three I League) 1961 Tri City Atoms (Northwest League) 1961 Victoria-Ardmore Rosebuds (Texas League) 1964 Quincy Gems (Midwest league) 1964 Pasco, Washington (Tri-City League)

Negro League All Star Team (1955-East)

Coleman, Johnny 1961-1966 Blue Bells (San Antonio, Texas) (Concho) Denver Heights Bears (STNL) San Antonio Yankees (STNL) (D) 1967-1978 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL)

Collins, Charles 1965-1977 Birmingport Pirates (BIL)

Collins, Eugene Marvin (Gene, Rip) 1947 Omaha Rockets (IND) (Kansas City Monarchs Farm Team) 1947-1951 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1951 Kansas City Blues (New York Yankee Spring Training Tryout Camp, Florida) (D) 1951 Sold by Tom Baird (owner) of Kansas City Monarchs to the Chicago White Sox (MLBB) Organization 1951 Waterloo (Three-I League) 1951 Vera Cruz (Mexico) 1952 Colorado Springs (Western League) 1952 Superior (Northern League) 1952 Wisconsin Rapids 1953 Colorado Springs (Western League) 1953 Escogido (Dominican Summer League) 1953 Superior (Northern League) 1955-1957 Aguila (Mexican League) 1958-1960 Poza Rica (Mexican League) 1961 Mexico City (Mexican League)

Winter Leagues: 1948-49 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1948-49 San Juan Senadores(Puerto Rico) 1951-52 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1958-59 Oriente (Venezuelan League)

81 1959 Pompero (Venezuela)

Negro American League Strike-out Leader: (1949 - 131 Strike-outs)

Puerto Rican League Strike-out Leader: (1948-49 - 157 Strike-outs)

Venezuelan League Batting Title (1959 - Hit .356)

Venezuelan League Doubles Leader (1959 – 9 doubles)

Venezuelan League Runs Batted in Leader (1959 – 17 RBI)

Mexican League All Star Team (1961)

Collins, Jerry 1970-1977 Birmingport Pirates (BIL)

Colzie, Jim 1937 Macon Colored Peaches (IND) 1937 Albany Black Travelers (IND) 1938-1941 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1942-1943 Military Service 1942 Atlanta Braves 1943-1945 U.S. Army Air Force Orlando AFB (USAF - Military Baseball Team) 1943 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1946 Atlanta Braves 1946-1947 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1947-1957 Indianapolis Clowns (played off & on as they came to Miami) 1947-1957 Various Southern Negro teams Atlanta Black Crackers Columbus Redbirds Savannah Indians

Also umpired for semipro league for 12 years

Pitching record 21 years was 265-135

Conway, Curtis 1955 Texarkana All Stars (IND) 1955 El Dorado (AR) (IND) 1956-1958 U.S. Army (Fort Polk - Military Baseball) 1958 Pine Bluff Braves (IND) 1958 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1959-1962 Texarkana All Stars (IND) 1963 Jax All Stars (Houston, Texas) (IND) 1963 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1963-1965 Jax All Stars (IND) 1967-1979 Local Union 600 (Detroit Industrial League) 1982-1986 Negro League All Stars (IND) Old Timers All Stars (IND) American All Stars (IND) (Played Tournaments in Canada)

Conway, Donald P. 1953-1954 Maryland Tigers (IND) (John Watkins - owner) 1955-1965 Glenarden Braves (Tri State League)

82 1955-1965 Glenarden Braves (IND) 1959-1964 Delaware State (CIAA) (Black college baseball) 1966-1970 Glenarden Braves (Tri State League)

Cooper, Sylvester 1967-1968 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

Cornelius, Samuel 1944-1946 Kansas City Stars (IND) (Sam) 1947-1949 U.S. Navy (Military Baseball) 1950-1953 Anderson College (College Baseball) 1950-1953 Delco - General Motors(Industrial league Baseball) 1950-1953 Anderson Indians (IND) 1952 Offered contract by Kansas City Monarchs - turned it down to stay in college 1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1954-1956 Wichita (KS)

Cortez, Prensaunta V. (Featured Entertainer – Contortionist and Team Trainer) (Great Yogi)

1958-1963 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

Cortez, Robert 1959-1961 Atlanta Stars (IND) Atlanta Black Crackers

(Assumed name used by Isaiah Coats)

Cotten, Lewis 1936-1938 Mc Comb White Sox (IND) (Suitcase) Bogalusa Tigers (IND) Nottoway Plantation (IND) (New Castle, Louisiana) 1939-1940 New Orleans Black Pelicans (NSL) (Signed by Wingfield Welch) 1941-1945 U.S. Army 1945-1956 Kenosha Chiefs American Motors Chrysler Motors

Cottingham, Sherman 1950-1952 Farmersville Eagles (LA) – Town Team (Professor) 1950-1952 Farmersville High School (High School baseball) 1953-1958 Grambling University (LA) (College baseball) 1957 Tryout Chicago Cubs (MLBB) (Buck O’Neil) 1959-1961 Farmersville Eagles (Town Team) 1962 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1963 Satchel Paige All Stars (IND) 1964-1965 North Battleford Beavers (Northern Saskatchewan League) 1966 Retired to take job as school principal in Lisbon (LA) 1966 Various team in Louisiana – paid on a per game basis

Pitched no hitter with North Battleford (1965)

North Saskatchewan League All Star Team (1964 and 1965)

North Saskatchewan League Most Valuable Player (MVP) (1965)

83 Cousins, Claude 1952-1955 Norfolk Blue Comets (IND) Norfolk Western Giants Norfolk Tigers (IND) 1955-1957 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

Covington, John Wesley (Wes) 1948-1950 Laurinburg High School (High School baseball & football) 1950 Raleigh Tigers (NAA) 1950-1951 Durham Eagles (NCL) 1952 Eau Claire (Northern League) 1953 Evansville (Three-I League) 1954 Atlanta (Southern Association) 1955 Toledo (AA) 1955 Jacksonville (South Atlantic League) 1956 Milwaukee Braves (ML) 1957 Wichita (AA) 1957-1961 Milwaukee Braves (ML) 1961 Kansas City Athletics (ML) 1961 Chicago White Sox (ML) 1961-1965 Philadelphia Phillies (ML) 1966 Chicago Cubs (ML) 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers (ML)

Winter Leagues and Post Season Play:

1955-56 Caguas-Rio Piedras Criollos (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1956 Caguas Criollos (Caribbean World Series - Panama City, Panama) 1956-57 Caguas Criollos (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1957 Milwaukee Braves - World Series (Beat New York Yankee 4 games to 3) 1958 Milwaukee Braves - World Series (Lost New York Yankee 4 games to 3) 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers - World Series (Lost Baltimore Orioles 4-0)

Northern League All Star Team (1952)

South Atlantic League Batting Title (1955 - Hit .325)

Puerto Rican League Runs Batted in Leader: (1955-56 – 51 RBI)

Puerto Rican League Homerun Leader: (1956-57 – 15 homeruns)

Cowan, John 1929-1932 Birmingham City League (Johnnie) 1932 Birmingham Black Barons (NSL) 1933 Cuban Stars (East) (IND) 1934-1936 Birmingham Black Barons (NSL) (D) 1939 Detroit Stars 1942 Cincinnati Buckeyes (NAL) 1944-1947 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) 1948 Birmingham All-Stars (NSL) 1948-1949 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1950 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL)

84 1950 Winnipeg Elmwood Giants (Mandak League) 1951-1952 Stockham Valve Fitting Co. (BIL) 1953-1958 Stockham Valve Fitting Co. (Manager- Player)(BIL)

Cowan, Lavell 1932-1934 Monroe Monarchs (Bat Catcher-Bat Boy) (NSL) (Ox) 1936-1942 The Bottom BB Team 18th Street BB Team 1943-1946 U.S. Air Force (Military Baseball) 1947-1948 Cinderella Sports (IND) (Monroe, Louisiana) 1949-1950 Louisiana Travelers (IND) 1951 Minot (Mandak League) 1952-1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1954 Monroe Sports (IND)

Winter Leagues: 1952 Kansas City Monarchs (Mexican Barnstorming Tour)

Negro League Baseball Scout: (1954-1956) Kansas City Monarchs

Cozine, William 1969-1970 Art Gaines Baseball School (Cecil) (Hunnewell, Missouri) 1970-1971 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1972 Signed by Philadelphia Phillies 1972 Philadelphia Phillies Spring Training (Clearwater, Florida) 1972 U.S. Navy 1973 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1974 Jefferson Junior College (College Baseball)

Craft, Jerry 1953-1955 Jacksboro High School (Jacksboro, TX) (High School Football) 1954 Jacksboro High School (High School Baseball – hit .340) 1954 Monte Stratton’s Big State Baseball Camp (Meridian, Texas) 1955 Jacksboro High School (High School baseball – pitcher 11-3 1.33 ERA) 1955 Jacksboro Roughnecks (Town Team) 1956 Texas Tech University 1957-1958 Cruise Tire Co. (Oil Belt League) 1958 Scouted by Boston Red Sox (MLBB) 1959-1960 Wichita Falls Stars (WTCL) Graham Stars (WTCL) (West Texas Colored League)

All District (District 9 AA) (Outfielder) (1954)

All District (District 9 AA) (Pitcher) (1955)

All District (District 9 AA) (Most Valuable Player) (1955)

Oil Belt League All Star Team (1958)

Craig, Edward 1954-1955 Belmont Blues

85 (Doodie) 1954-1956 Reed High School (High School Baseball) 1956 St. Louis Cardinals Tryout Camp New York Yankees Tryout Camp 1956-1960 St. Augustine College (FL) 1958-1960 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) (Played summers in college) 1961 Gave up college eligibility 1961-1962 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

Croff, James 1955-1956 Hickory (MS) 1957-1958 Decatur Red Sox (Newton County League) 1965-1966 Homestead Grays (GCNL) (Jackson, Mississippi)

Cromatie, Leroy 1940-1945 Miami Giants (IND) (Ray) 1943-1946 Florida A & M (College Football - Quarterback) (D) 1945 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1946-1949 Miami Giants (IND)

Crosson, Frank 1948-1951 Detroit Speed Kings 1952-1953 Military Service (Korea) 1953-1954 Plymouth Car Company (Detroit Industrial League) 1954 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1954 Detroit Stars (NAL) 1955-1956 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1957 Tryout with Boston Red Sox (MLBB) 1957-1962 Detroit Speed Kings Numerous Detroit area semipro teams

Crosson was also an outstanding amateur boxer

Crow, Timothy D. 1984-1985 Rio Hondo Junior College (College Baseball) (Tim) (Whittier, California) 1986 Phillips-Sony Baseball Club (Holland Class A League) (Eindhoven, Netherlands) 1987 Korner Bar (Flint, MI) (Stan Musial League) 1988 Indianapolis Clown (IND) 1989 Joe Berardino Umpire School (Coco Beach, Florida) 1989-1993 Minor League Umpire New York - Penn League Midwest League South Atlantic League 1993-1998 Flint Southwest Academy (Head Baseball Coach) 1999 College Baseball - Umpire

Winter Leagues: 1988 Indianapolis Clowns Tryout Camp (Ocala, Florida) 1992 Umpire - Detroit Tigers Spring Training 1993 Umpire - Los Angles Dodgers Spring Training

Crowe, George D. 1941-1944 Indiana Central College (College Baseball, Basketball & Track) 1944-1946 U.S. Army

86 1946 Los Angeles Red Devils (Professional Basketball Team) 1946 New York Renaissance (Professional Basketball Team) 1947-1948 New York Black Yankees (NNL) 1948 New York Cubans (NNL) 1949 New York Cubans (NAL) 1949 Pawtucket (New England League) 1950 Hartford (Eastern League) 1951 Milwaukee (AA) 1952 Boston Braves (ML) 1952 Milwaukee (AA) 1953 Milwaukee Braves (ML) 1954 Toledo (AA) 1955 Milwaukee Braves (ML) 1956-1958 Cincinnati Reds (ML) 1959-1960 St. Louis Cardinals (ML) 1961 Charleston (IL) 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (ML)

Winter Leagues: 1945-1946 New York Renaissance (IND) (Professional Basketball Team – center and forward) 1946 Los Angeles Red Devils (Professional basketball) 1947-1948 New York Renaissance (IND) (Professional Basketball Team) 1948-1949 Dayton Rens (National Basketball League - NBL) (NBL) 1949 Jackie Robinson All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming Tour vs New Orleans Creoles) 1950-1951 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1950-51 Harlem Globetrotters (IND) (Professional basketball) 1951 Santurce (Caribbean World Series Champions) (Caracas, Venezuela) 1951-52 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1951-1952 San Juan (Puerto Rico) 1952 Roy Campanella All Stars (IND) 1952-1953 Harlem Yankees (ABL) (Professional Basketball) 1953 Roy Campanella All Stars (IND) (Game vs Major League All Stars, Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, Ca) 1953-1954 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1954-1955 Santurce Cangrejeros (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1955 Santurce Cangrejeros (Caribbean World Series Champions)(Caracas, Venezuela) 1955 Willie Mays All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming Tour vs Negro American League All Stars) 1956 Willie Mays All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming Tour vs Negro American League All Stars) 1959 Hank Aaron's All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming series vs Harmon Killebrew's All Stars)

Negro league All Star Game (1948-East)

87 New England League RBI Leader (1949 - 106 RBI's)

Eastern League Batting Title (1950 - Hit .353)

Eastern League Most Valuable Player (1950 - .353 BA, 24 HR and 122 RBI)

American Association Rookie of Year (1951)

Puerto Rican Triple Crown Winner (1950-51)

Puerto Rican League Batting Titles: (1950-51 - Hit .375)

Puerto Rican Doubles Leader: (1951-52 – 23 doubles)

Puerto Rican Triples Leader: (1951-52 – 8 triples)

Puerto Rican Homerun Leader: (1950-51 – 11 homeruns)

Puerto Rican Runs Batted In Leader: (1950-51 – 69 RBI)

American Association Rookie of Year (1951 - .339 BA, 24 HR and 119 RBI)

American Association RBI Title: (1951 - 119 RBI's & 1954 - 128 RBI's)

American Association Home Run Title: (1954 - 34 Home Runs)

Puerto Rican League All Star Team: (1950-51 and 1951-52)

Major League Baseball All Star Team (1958 - National)

Crutchfield, Jimmie 1928 Gatewood Brown (Moberly, Mo.) 1930 Birmingham Black Barons (NNL) 1931 Indianapolis ABC's (NNL) (D) 1931-1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords (IND) 1933-1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords (NNL) 1933 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1937-1938 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1939 Toledo Crawfords (NAL) 1940 Indianapolis Crawfords (NAL) 1941-1942 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1943-1945 U.S. Army 1944 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) 1944-1945 Chicago American Giants (NAL)

Winter Leagues: 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords (Exhibition games in Pittsburgh and York, PA. vs Dizzy Dean's All Stars) 1935 Negro All Star Team (Mexico) (IND) 1936 Brooklyn Eagles (IND) (Six weeks barnstorming tour of Puerto Rico) 1938-1939 San Juan Senators

88 (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1939 Brooklyn Royal Giants (IND) (Barnstorming Tour vs Satchel Paige's All Stars)

Negro League All Star Team: (1934-East, 1935-West, 1936-East and 1941-West)

Puerto Rican League All Star Team: (1938-39)

Cunningham, Jack 1945-1948 Lonnie Greer's All Stars (IND) 1948-1958 Westside All Stars 1964-1974 Young Wonders (IND) (Blair New - Owner) 1964-1974 Young Wonders (San Antonio Eastside League)

Curry, Lacey 1947-1949 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1950 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB) 1951 Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings (Southwest International League) 1951-1953 Pueblo Dodgers (Western League) 1954 Newport News Dodgers (Piedmont League) 1955 Elmira Pioneers (Eastern League) 1956-1957 St. Paul Saints (American Association) 1957 Montreal Royals (International League) 1958-1960 St. Paul Saints (American Association)

Curry, Willie 1950-1953 U.S. Steel (BIL) (Boojack) 1954 Louisville Black Colonels (NAL) 1954 Louisville Clippers (NAL) 1955 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) (D) 1956-1959 U.S. Steel (Docena, Alabama) (BIL)

Curry, Willie Lee 1938-1942 U.S. Pipe (BIL) 1943-1945 U.S. Army (Military Baseball) 1946-1948 U.S. Pipe (BIL) (D) 1948-1949 Rheem Manufacturing 1950-1959 ACIPCO (BIL)

Dalhed, Bud 1970-1972 Wake Forrest University (College Baseball) (Buzzy) 1974 Pascagoula Merchants (GCNL) 1974-1979 Biloxi Dodgers (GCNL) 1980 In Europe – Working 1981-1982 Biloxi Dodgers (GCNL)

Dance, Wilbert 1930-1941 Providence Athletics (IND)

Dancy, Eddie 1952-1954 Hughes All Stars (IND) 1955 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1956 St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training 1956 Billings (Montana) 1956-1957 Memphis Reds (IND) (Farm Team - Memphis Red Sox) 1958-1970 Semipro Baseball - California Los Angles Barons Los Angeles Red Sox

89 Dancy, Leroy 1941-1944 Earle Redbirds (IND) (Sponsored by local flour mill) 1944-1945 Military Service 1946-1949 Earle Redbirds (IND) Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) Memphis Red Sox (NAL)

Dancy, Nathaniel 1954-1955 Hughes All Stars (IND) (Nate) 1955 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1955-1958 Hughes All Stars (IND) 1959-1960 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1960 Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (MLBB) 1960 Traded to Minnesota Twins (MLBB) 1961 Minnesota Twins Spring Training 1961 Bismarck Man Dan Partners (Northern League) (Minnesota Twins Farm Team) 1961 Saskatoon (Canada) 1962 Injured - Retired

Negro League All Star Team (1960 -West)

Dandridge, Raymond Emmett (Ray, Hooks, 1928 Jacobson & Pharmacy Talua) (Buffalo, NY - Softball Team) 1929-1930 Buffalo (NY) Sandlot Teams 1931-1933 Richmond All Stars (D) Richmond Violets 1933 Richmond Paramount All Stars (IND) 1933 Detroit Stars (NNL) 1933 Nashville Elite Giants (NNL) 1933-1935 Newark Dodgers (NNL) 1936-1939 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1938 Caracas Vargas (Venezuelan League) 1939 Caracas Vargas (Venezuelan League Champions) 1939 Vera Cruz (Mexican League Champions) 1940 Vera Cruz (Mexican League Champions) 1941-1942 Vera Cruz (Mexican League) 1942 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1943 Vera Cruz (Mexican League) 1944 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1945-1947 Mexico City Reds (Mexican League) 1948 Vera Cruz (Mexican League) 1948 New York Cubans (NNL) 1949 New York Cubans (NAL) 1949 Sold by Alex Pompez (owner)of the New York Cubans to the New York Giants organization (MLBB) 1949-1952 Minneapolis Millers (PCL) 1953 Sacramento (PCL) 1953 Oakland (PCL) 1954 Escogido (Dominican Summer League) 1955 Bismarck Barons (Mandak League)

Winter Leagues: 1935 Colored League All Stars (Barnstorming Tour vs Dizzy Dean's All Stars w/games at Shibe Park, Yankee Stadium & Forbes Field)

90 1935 Satchel Paige's All Stars (Barnstorming tour vs Dizzy Dean's All Stars w/games at the Polo Grounds & Yankee Stadium) 1935-1936 Brooklyn Eagles All Stars (Three Game Series vs Cincinnati Reds in Puerto Rico) (Puerto Rican Barnstorming Tour) 1935-1936 Caracas (Venezuela) 1935-1936 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1935-1936 Santo Domingo 1936 Negro League All Stars (IND) (Puerto Rico Tour) 1937 Homestead Grays Post Season Series (Seven game "World Series" vs NAL - combined team from Kansas City Monarchs & Chicago American Giants) (Grays won the "series: 6 - 1) 1937 American All Stars (Game in Cuba vs Cuban All Stars) 1937-1938 Almendares (Cuba) 1938-1939 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1939 Homestead Grays Barnstorming Tour (Southern barnstorming tour vs New York Black Yankees) 1939-1940 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1940-1941 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1941 Mexican League All Stars (IND) (Two game series vs Kinloch Giants in St. Louis, MO) 1941-1942 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1944-1945 Kansas City Royals (California Winter League) 1945-1946 Marianao (Cuba) 1946 Jackie Robinson’s All Stars 1946-1947 Marianao (Cuba) 1946-1947 Oriente (Cuban Federacion Nacional) 1947 All Star team of Cuban & Negro League players in a series vs New York Yankees in Venezuela 1947-1948 Cuba (CWL) 1948-1949 Obregon (Mexican Winter League) 1949-1950 Marianao (Cuba) 1950 Luke Easter's All Stars (IND) (Series vs Danny Litwhiler's Major League All Stars) 1950-1951 Marianao (Cuba) 1951-1952 Marianao (Cuba) 1952-1953 Marianao (Cuba) 1953-1954 Santurce (Puerto Rico)

Cuban Winter League Stolen Bases Title: (1937-38 - 11 Stolen Bases)

Negro National League Batting Title: (1938 - Hit .417)

Negro League All Star Team: (1935-East, 1937-East & 1944-East)

Puerto Rican League All Star Team: (1941-42)

Cuban Players Federation League All Star Team (1947-48)

Cuban Winter League All Star Team (1949-50)

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Mexican League Batting Title (1948 - Hit .373)

Mexican League RBI Title (1948 - 70 RBI)

Mexican Winter League All Star Team (1948-49)

American Association All Star Team (1949 and 1950)

American Association Rookie-of-Year (1949)

American Association League MVP (1950) (Silver Ball Award)

Major League Baseball Scout: San Francisco Giants

American Association League Baseball - Hall of Fame

Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame (1989)

National Baseball Hall of Fame (1987)

Daniels, Larry 1975-1981 Birmingport Pirates (BIL) 1982 Johns Braves

(also played high school baseball at Oak Grove High School and college baseball at Livingston University)

Daniels, Odell 1962-1963 Strong (AR) (Town Team) 1964-1965 Gardner High School 1966-1967 Kansas City Monarchs (IND) 1968-1970 U.S. Army (Viet Nam)

(also attended Grambling University)

Daniels, Roger 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB)- Minor League Tryout Camp 1956-1957 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1956-1957 New York Black Yankees (IND) 1957 Signed by Philadelphia Phillies 1957 Tampa Tarpons (Florida State League) 1958 Chattanooga Lookouts (Southern States League) 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates Try-out 1959-1961 Bronx Rangers New York Metros

Dansby, Samuel Lee 1965-1985 Avondale Braves (BIL)

Darden, Travis 1953-1956 San Antonio Ramblers (IND) 1956-1959 United States Air Force (Military Baseball) 1959-1962 Austin Palominos (IND) 1960’s Spanish American League (San Antonio, Texas) 1968-1972 Los Angeles City League (Los Angeles, CA) 1969 Tryout with Chicago Cubs (MLBB)

Darwin, Bobby

92 Daves, Tim 1983-1984 Chowan Junior College (NC) (College Baseball) 1985 Methodist College (Tom Austin - Coach) (Fayetteville, North Carolina) 1986 Garden - Webb College 1986 Lute's Oilers (Professional Major League Softball) 1987 Ocala Baseball School (Player) 1987 Indianapolis Clowns Tryout Camp 1987 Ocala Baseball School (Coach) 1987 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1988-1989 Kings Mountain A's (NC) 1990-1993 Injured - Out of Baseball 1994-1995 Rattvik Bets (Swedish Elite Professional Baseball League) 1996-1997 Solberg (Swedish Elite Professional Baseball League) 1998 Stockholm (Swedish Elite Professional Baseball League)

Winter Leagues: 1986 Lute's Oilers (World Professional Softball Tournament) (Orlando, Florida)

Davis, Charlie 1948-1949 Atlanta Rawhides (Georgia - Alabama League) 1949-1950 Simmons Bed Springs Team (Atlanta, Georgia) 1950 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1950-1955 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1956-1960 Rockdale Rawhides (Manager) (Georgia - Alabama League)

Winter Leagues: 1950 Birmingham Black Barons Spring Training (Montgomery, AL) (Traded to Memphis before season) 1954 Negro American League All Stars (IND) 1954-1955 Caguas (Puerto Rico)

Negro League All Star Team (1953-West and 1955-West)

Davis, Edward S. 1933-1935 Piney Woods Giant Collegians (Sherman) 1935-1936 St. Louis Blues (IND) 1936-1938 Washington Browns (IND) (Willie Foster - Manager/Player) 1941-1944 Yakima Giants (Yakima Valley League)

Winter Leagues: 1936 St. Louis Blues (IND) (Barnstorming Tour vs House of David)

Davis, Eunice 1944-1952 Freeport Black Terrapins (IND) 1944-1952 West Columbia Oilers (IND) Houston Southern Select Bay City Tigers

93 Davis, George 1944-1952 Freeport Black Terrapins (IND)

Davis, George 1956 Orange Mound Tigers (Chin) 1956-1958 Melrose High School (High School Baseball) 1957-1958 Masadie Dodgers (All-Memphis League) 1958 Orange Mound Tigers 1959 Stillman College (College Baseball) (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) 1959 Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (MLBB) 1959 Wytheville (VA) (Appalachian League - Class D) 1960 Masadie Dodgers (All-Memphis League) 1960-1961 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1961-1962 Stillman College (College Baseball) (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) 1962-1963 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1962-1967 Masadie Dodgers (All-Memphis League) Teamster Mets (Memphis A League) 1968-1973 S & S Construction Company (Memphis City League)

Winter Leagues: 1960 St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training (Key West, Florida) 1966 Memphis Hardwood Flooring (Stan Musial National Tournament - Grand Rapids, MI)

Negro League All Star Team: (1961 – West)

Memphis Park Commission Sports Hall of Fame (1995)

Davis, Joseph N. 1928-1932 Melphomene White Sox (IND) (Based in New Orleans, LA)

Davis, La Salle 1947-1948 Eighth Street Court Motel Team (West Dallas - Dallas, Texas) 1947-1951 Lincoln High School (Dallas, Texas) (Football, basketball & track) 1948-1949 Dallas Rockets (IND) (Lane - Owner) 1949-1951 Dallas Mustangs Dallas Road Runners Dallas Rockets 1952 Denver Black Hawks (IND) 1952 Sherman - Dennison Twins (Class C) (Arthur Willingham - Owner) 1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1953 Signed by Red Davis of New York Giants (MLBB) 1953 Plainview Panthers (Class C) (Spring Training - Kilgore, Texas) (Jody Beiler - Manager) 1953-1956 Dallas Brown Bombers (IND) 1956 Dallas Eagles Tryout (Texas League) 1956 Temple 1956 Big Sandy (Big State League)

94 1956-1958 Dallas Brown Bombers (IND) 1957 Dallas Lobos 1958-1959 Dallas Red Devils (William Blair - Owner/Manager) 1958-1961 Dallas Brown Bombers (IND) 1962-1967 Dallas Rough Riders (Dallas City League) (Won five straight city titles)

Davis, Lorenzo 1935 Alabama State College (College Basketball) (Piper) Montgomery, Alabama) 1936 Omaha Tigers (IND) 1936 Omaha Monarchs (IND) 1937 Tennessee Coal & Iron - TCI (Westfield, Alabama) (Alabama Coal & Iron League) 1938 Yakima Indians (Washington) (D) 1938 Washington Browns (IND) (Yakima, Washington) 1939-1942 ACIPCO (BIL) 1942-1947 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1947 With Hank Tompson and Willard Brown offered contract by St. Louis Browns. Declined to sign because he would have gone to Toledo. 1947-1950 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1950 Sold by Birmingham Black Barons owner, Tom Hayes, to the Boston Red Sox for $7,500. Hayes got $6,000 and Davis got $1,500. They would split and additional $7,500 if Davis was Red Sox property on May 15, 1950. 1950 Scranton (Eastern League) (Boston Red Sox Farm System) 1950 Released on May 14 for economic reasons. Davis was leading Scranton in homeruns, RBI's, batting average and stolen bases at the time. 1950 Guadalajara (Mexico) 1950 Jalisco (Mexican League) 1951 Oakland Oaks (PCL) 1951 Ottawa (IL) 1952-1955 Oakland Oaks (PCL) 1955 San Francisco Seals (PCL) 1956-1957 Los Angeles Stars (PCL) 1957-1958 Fort Worth Cats (Texas League) (Player - Manager) 1959 Birmingham Black Barons (Manager) (NAL) (Negro American League Champions) 1960-1961 Harlem Globetrotters (Basketball Team) 1961 Honey Bowl Lanes (Manager) 1962-1963 Stockham Valve Fitting Co. (Coach) (BIL) 1964-1967 Stockham Valve Fitting Co. (Manager) (BIL)

Winter Leagues: 1938 Washington Browns (Washington State Semi-Pro Tournament) 1942-43 Bob’s Savoy Café (Professional basketball - guard and forward) 1943 Birmingham Black Barons (Negro American League Champions) (Negro League World Series - lost to the Homestead

95 Grays 4 games to 3 in World Series) 1943-1946 Harlem Globetrotters (Baseball & Basketball Teams) (IND) 1943-1944 Negro League All Stars (IND) (West Coast Barnstorming Tour) (Barnstorming vs Alan Lane's Major League All Stars) 1944 Birmingham Black Barons (Negro American League Champions) (Negro League World Series - lost to the Homestead Grays 4 games to 1 in World Series) 1944-1945 Birmingham Black Barons (CAWL) 1945 Birmingham Black Barons (CAWL) 1946 Cincinnati Crescents (IND) 1947-48 Caguas-Guayama (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1948 Abe Saperstein's Negro All Stars (IND) (Hawaiian Barnstorming Tour) 1947 Kansas City Royals (CAWL) 1947 Kansas City Royals (Barnstorming Tour vs Bob Feller’s All Stars) 1948-49 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1948 Birmingham Black Barons (Negro American League Champions) (Negro league World Series - lost to the Homestead Grays 4 games to 1 in World Series) 1949 Mayaquez Indians (Puerto Rico) (Caribbean World Series) (Caracas, Venezuela) 1949 Venezuelan Winter League 1949-1950 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) (Player-Manager) 1950 Jalisco (Mexican League) 1951-1952 Caguas-Guayama (Puerto Rico) 1952 Cerveceria Caracas (Panama City) (Caribbean World Series) 1952-1953 Cerveceria Caracas (Venezuela) 1953 Cerveceria Caracas (Caribbean World Series) 1953-1954 Venezuelan Winter League 1953-1956 Venezuela Mexico 1955 Pacific Coast All Stars (IND) 1956-1957 Dominican Republic 1958 Chicago Cubs (MLBB) Spring Training 1958-1959 Harlem Globetrotters (Basketball Team) 1959 Willie Mays All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming Tour vs Mickey Mantle's All Stars)

California Winter League All Star Team (1945)

11th Annual North-South All Star Game (South team) (1949)

Puerto Rican Winter League Homerun Leader: (1947-48 – 10 homeruns)

Puerto Rican Winter League Runs Batted In Leader: (1947-48 – 49 RBI)

Puerto Rican Winter League Homerun Leader:

96 (1948-49 – 8 homeruns)

Puerto Rican Runs Batted In Leader: (1948-49 – 66 RBI)

Negro League RBI Title (1948 - 69 Runs Batted In)

Negro League All Star Team: (1946-West, 1947-West, 1948-West & 1949-West)

Major League Baseball Scout: Major League Scouting Bureau (1968-1970) Detroit Tigers (1971-1976) St. Louis Cardinals Montreal Expos (1984-1986)

Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (1993)

Davis, Nate 1965-1971 Denver Heights Bears (Bat Boy) (STNL) 1972-1978 Denver Heights Bears (STNL) 1978-1981 Prairie View A & M (College Baseball) 1979-1981 Denver Heights Bears (Northwest Amateur League) 1981-1988 Denver Heights Bears (San Antonio City League) Denver Heights Bears (Spanish American League) 1989-2003 Denver Heights Bears (Player-Manager) (Spanish American League)

Davis, Odie 1971-1976 Denver Heights Bears (STNL) 1976 Prairie View A & M (College Baseball) 1976 Drafted in 7th round by Chicago Cubs (MLBB) 1977 Asheville (West Carolina League) 1977 Selected in 7th round Free Agent Draft - Texas Rangers 1978 Tulsa (Texas League) 1979 Tucson (PCL) 1980 Charleston (IL) 1980 Texas Rangers (ML) 1981 Wichita (AA) 1981 Charleston (IL)

Davis, Reginald 1972-2004 Hooper City (BIL)

Davis, Ross 1936 St. Louis Red Sox (IND) (Satchel) 1936 St. Louis Blue Sox (IND) 1937-1940 Scullin Tigers Scullin Mules Scullin Steel Company (Tandy Park League - St. Louis, MO) (St. Louis Colored Industrial League) 1938 and 1939 won championship in Tandy Park League – St. Louis (MO) 1940 Mexico City Bears (Mexican League) 1940 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1940 New York Black Yankees (NNL) 1941-1942 Scullin Mules (St. Louis Municipal League) 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) 1944-1945 U.S. Army (Military Service) 1946 Boston Blues (USL)

97 1946 Jackie Robinson All Stars (IND) 1947 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL)

Pitched no-hitter vs Newark Eagles (1940)

St. Louis Municipal League All Star Team (1941 -West)

St. Louis Sports Hall-of Fame

Davis, Saul Henry 1917-1918 Vapor City Tigers (Arkansas Negro League) (Rareback) (Hot Springs, Arkansas) 1918-1921 Houston Black Buffaloes (Texas Negro League) 1921 Columbus Buckeyes (NNL) (D) 1921-1922 Houston Black Buffaloes (Texas Negro League) 1923 Bill Gates All Stars (IND) 1923-1925 Birmingham Black Barons (NNL) 1924 Memphis Red Sox (NNL) 1925 Detroit Stars (NNL) 1925-1926 Chicago American Giants (NNL) 1926 Birmingham Black Barons (NSL) 1927 Detroit Stars (NNL) 1927 Black House of David (IND) 1927 Jack Johnson's All Stars Tour (IND) 1927-1928 Memphis Red Sox (NNL) 1928 Gilkerson's Union Giants (IND) 1928 Cleveland Tigers (NNL) 1928 Cuban All Stars (IND) 1928-1932 Various Barnstorming Teams Gilkerson Union Giants (IND) Joe Green's Chicago Giants (IND) 1929-1930 Chicago American Giants (NNL) 1930 Memphis Red Sox (NNL) 1931 Gilkerson's Union Giants (IND) 1931 Chicago Giants (IND) 1931 Detroit Stars (NNL) 1931-1936 Zulu Cannibal Giants (IND) 1933 Walter Ball's Anheuser Bush Team (Based in Chicago, Illinois) 1934 Devil's Lakers (Manager) (North Dakota) 1937 Zulu Grass Skirts (Manager) (IND) 1937 Chicky Bar Colored Giants (IND) 1938-1955 North Dakota (Amateur Teams) Pocatello (Idaho) Minot Merchants 1945 Dunseith Giants (North Dakota)

Tournament Play: 1924 Gilkerson Union Giants (Nebraska Tournament - Lincoln) (Council Bluff Tournament - Des Moines, Iowa) 1938-1955 Various Canadian Tournaments Indian Head - Saskatchewan Carlies Tournament Providence of Saskatchewan

(Discovered Satchel Paige in 1924)

98

Davis, Wayne 1976-1979 Grant-Union High School (High School Baseball) (Sacramento, California) 1980-1981 Central Arizona Junior College (College Baseball) 1982 University of Texas - El Paso (College Baseball) 1983 Laverne University (Southern California) 1984-1987 Sacramento Smokies (Western Baseball Association) 1988 Ocala Baseball School (Player) 1988 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1988 Tryout with Chicago White Sox (MLBB) 1989-1991 Sacramento Smokies (Western Baseball Association) 1992 Play Ball Baseball Academy (Player) (Pompano Beach, Florida) 1992 Salinas Spurs (California League) 1992-1993 Mexicali (Mexican League) 1993-1998 Sacramento Smokies (Western Baseball Association) 1999 Sacramento Steelheads (Western League)

Davis, William 1935-1937 Reidsville Black Lucky's (IND) 1938 Washington Black Senators (NNL) 1939 Winston-Salem Pond Giants (IND) Prince Albert Pond Giants (IND) (Winston-Salem, NC) 1940 Charlotte Black Hornets (IND) 1940 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1941 Reidsville Black Lucky's (IND) 1942 Detroit Black Sox (IND) 1942 St. Paul Gophers (IND) (Abe Saperstein - Owner) 1943-1944 Reidsville Black Luckys (IND) 1945 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1945-1946 U.S. Army (Military Baseball) (Fort Benning, GA) 1946 Philadelphia Stars (Spring Training Roster) (NNL) 1946 Reidsville Black Luckys (IND) 1947 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1947 Greensboro Red Wings (NCL) 1948-1949 Greensboro Red Wings (NAA) 1950 Greensboro Red Wings (NCL)

Dawson, John 1960 Chicago Cuba Tryout 1960 Chicago White Sox Tryout 1961 Philadelphia Stars (IND)

Dawson, Rico 1965-1968 Greenville Colored Spinners 1969-1972 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1972 Signed by Chicago White Sox 1972-1976 Chicago White Sox Minor League Organization

Dawson, Sid 1950’s Romulus High School (Detroit, Michigan) (The Big Cat) (High School basketball, football & track) Langston University (3 years) (College basketball) Guthrie Black Spiders (IND)

Madison (Eastern League) (2 years)

99

1961-1962 Harlem Magicians (professional basketball) (Marques Haynes – owner) (plus several other seasons)

Day, Leon 1928-1933 Mount Winans Athletic Club Ebenezer Royals Alexandria (VA) 1934 Chester Black Sox (IND) 1934 Baltimore Silver Moons (Semipro Team) 1934 Baltimore Black Sox (IND) (D) 1934 Baltimore Black Sox (NNL) 1935 Brooklyn Eagles (NNL) 1936-1939 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1940 Vera Cruz (Mexican League Championship) 1940 Caracas Vargas (Venezuelan League) 1940 Mexico City Reds (Mexican League) 1941-1943 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1942 Homestead Grays (World Series Roster only) (NNL) 1943-1946 U.S. Army (Military Service) 1945 OSIE - Overseas Invasion Service Expedition Baseball Team - Military Baseball (Beat General Patton's Third Army baseball team 2-1 in Nuremburg for GI World Series Championship) (Beat an all-black military team in Italy for the MTO-Mediterranean Theatre of Operations Championship) (Switched to the all-black team & beat Ewell Blackwell and the OSIE team 8-0 in Nice, France) 1946 Newark Eagles (NNL) (Negro League World Champions) 1947-1948 Mexico City (Mexican League) 1949-1950 Baltimore Elite Giants (NAL) 1950-1951 Winnipeg Buffaloes (Mandak League) 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs (IL) 1952 Scranton Miners (Eastern League) 1953 Edmonton Eskimos (Western International League) 1954 Brandon Greys (Mandak League)

plus played for the Bacharach Giants

Winter Leagues: 1935 Brooklyn Eagles Spring Training (Jacksonville, Florida) 1935-36 Brooklyn Eagles (IND) (Six week Puerto Rican Barnstorming Tour) 1936 Negro League All Stars (IND) (Puerto Rico Tour) 1937 Homestead Grays Post Season Series (Seven game "World Series" vs NAL - combined team from the Kansas City Monarchs & Chicago Am Giants) (Grays won the "series" 6 -1) 1937 American All Stars (Game in Cuba vs Cuban All Stars) 1937-38 Almendares (Cuba) 1939 Newark Eagles Spring Training (Daytona Beach, Florida) 1939 Homestead Grays Post Season Tour

100 (Southern barnstorming tour vs New York Black Yankees) 1939-40 Aguadilla Sharks (Puerto Rico) 1940-41 Aguadilla Sharks (Puerto Rico) 1941-42 Aguadilla Sharks (Puerto Rico) 1943 Negro National League All Stars (IND) (Three game series vs Homestead Grays) 1947-48 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1947-48 Santiago (Cuban Players Federation League) 1948-49 Ponce Lions (Puerto Rico) 1948-49 Almendares (Cuba) 1949-50 Santurce Cangrejeros (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1952 Roy Campanella's All Stars (IND)

Negro League All Star Team: (1935-East, 1937-East, 1939-East, 1942-East, 1943-East and 1946-East)

Pittsburg Courier’s All American team (1942)

Pittsburg Courier’s “Outstanding Moundsman in Negro Baseball” (1943)

East-West All Star Game Strikeout Record (14 strikeouts – 1942)

Best season in Negro Leagues was 1937 (13-0 pitching and hit .320)

Negro League record for strikeouts in one game (1942 – 18 strikeouts)

Negro League Wins Leader (1946- record 9-4)

Pitched an Opening Day No-hitter vs Philadelphia Stars (1946)

International League ERA Leader (1951 – 1.58 ERA)

Cuban Players Federation League All Star Team (1947-48)

Puerto Rican League Record for strikeouts in one game (1939-40 – 19 strikeouts)

Puerto Rican League Strikeouts Leader: (1941-42 – 168 strikeouts)

Puerto Rican All- Star Team (1941-42 and 1949-50)

Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame (1993)

National Baseball Hall of Fame (1995)

Dean, James Arthur 1939 Norristown Colored Elks (IND) (Jimmy) 1940-1945 Ambler Tigers Ambler Giants Germantown Bombers (D) North Hills Giants

101 1946 Ambler Giants (IND) 1946 Germantown Bombers (IND) 1946 North Hills Giants (IND) 1946 Lincoln Giants (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 1946 Pennsacken Giants (Camden, New Jersey) 1946 Bachacrach Giants (IND) (Atlantic City, New Jersey) 1946 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1947 New York Cubans (NNL) 1947 New York Black Yankees (NNL) 1947 Santurce All Stars (IND) (New York based barnstorming team) 1948 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1949-1950 Philadelphia Stars (NAL) 1951-1957 Ambler Tigers Ambler Giants (IND) Ambler Giants (Philadelphia Suburban League) Germantown Bombers Santurce All Stars (IND) North Hills Giants Warsaw Braves Montross (VA) 1957 Germantown Bombers

Winter Leagues: 1947 Philadelphia Stars Spring Training (Charleston, South Carolina)

Deck, William 1927-1928 Hilldale (ECL) (Bill) 1929 Hilldale Giants (ANL) 1930 Hilldale Daisies (IND) (Team Mascot and Bat Boy) 1935-1938 Darby Phantoms (IND) (D) 1939 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1939-1942 Bacharach Giants (IND) 1943-1946 U.S. Marines 1947-1951 Bacharach Giants (IND)

De Deleveaux, Leonardo (Ol Devl) 1939 Birmingham Black Barons (NSL) 1940-1941 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1942-1947 United States Air Force (Tuskegee Airmen Baseball Team) (D) 1948-1949 House of David (IND) 1952 Chicago American Giants (NAL)

Dees, Charles H. 1953 Parker High School (Birmingham, AL) (Charlie) 1954 Louisville Black Colonels (NAL) 1955-1958 Douglas Park League (Chicago, IL) 1958 Signed by San Francisco Giants (MLBB) as a free agent 1958 Springfield (Eastern League) 1959 Corpus Christi (Texas League) 1960 Springfield (Eastern league) 1960 Tacoma (PCL) 1961 Springfield (Eastern League) 1962 El Paso (Texas League) 1963 Traded by San Francisco to Los Angeles Angels for

102 Jackie Davis 1963 Los Angeles Angels (ML) 1963 Hawaii Islanders (PCL) 1964 Los Angeles Angles (ML) 1964 Oklahoma City (PCL) 1965 California Angeles (ML) 1965 El Paso (Texas league) 1965 Seattle (PCL) 1966 El Paso (Texas League) 1966 Seattle (PCL) 1966 Portland (PCL)

Delgado, Felix 1933-1935 Puerto Rican Stars (IND) (Felle) 1936 Cuban Stars 1937 New York Cubans (IND) 1941-1942 New York Cubans (NNL) 1954 Licey (Manager)(Dominican Summer League Champions)

Winter Leagues: 1939-40 Humacao Grises (Puerto Rico) 1940-41 Humacao Grises (Puerto Rico) 1940-41 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1941-42 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico League Champions) 1941-42 Arecibo Lobos (Puerto Rico) 1942-43 San Juan (Puerto Rico) 1943-44 San Juan (Puerto Rico) 1944-45 San Juan (Puerto Rico) 1945 Estrellas Criollas (All Star Game vs Estrellas Importadas) 1945-46 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rico) 1948-49 San Juan (Puerto Rico) (Manager) 1957-58 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rico)

Puerto Rican League Triples Leader: (1943-44 – 5 triples)

Puerto Rican League Doubles Leader: (1944-45 – 13 doubles)

Puerto Rican League All Star Team: (1942-43, 1943-44 and 1944-45)

San Juan Senators (PWL) - managed 3 years

Played in Puerto Rico 27 years Also played in South America

Major League Baseball Scout: Kansas City Athletics (1968-1970) Milwaukee Brewers (1970-1997)

(Signed 31 players that went on to play in the Majors)

Delagado Baseball School: Dominican Republic (Owner)(8 years)

Dennis, Roland 1955-1960 New Bern Bears (NC) (IND) 1961-1962 Durham Rams (IND) 1962 Detroit Tigers Tryout - Durham Athletic Park

103 1962 Offered minor league contract by Detroit Tigers (MLBB) 1962-1965 Durham Rams (IND)

Dennis, Wesley 1935-1941 Nashville - Sandlot Teams (Doc) 1942-1945 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1946-1948 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1949-1950 Nashville Stars (IND) 1950 Nashville Giants (NSL) 1950 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) (D) 1951 Baltimore Elite Giants (NAL) 1952-1955 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL)

Winter Leagues: 1950 Nashville Stars (IND) (Canadian Barnstorming Tour) 1950 Indian Head Rockets (IND) (Canadian Barnstorming Tour) 1952 Negro League Stars (IND) (Barnstorming vs Jackie Robinson's Major League All Stars) 1953 Negro American League All Stars (IND)

Negro League All Star Team: (1951-East, 1952- East and 1953-East) (Player) (1955-East)(Coach)

Dent, Carl J. 1949-1950 U.S. Army (Far East Championship - 1950) (D) 1950 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1950 Brandon Greys (Mandak League) 1950 Roblin (Northern Senior League) (Canada) 1951-1952 Philadelphia Stars (NAL)

Derrick, Edward Lee 1945 Nashville Black Vols (NSL) (Lefty) 1946-1949 Nashville Cubs (NSL) 1950 Nashville Giants (NSL) 1950 Britt (Iowa) (D) 1951 Minnesota Blue Earths 1951 Baltimore Elite Giants (NAL)

Deskins, Conrad 1948-1950 Virginia Beach (IN) 1950 Homestead Grays (IND) 1950-153 U.S. Army 1952 Signed by Boston Braves (MLBB) 1952 Danville Dans (Missouri-Ohio Valley League) 1952-1955 Virginia Beach White Sox (IND) Washington Black Sox Mitchellville Tigers

Desmond, Elbert L. 1947 Paris Brown Bombers (IND)

Dials, Lou 1921-1924 Pasadena Monarchs 1924-1925 State Teachers College (CA) (College Football - Halfback) (D) 1925-1927 University of California (Berkley) (Degree in Engineering) 1925 Recommended by Bullet Rogan of KCM to Rube Foster

104 and Chicago American Giants 1925-1928 Chicago American Giants (NNL) 1928 Birmingham Black Barons (NNL) 1929 Memphis Red Sox (NNL) 1930-1931 Detroit Stars (NNL) 1932 Hilldale Daisies (EWL) 1932 Homestead Grays (EWL) 1933 All Star Club Team 1933 Columbus Bluebirds (NNL) 1933 Cleveland Giants (NNL) 1933-1934 Akron Tyrites (NNL) 1935 New York Black Yankees (IND) 1936 Chicago American Giants (IND) 1937 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1937 Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) 1938 Negro League All Stars (Player-Manager) (IND) 1938-1940 Torreon (Mexico) 1941 Pueblo (Mexico) 1941-1945 Lockheed (North American Industrial League) 1944-1946 Kansas City Royals (CAWL) 1946-1949 Saltillo All Stars(Los Angeles, California) 1950 Tijuana (California Sunset League)

Winter Leagues: 1924-1925 Los Angeles White Sox (CAWL) 1925-1926 Los Angeles White Sox (CAWL) 1926-1927 Los Angeles White Sox (CAWL) 1938 Colored National League All Stars (Five game series vs Mexico's Professional League All Stars @ El Porvenir Park & Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, CA) 1943 Negro League All Stars (IND) (West Coast Barnstorming Tour) (Series vs Alan Lane's Major League All tars) 1943 Invited to Los Angeles Angles (PCL) Spring Training, but offer was withdrawn

Negro National League Batting Title: (1931 - Hit .382)

Negro League All Star Team (1936-West)

Major League Baseball Scout: Houston Colt 45's (1963) Cleveland Indians (1964-1965) Baltimore Orioles (1966) Kansas City Royals (1969) Philadelphia Phillies (1974)

Minor League Baseball Instructor: Cleveland Indians - California Teams

Dickerson, John W. 1943-1946 Columbus (MS) (IND) 1946-1947 Clark University (College Football) 1947 Atlanta Black Crackers (Spring Training Roster) (NSL) 1947-1949 Columbus (MS) (IND) 1950 Chicago American Giants (NAL)

105 1950 Houston Eagles (NAL) 1951-1953 Chicago (IL) (City Park League) 1954 Montgomery Rebels 1954 Borger Gasers 1954 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1955-1961 Columbus Go-Sox (IND) (Columbus, Mississippi)

Winter Leagues: 1950 Chicago American Giants Spring Training (Columbus, Mississippi)

Dickerson, Robert 1940-1942 Jasper (Town Team – coal mining town) 1944-1946 U.S. Navy 1946 Perfection Mattress (BIL) 1947-1950 31st Street Gray Sox (Owner) (Sandlot team) 1952-1959 Roosevelt (Town Team (Manager) 1960-1970 Westfield High School (Coach football and baseball – 10 years Coach basketball – 3 years)

Dickey, Bill Jr. 1949-1951 Allendale Sluggers (IND) 1949-1952 Booker T. Washington H.S. (High School Baseball & Football) (1951 - State Champions - Football) 1949-1951 Shreveport Black Sports (IND) (Colbert Weaver - Manager) 1951 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1951 Superior (NB) (Farmed out by Tom Baird - owner of Monarchs) 1951-1952 Shreveport Black Sports (IND) 1953 Arkansas A & M (College Baseball & Football) 1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1953 Scouted by New York Yankees (MLBB) (Couldn't get his release from KCM) 1953 Signed by Buck O'Neil to contract with Chicago Cubs 1954 Chicago Cubs Spring Training - Macon, Georgia 1954 Cedar Rapids Indians (Three - I League) 1955 Magic Valley Cowboys (Pioneer League) 1956 Chicago Cubs Spring Training - Mesa, Arizona 1956 Released by Chicago Cubs (MLBB) Arm Injury from football career

Dickey, Peter 1947-1952 Harrisburg (American Legion) (Bill, Tomato) William Penn High School U.S. Army - Camp Curtain 1953 Harrisburg Giants (IND) (Richard Felton - Owner) 1954-1957 Harrisburg Giants (ENL)

Dillon, James 1929-1938 Gary Yellow Jackets (IND) (Skippy) East Chicago Giants (IND)

Dillon, Jim 1939 East Chicago Giants (IND) (Big Mitt) 1940-1942 Gary Yellow Jackets (IND) 1942-1946 U.S. Army (Military Baseball - Europe) 1946 East Chicago Giants (IND)

106 1947-1948 Colored House of David (IND) 1948 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1948 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) 1948-1950 Colored House of David (IND) 1950 Omaha Rockets (IND) 1951 Kansas City Giants (IND)

Dilworth, James Birmingham Industrial League

Di Martile, Bruno 1948-1951 Catholic High School (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) 1950-1953 Harrisburg Bears (Lower Dauphin Twilight League) Latsha Lumber 1953 Harrisburg Giants (IND) (Richard Felton - Owner) 1953 Hoffman's (Lower Dauphin Twilight League) 1954-1957 Harrisburg Giants (ENL) 1955 Hygienic (Lower Dauphin Twilight League) 1956-1959 Harrisburg Bears 1956-1959 Latsha Lumber (Lower Dauphin Twilight League)

Dinkins, Edward 1952 Detroit Stars (IND) (Eddie, Dink) 1953-1956 Northeastern Detroit H.S. (High School BB, FB and Basketball) 1953-1956 Detroit Speed Kings (DBF) 1956 Detroit Tigers (MLBB) Tryout (Detroit, Michigan-Briggs Stadium) 1957-1959 U. S. Marines (Military baseball) 1959 Detroit Panthers (NAL) (Team folded before they got started) 1959-1967 Detroit Motor City Giants (IND) Detroit Motor City Red Caps (Julius Hillman - Owner) 1962-1969 Ford All Stars (NABF) (Red House - Manager) UAW Local 600 (Red House - Manager)

Dismuke, Curtis 1984 Ocala Baseball School (Player) 1984-1985 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

(Outstanding hitter - 1984 - .373 & 1985 - .418)

Dismuke, James 1979-1981 Norfolk State University(College Baseball) 1982-1983 Richmond Mets (Central Virginia League) 1984 Ocala Baseball School (Player) 1984 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1985-1992 Richmond Mets (Central Virginia League)

Doby, Lawrence E. 1938-1942 East Side High School (Larry) (Four Sport Letterman - 11 letters) (All-Jersey - Baseball, Basketball and Football) (D) (Paterson, New Jersey) 1938-1942 Paterson Smart Sets (IND) (Pat Wilson - Manager) 1942 Curtis Electric Propeller (Industrial League - Clifton, NJ)

107 1942 Newark Eagles (NNL) (Played under the name of Larry Walker to protect college eligibility) 1942 Long Island University (College Basketball) 1942-1943 Virginia Union College (CIAA) (College Basketball) 1943 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1943-1944 U.S. Navy (Military Baseball) (Camp Sam Roberts & Great Lakes Naval Training Center) 1944 U.S. Navy (Treasure Island-San Francisco & San Diego, CA) 1945 U.S. Navy (Ulithi - Central Pacific Ocean) 1946-1947 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1947 Sold by Effa Manley of Eagles to Cleveland Indians for $20,000 1947-1955 Cleveland Indians (ML) 1955 Traded to Chicago White Sox for Chico Carrasquel and Jim Busby 1956-1957 Chicago White Sox (ML) 1957 Traded with Jack Harshman, Russ Herman and Jim Marshall to Baltimore Orioles for Tito Francona, Billy Goodman and Ray Moore 1958 Traded with Don Ferrarese to Cleveland Indians for Bud Daley, Gene Woodling and Dick Williams. 1958 Cleveland Indians (ML) 1959 Traded to Detroit Tigers for Tito Francona 1959 Detroit Tigers (ML) 1959 Sold to Chicago White Sox for $ 20,000. 1959 Chicago White Sox (ML) 1959 San Diego (PCL) 1960 Toronto Maple Leafs (IL) 1961 Out of Baseball 1962 Chunichi Dragons (Japan) 1978 Chicago White Sox - Manager (ML) (Second Black Manager in MLBB) (Record 37-50 – 5th place in American League)

Winter Leagues: 1938-1942 Colored Eagles (Wendell Williams - Coach) (Recreational Basketball League) 1941-1942 Harlem Renaissance (IND) (Professional Basketball Team) (Unpaid substitute player) 1943-44 Paterson Panthers (ABL) (Professional basketball – guard & forward) 1946-47 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1946 Newark Eagles Spring Training (Jacksonville, Florida) 1946 Newark Eagles - Negro League World Series (Defeated Kansas City Monarchs 4 games to 3 games) 1946 Jackie Robinson All Stars (IND) (West Coast Barnstorming Tour) (Barnstorming Tour vs Bob Feller's All Stars) (Series vs Honus Wagner's National League All Stars) 1946-1947 San Juan Senators (Puerto Rican Winter League)

108 1947 Newark Eagles Spring Training (Jacksonville, Florida) 1947 Jackie Robinson All Stars (IND) (Game vs Birmingham Black Barons w/ Willie Mays) (Thirty game - East Coast Tour from Newark to Miami) 1947-1948 Paterson Panhandlers (ABL) Paterson Crescents (ABL) Manhattan Nationals (ABL) (American Basketball League) (First Afro-American to play in ABL) 1948 Cleveland Indians Spring Training (Hit .358 in Spring Training) (Cactus League - Tucson, Arizona) 1948 Cleveland Indians (First play off in American League history – beat Boston Red Sox in one game play off 4-1.) 1948 Cleveland Indians - World Series (Beat Boston Braves 4 games to 2) 1949 Cleveland Indians Spring Training (Tucson, Arizona) 1949 Jackie Robinson All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming Tour vs New Orleans Creoles) 1951 Kansas City Royals (IND) 1952 Roy Campanella All Stars (IND) 1952 Roy Campanella All Stars (IND) (Three game series vs Ed Lopat's All Stars at Honolulu Stadium) 1952 Jackie Robinson's Major League All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming Tour vs the Negro League Stars) 1953 Roy Campanella All Stars (IND) (Southern Tour - Seven game series vs Birmingham Black Barons) (Game vs Major League All Stars Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, Ca) 1954 Roy Campanella Negro Major League All Stars (IND) (West Coast Barnstorming Tour) (Game at Lane Field, San Diego vs Kent Parker's Major League All Stars) 1954 Cleveland Indians World Series (Lost to New York Giants 4 games to 0.) 1955 Willie Mays All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming tour vs Negro American League All Stars) 1958 Baltimore Orioles Spring Training (Scottsdale, Arizona) 1959 Cleveland Indians Spring Training (Tucson, Arizona) 1959 Detroit Tigers Spring Training (Lakeland, Florida) 1960 Chicago White Sox Spring Training (Sarasota, Florida) 1971-1972 Zulia (Manager)(Venezuelan Winter league) (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

Negro League All Star Team (1943-East & 1946-East)

American League (MLBB) Homerun Title: (1952 - Hit 32 and 1954 - Hit 32)

109

American League (MLBB) RBI Title: (1954 - 126 RBI's)

American League Hit By Pitch Leader: (1949 – 7 hit by pitches)

American League On Base Percentage Leader: (1950 - .442)

American League Slugging Percentage Leader: (1952 - .541)

Major League Baseball All Star Team: (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955 – American League)

Minor League Hitting Instructor: Montreal Expos (1969-1970 & 1975) Chicago White Sox (1979)

Major League Baseball Coach: Montreal Expos (1971-1973 & 1976) Cleveland Indians (1974) Chicago White Sox (1977-1978 & 1979)

Major League Baseball Manager: Chicago White Sox (1978)

Director of Community Relations: New Jersey Nets (1980-1988)

(First Black player in American League)

National Black Sports Hall of Fame (1973)

Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey (1993)

Cleveland Indians - # 14 Baseball Uniform Retired (1994)

National Baseball Hall of Fame (1998)

Donald, Ronald 1940-1943 Detroit Black Sox (IND) Detroit Motor City Giants (IND)

(Assumed name used by Ron Teasley)

Donald, Sylvester 1954-1956 Lincoln High School (Vest) (East St. Louis, Illinois) (High school baseball & basketball) 1954-1956 East St. Louis Midgets (IND) East St. Louis Bops (IND) (Leo Gooden - Owner and Manager) 1956-1958 United States Army 1959 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1959-1960 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

110 1960 Signed by Boston Red Sox (MLBB) 1961 Boston Red Sox Spring Training (Okala, Florida) 1961 Released - Boston Red Sox

Donald, Ted 1940-1943 Detroit Black Sox (IND) Detroit Motor City Giants (IND) 1944 Detroit Wolves (IND)

(Assumed name used by Ron Teasley to protect his high school sports eligibility)

Donnell, Charles 1947-1950 Greensboro Red Wings (Bat Boy) (NCL) 1957-1961 Greensboro All Stars (IND)

Donnell, Fletcher 1947-1948 Goshen Giants (IND) 1949 Greensboro Red Wings (NAA) 1950 Greensboro Red Wings (NCL) (D) 1951-1953 U.S. Army (Military Baseball) 1953-1956 High Point Red Sox 1957-1961 Greensboro All Stars (IND) 1961-2003 Greensboro All Stars (IND) Greensboro All Stars (Tri County Baseball League)

Donnell, Houston 1957-1961 Greensboro All Stars (IND)

Donnell, Walter L. 1943-1945 Goshen Red Wings (IND)

Dorington, Art 1947 Truro Bearcats (Town Team) (Herb Gill - Coach) 1948-1949 St. John's (New Brunswick Senior Baseball League) 1949 Signed by Boston Braves (MLBB) 1950 Watertown (PONY League) 1950 Wellsville (New York - Penn League) (Bob Shawkey - Manager) 1950-1952 Farley All-Stars (IND) (Pop Lloyd - Manager) 1953-1954 Pleasantville Jokers (Atlantic County Baseball League)

Professional Hockey Career:

1949-1950 Truro Bearcats (Nova Scotia Junior League) 1949 Signed by New York Rangers (NHL) 1949-1950 Amherst (MSHL) 1950-1951 Atlantic City Seagulls (EHL) (Eastern Hockey League Champions) 1951-1952 New Haven Tomahawks (EHL) 1952-1953 Johnstown Jets (EHL) 1953-1954 Johnstown Jets (IHL) 1954-1955 Washington Lions (EHL) 1955-1956 Philadelphia Ramblers (EHL) 1956-1958 U.S. Army 1956 Invited to join U.S. Amateur Hockey Team – Military service prevented it - He was shipped out to Germany 1958 Philadelphia Ramblers (EHL)

111 (Broke Leg - Ended Career)

Eastern Hockey League (EHL) - Goals Scoring Leader: (1954-55 - 33 goals)

Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame (Canada) (2004)

Doss, Wallace 1956-1959 Binghampton (WDIA League - Tennessee) 1960-1961 South Memphis Chicks (All-Memphis League) 1962-1978 Binghampton Dodgers (All-Memphis League)

Douglas, Aaron 1950-1951 Bronx Rattlers Bronx Trojans 1952-1953 New York Black Yankees (IND) 1954-1956 Manhattan Rattlers New York White Sox Bronx Contrails (IND)

Douse, Joseph Solomon (Joe) 1945 Atlanta Braves 1946-1947 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1948-1949 East Point All Stars 1950 Detroit Steel Products (Detroit Industrial League) 1951 Local 351 Baseball Team (Chevrolet Assembly Plant) 1952-1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL)

Dove, Arthur (Bat Boy - Grandfather owned team)

1959-1962 Raleigh Tigers (NAL)

Doyle, Joe 1910-1916 Numerous Negro semipro and Negro minor league teams 1916-1926 Atlanta Black Crackers (D) Southern Negro League (SNL) Negro Southern League (NSL) 1926-1964 Negro League Umpire

Drake, Samuel Harrison (Sammy) 1951-1955 Philander Smith College (College Football – 3 years) 1952 Tuxedo Cubs (Arkansas) (IND) 1953 Tryout with Chicago White Sox in Florida 1953 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) (D) 1954 Carman Cardinals (Mandak League) 1955 Macon (SALLY League) 1956 Lafayette (Evangeline League) 1956 Burlington (Three-I League) 1956 Ponca City (Sooner State League) 1957-58 Military Service 1959 Burlington (Three-I League) 1959 San Antonio (Texas League) 1960 Houston (American Association) 1960 Chicago Cubs (ML) 1960 San Antonio (Texas League) 1961 Houston (American Association)

112 1961 Selected by New York Mets in Expansion Draft 1962 Syracuse-Columbus (IL) 1962 New York Mets (ML) 1964 Williamsport (Eastern League) 1964 Buffalo (IL) 1964 Indianapolis (PCL) 1965 Buffalo (IL)

Drake, Solomon Louis 1947 Dukeson (IND) 1947 C and C Hotel Stars (IND) 1949 Black barnstorming team tour to Canada (IND) 1949 Elmwood Giants (Manitoba Senior Baseball League) 1950 Winnipeg Elmwood Giants (Mandak League) 1948-1951 Philander Smith College 1951 Topeka (Western Association League) 1952-1953 U.S. Army (Military Baseball) (Fort Leonardwood, MO) 1954 Des Moines (Western League) 1955 Chicago Cubs Spring Training (Hit .478 and ran a 3.3 from home to first, but broken ankle kept him out to August) 1955 Los Angeles (PCL) 1956 St. Paul (AA) 1956 Chicago Cubs (ML) 1957 Portland (PCL) 1958 Montreal (IL) 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers (ML) 1959 Philadelphia Phillies (ML) 1959-1960 Buffalo Bisons (IL) 1960 Injured - Retired

Winter Leagues: 1956-1957 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1957 Marianao Tigers (Cuba) (Caribbean World Series Champions) 1957-1958 Marianao Tigers (Cuba) 1958 Marianao Tigers (Cuba) (Caribbean World Series Champions) 1958-1959 Marianao Tigers (Cuba)

Western Association League All Star Team (1951)

Cuban Winter League Leader in Doubles: (1956-57 – 14 doubles)

Pacific Coast League Stolen Bases Title: (1957 - 36 Stolen Bases)

Cuban Winter League Stolen Bases Title: (1956-57 – 12 stolen bases & 1957-58 - 11 Stolen Bases)

Caribbean World Series Batting Title (1957 - Hit .455)

Cuban Winter league Leader in Runs Scored: (1957-58 – 46 runs)

International League Hits Leader (1958 - 183 Hits)

113

International League All Star Team (1958)

Cuban Winter League All Star Team (1956-57 and 1957-58)

Drake, Reynaldo Verdes 1945 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1946-1954 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) (D) 1955-1958 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

Winter Leagues:

1947-48 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rico)

Negro League All Star Team (1953-East)

Drew, Levi 1951-1956 Norfolk Recreation Baseball (Chappie) (Selected to All City team five times) 1954-1956 Booker T. Washington High School (High School Baseball) 1954-1956 Norfolk Tigers (IND) (John Allen – Manager) 1956 Norfolk Black Sox (IND) 1957-1959 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1957 New York Black Yankees (IND) 1958 Norfolk Tigers (IND)

Dronet, Gary 1970-1971 Biloxi High School (High School Baseball) 1971-1972 Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (College Baseball) 1973-1985 Biloxi Dodgers (GCNL)

Drummond, James A. 1956-1959 Greenville Black Spinners (IND) South Carolina Mets (IND) 1960-1961 Raleigh Tigers (NAL) 1962-1963 Greenville Black Spinners (D) Taylor Eagles Easley Browns South Carolina Mets

Negro League All Star Team: (1961-East)

Duany, Claro 1935 Central Pino (Camaguey, Cuba) 1936 Club Cerveza Hatuey (Cuba) 1937 Central Violeta (Cuba) 1938 Cromo (Cuba) (D) 1939 Central Espana (Cuba) 1939 Club del Regimento 5 (Cuba) 1940-1942 El Ambrosia (Cuba) 1942-1943 Central (Santiago de Cuba) 1944 New York Cubans (NNL) 1944-1946 Monterrey Sultans(Mexican League) 1947 New York Cubans (NNL) 1948-1949 Sherbrooke (Canadian Provincial League) 1950 Aguilas de Vera Cruz (Mexican League) 1950 Pastora (Venezuelan League)

114 1951 Mexico City (Mexican League) 1951 Sherbrooke (Canadian Provincial League) 1952 Tampa (Florida International League) 1952 Havana (Florida International League) 1953 Escogido (Dominican Summer League) 1956 5 Estrellas (Nicaraguan League)

Winter Leagues: 1942-1943 Almendares (Cuba) 1943-1944 Havana (Cuba) 1943-1944 Almendares (Cuba) 1944-1945 Marianao (Cuba) 1944-1945 Almendares (Cuba) 1945-1946 Marianao (Cuba) 1946 Cuban All Star Team American Series - Cuba vs Washington Senators Habana, Cuba Cubans lost all five games 1946 Cuban All Star Team Cubans vs National League All Stars Habana, Cuba National League All Stars won 5 games to 4 games 1946-1947 Havana Reds (Liga de la Federacion - Cuba) 1946 Puerto Rican Winter League 1947-1948 Cuba (Liga Nacional - Cuba) 1947-1948 Marianao (Cuba) 1948-1949 Marianao (Cuba) 1949-1950 Marianao (Cuba) 1950-1951 Marianao (Cuba) 1951-1952 Marianao (Cuba) 1952-1953 Cienfuegos (Cuba) 1954-1955 Cienfuegos (Cuba)

Cuban Winter League All Star Team: (1944-45, 1946-47 and 1947-48)

Negro League All Star Team (1947-East)

Cuban Winter League Batting Title (1944-45 - Hit .340)

Cuban Winter League Homerun Title (1944-45 - 3 Homeruns)

Mexican League Batting Titles: (1945 - Hit .375 and 1946 - Hit .364)

Mexican League RBI Title (1945 - 100 RBI's)

Liga de la Federacion (Cuba) Batting Title: (1946-1947 - Hit .368)

Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame (1997)

Du Bose, Clifford 1957 Montevallo Red Sox (IND) 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers Tryout Camp (Vero Beach, Florida) 1958 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1958 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL)

115 1959-1960 Stockham Valve Co. (BIL) 1965-1980 Almont Tigers

Duckett, Mahlon 1935 Philadelphia Red Caps (IND) (Mal) 1938-1939 Wayne A.C. (Main Line League) 1938-1939 Overbrook High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 1940-1948 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1944-1945 U.S. Army (Military Service) 1949 Philadelphia Stars (NAL) 1949 Homestead Grays (NAA) 1949-1950 Homestead Grays (IND) 1951 Signed by New York Giants (MLBB) 1951 Retirement - Rheumatic Fever

Negro National League Rookie of Year (1940)

Overbrook High School Hall of Fame

Dudek, Joseph 1979-1982 St. Clairsville High School (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1979-1982 Lafferty (Ohio Valley Baseball League) 1982-1983 Ohio State University (Averaged one HR every 5.7 AB) 1983 Drafted - Pittsburgh Pirates (MLBB)in third round 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training (Bradenton, Florida) 1983 Greenwood (Carolina League) 1983 Released - Broken Wrist 1984 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1984 New York Yankees (MLBB) Tryout (Yankee Stadium - New York) 1985 Marodi Transfer (Super Majors) (Major League Professional Softball) 1986-1987 Stewarts (Super Majors) (Pittsburgh, PA) 1988 Columbus (OH) (Super Majors) (Runner-up World's Championship) 1989 Marodi Transfer (Super Majors) (World's Championship) (League Most Valuable Player - MVP)

Dudley, James 1931-1937 Silver Moons (IND) (Big Train) (Baltimore, Maryland) 1937-1939 Baltimore Senators (IND) 1940-1947 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1947-1948 Mt. Vernon (Washington, D.C.)

(D) Professional wrestling manager: Wrestling Manager - Bearcat Wright, Sweet Daddy Siki, Bobo Brazil and Sailor Art Thomas

World Wrestling Federation (WWF Hall-of Fame)

Dumpson, William G. 1946-1948 Orangeburg High School (Showboat) (Orangeburg, South Carolina)

116 1947-1949 Orangeburg Tigers (Town Team) 1947 New York Black Yankees (NNL) 1949 South Carolina State College (College Basketball Scholarship) 1949 Homestead Grays (IND) 1949 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1950 Philadelphia Stars (NAL) 1951-1952 Philadelphia Stars (NAL)

Professional Basketball Career: 1949-1951 Broadway Clowns (IND) 1952-1958 Harlem Globetrotters (IND)

Duncan, Frank 1937-1940 Kansas City Giants (III) 1940-1941 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1942-1943 U.S. Army (Military Baseball) (Aberdeen Proving Grounds - MD) 1942-1945 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) (D) 1946 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1946-1947 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1948 Injured - Out Season 1949 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1950-1955 Kansas City All Stars 1956 San Angelo Colts (West Texas New Mexico League) 1957 Cordoba (Vera Cruz, Mexico)

Winter Leagues: 1947 Mexico 1947-48 Santurce (Puerto Rican Winter league)

also pitched for Chicago American Giants

Duncan, Melvin 1944-1946 Centralia Colored Giants (IND) (Mel) 1947-1948 U.S. Army Baseball Second Armored Division - Fort Knox, Kentucky 1949-1951 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1951 Omaha Rockets (IND) (Minor League Team of the Kansas Monarchs) 1951 Mexico City Reds (Mexican League) 1952 Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Western League) (Chicago White Sox Farm System) 1952-1953 Kitchener (Ontario, Canada) (Canadian League) 1954-1955 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1955 Detroit Stars (NAL) 1955-1956 Minot Mallards (Mandak League) 1956 Lethbridge Cubs (Alberta, Canada) 1957 Mexico 1959-1960 Kansas City Giants (IND)

Winter Leagues: 1950-51 Caracas (Venezuelan League) 1960 Kansas City Giants (NBC District Champions - Kansas) (NBC State Tournament - Kansas) (NBC National Tournament - Wichita)

Pitched a no-hitter for Kansas City Monarchs in 1950 –

117 Little Rock, Arkansas

Negro League All Star Team (1955-East)

Dunlap, Manash Earl 1959-1962 Greewnwood Sluggers (Town Team) 1963 Kansas City Monarchs (IND) Satchel Paige All Stars (IND) 1964 Kansas City Monarchs (IND) 1964-1975 Greenwood Sluggers (Town Team)

Durham, Joseph Vann 1946-1949 Newport News High School (Joe) (Won 13 letters in sports) 1950-1951 Shaw University (Raleigh, NC) 1950-1952 Newport News Royals (IND) 1952 St. Louis Browns Tryout Camp (Thomasville, Georgia) 1952 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1953 York White Roses (Piedmont League) 1954 San Antonio Missions (Texas League) 1954 Baltimore Orioles (ML) 1955-1956 Military Service 1957 Baltimore Orioles (ML) 1959 St. Louis Cardinals (ML) 1959-1996 Baltimore Orioles Organization (Minor league manager & instructor)

Winter Leagues: 1955-56 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rico) 1956-57 Aguilas Cibaenas (Dominican League) 1957-58 Caracas (Venezuelan League) 1957-58 Pampero (Venezuelan League)

Negro League All Star Team (1952-West)

Earle, James 1952-1954 Detroit Speed Kings (Detroit Baseball Federation) (Big Daddy) (Owner-Player) 1954 Detroit Stars (NAL) 1954-1957 Detroit Speed Kings (Detroit Baseball Federation) (Owner- Player) (1956 - Won championship, played championship game in Tiger Stadium) 1956-1957 Detroit Stars 1959 Detroit Red Sox 1960 Detroit Wild Cats 1969-1971 Madisonville Merchants (Semipro Team - Madisonville, KY)

East, Carl 1963-1969 Valdosta (GA) Trojans (IND) Albany (GA) Hawks (IND) 1970-1979 St. Petersburg Braves (FWCNL) Oliver Alouettes (Stan Musial League)

Echols, Melvin 1931-1933 Crystal Ice House Gang (IND) (Sunny Jim) 1934-1936 Atlanta White Sox (IND) 1936-1941 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1941-1947 Virginia Stars (IND)

118 Norfolk Stars (IND) (D) 1943-1947 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1943-1947 Mobile Black Shippers (IND) (Often barnstormed vs Satchel Paige All Stars) 1948 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1948-1950 Atlanta Stars (IND)

Edwards, Charles 1966-1967 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) (Dickie) also played for the Durham Rams & Winston-Salem Pond Giants

Edwards, Philip 1942-1943 Mobile Black Shippers (IND) 1944-1946 Tennessee Coal and Iron (BIL) 1947-1948 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1947-1953 TCI (BIL) East Scooter Giants (Sandlot team – Birmingham area)

Edwards, William 1944 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) (Weedie) 1945 Brooklyn Brown Dodgers (USL) 1946 Newark Eagles (NNL)

Egri, Mike 1976-1980 Barton Braves (Ohio Valley Baseball League) 1976-1980 St. Clairsville High School (High School Baseball) 1981-1984 Barton Braves (Ohio Valley Baseball League) 1984 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1985-1999 Barton Braves (Ohio Valley Baseball League)

Ellerbe, Lacy 1935-1937 Washington Indians A. C. (IND) 1937 New York Black Yankees (NNL) 1938 New York Black Yankees (NNL) (Ben Taylor team based out of Washington, D.C.) (D) 1939 Washington Royals 1939 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1940-1941 Washington Black Sox (IND) 1941 New York Black Yankees (NNL) 1942 Washington Black Sox (IND) 1942 Washington Black Yankees 1943-1944 Military Service 1944 Washington Black Sox (IND) 1945-1948 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1947 Washington Black Sox (IND) 1949-1950 Homestead Grays (IND) 1950-1951 Baltimore Elite Giants (NAL) 1952 Thomasville (GA) (Baltimore Orioles Organization) 1952-1953 Baltimore Elite Giants 1953 Washington Black Sox (Eastern League Champions) 1954-1955 Washington Black Sox

(Plus played on numerous barnstorming and All Star teams)

Elliott, Eugene 1946-1949 Booker T. Washington H.S. (High School Football & Basketball) (New Orleans, Louisiana) 1950-1953 University of Grambling Tigers (Football scholarship)

119 1956 Tryout with St. Louis Cardinals 1956 Signed by Quincy Trouppe of St. Louis Cardinals (MLBB) Assigned to Class C ball 1956 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1956 Negro League All Stars (Barnstorming Tour vs Major League All Stars) 1956 Contract sold to Cleveland Indians by Ted Rasberry of Kansas City Monarchs 1957 Fargo (ND) (Northern League) 1958-1959 Burlington (Carolina League) 1960 Retired - Returned to New Orleans

Negro League All Star Team (1956-West)

Elliott, Joe 1952 ACIPCO (BIL) (Birmingham Industrial League Champions) 1953 Detroit Stars (IND) (Barnstormed against the Kansas City Monarchs) 1954 Louisville Clippers (NAL) 1954 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1955-1958 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1958 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1959 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1960 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals (MLBB) 1960 St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Spring Training (Albany State College) 1960 Assigned to the Winnipeg Goldeneyes (Northern League) 1960 Tyler Tigers (Tyler, TX) 1960-1962 ACIPCO (BIL)

Negro League All Star Team (1955, 1956 and 1958)

Elmore, Henry 1959 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1960 Philadelphia Stars (IND) 1961-1962 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1963-1977 Stockham Valve Fitting Co. (BIL)

YMCA Industrial League All Star Team: (1960)

England, Bennie 1938-1954 San Angelo Black Sheepherders (IND) (Bilbo) 1949-1950 Ligon’s All Stars (IND) 1949 Kamsack Cyclones (Western Canada Baseball League) 1949 Flin Flonn (Western Canada Baseball League) (D) 1949-1954 San Angelo Black Sheepherders (IND) 1955-1959 San Angelo Rockets (IND)

England, Charlie 1939 Shaw University (Raleigh, North Carolina) 1940-1941 Raleigh Grays (NCL) 1942-1944 U.S. Army (Worked in Ship Yards) (D) 1944 Camp Lee (Virginia) (Military Baseball) 1944 Richmond Bombers (IND) 1945-1946 Camp Travis (Military Baseball) (3rd Service Command Champions) 1946 Havana La Palomas - turned down contract (IND) 1946 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1946-1949 Shaw University (CIAA)

120 1946-1949 Scotts (North Carolina) (IND) Maiden (North Carolina) (IND) 1947 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1947-1949 Asheville Blues (NSL) (Clarence Moore - Owner) 1950-1953 Rocky Mount Black Swans (IND) Sharpsburg All Stars (IND) 1952 Rocky Mount (Coastal Plains League) 1955-1956 High Point High Toms (IND) High Point Red Sox (IND)

Winter Leagues: 1948 Asheville Blues (Barnstorming Tour vs House of David)

High School Athletic and Baseball Coach: 1949-1958 Tarboro High School (NC) 1958-1988 Lexington High School (NC)

Shaw University Hall-of-Fame

Ensley, Frank 1945-1947 Grambling Tigers (IND) (Town Team - Semipro Team) 1948-1951 Grambling State University (College Baseball & Football) 1951 Signed by Chicago White Sox (MLBB) 1951 Superior Blues (Northern League) 1952 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1952-1955 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1956 Signed by the Milwaukee Braves (MLBB) 1956 Evansville Braves (Three I League) 1957 Eau Claire Braves (Northern League)

Winter Leagues: 1953 Jackie Robinson's All Stars (IND) 1953 Negro League All Stars (IND) (Barnstormed vs Jackie Robinson Major League All Stars) 1954 Jackie Robinson's All Stars (IND)

College and High School Coach: Grambling State University (1955-1991) Arcadia High School (1992-1998)

Grambling University Hall-of-Fame (1994)

Epperson, Josh 1926-1932 Mineola Black Spiders (IND) (Big Catch) 1932-1939 Texas Black Spiders (IND)

(D)

Escalera, Saturino 1943 Grossinger Jr. (Puerto Rico) (Nino) 1944 Loiza (Puerto Rico) 1945 Miramar Lions (Puerto Rico) 1946 Radio (Puerto Rico) 1947 San Jose (Puerto Rico) 1947 Puerto Rican National Baseball Team

121 (World Amateur Baseball Tournament) (Cartagena, Colombia) 1949 Signed by New York Yankees (MLBB) 1949 Bristol Owls (Colonial League) 1950 Amsterdam Rugmakers (Can-Am League 1950 Bristol Owls (Colonial league) 1951 Muskegon Reds (Central League) (.374 BA - 16 HR - 69 RBI) 1951 Syracuse Chiefs (IL) 1952 Toledo Mud Hens (AA) 1952 Charleston Senators (AA) 1953 Indianapolis Indians (AA) 1953 Tulsa Oilers (Texas League) 1954 Cincinnati Reds (ML) 1955-1958 Havana Sugar Kings (IL) 1959-1961 Columbus Jets (IL) 1962 Rochester Red Wings (IL)

Winter Leagues: 1947 Puerto Rico (World Amateur Baseball Tournament) (Cartagena, Colombia) 1947-1948 San Juan Senators(Puerto Rico) 1948-1949 San Juan Senators " 1949-1950 San Juan Senators " 1950-1951 San Juan Senators " 1951-1952 San Juan Senators " 1952 San Juan (Caribbean World Series) 1952-1953 San Juan Senators " 1953-1954 San Juan Senators " 1954-1955 San Juan Senators " 1955-1956 San Juan Senators " 1956-1957 San Juan Senators " 1957-1958 San Juan Senators " 1958-1959 San Juan Senators " 1959 Santurce (Puerto Rico) (Caribbean World Series - Venezuela) 1959-1960 San Juan Senators " (Player - Manager) (Puerto Rican League Championship) 1960-1961 San Juan Senators " 1961-1962 San Juan Senators " 1962-1963 San Juan Senators " 1963-1964 Caguas Crillos (Puerto Rico) 1964-1965 Caguas Crillos " (Coach) 1965-1966 Caguas Crillos " (Coach) 1967-1968 Caguas Crillos " (Manager) (Puerto Rican League Championship) 1971-1972 San Juan " (Coach) 1976-77 Arecibo (Puerto Rico) (Manager)

Puerto Rican League Triples Leader: (1950-51 – 10 triples and 1959-60 – 7 triples)

Puerto Rican League Stolen Bases Leader: (1957-58 – 15 stolen bases)

122

Puerto Rican League All Star Team: (1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1959-60 and 1960-61)

Puerto Rican Manager of the Year (1967-68) Major League Baseball Scout: New York Mets (1966-1981) San Francisco Giants (1982-1999)

(Escalera & Harmon were the first Afro Americans to play for the Cincinnati Reds)

Puerto Rico Baseball Hall of Fame (1992)

Ester, Torry 1958-1962 Yazoo City (MS) (Town Team) 1962 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1963 Birmingham Black Barons (IND) 1964 Out of baseball 1965-1968 Lima (OH) (Town Team)

Etheridge, James H. 1979-1993 East Thomas (BIL)

Evans, Douglas 1950-1958 Fort Lauderdale Braves (IND) 1959-1961 Deerfield Beach Cardinals (IND)

Evans, Felix 1930-1933 Morehouse College (College Baseball) (Chin) 1934 Atlanta Athletics (NSL) 1934 Birmingham Black Barons (NSL) 1935-1936 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1936 Memphis Red Sox (D) 1937 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1938 Atlanta Black Crackers (IND) 1938 Jacksonville Red Caps (NAL) 1938-1939 Atlanta Black Crackers (IND) 1939 Indianapolis ABC's (NAL) 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1939 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1939-1940 Ethiopian Clowns (IND) 1940-1948 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1949 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL)

Negro League All Star Team (1946 - West)

Evans, Frank 1946 Stockham Steel (BIL) Palmer House Indians (IND) 1947 Chattanooga Choo Choos (NSL) 1947 ACPICO (BIL) Birmingham Eagles (late 1940's) 1949-1950 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) 1950 Atlanta Brown Bombers (NSL) 1951 Brandon Greys (Mandak League) 1951 Philadelphia Stars (NAL) 1952 Vancouver Canadians (Canada) 1952 Tokyo Giants (Japan) (Went to Japan with Jehosie Heard and Jimmy Newberry) 1954 Port Arthur Seahawks (Evangeline League)

123 1954 Borger Gassers (West Texas-New Mexico League) 1955 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1956 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1956-57 Detroit Stars (NAL) 1958 Wichita Dreamliners (Kansas) (Victory League) 1959 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1959-1961 John Weitzel Cowboys (Victory League) 1961-1962 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) (Player - Manager) 1963 Cleveland Indians Organization (AAA Team)(Scout) 1964-1965 Wichita Dreamliners NBC Champions (1965) 1964-1965 Wichita (Kansas) (Chicago Cubs Organization) 1964-1969 John Wietzel Cowboys (Victory League) 1966 Tulsa Oilers (Coach) 1973-1976 Wichita Aeros (Coach) 1977-1979 Oklahoma City 89ers (Coach) 1978-1979 Vancouver Canadians (Coach) 1980-1982 Blasie Oilers (Manager) (Victory League) 1983-1988 Louisville Red Birds (Coach)

Winter Leagues: 1944-1962 Satchel Paige's All Stars (Barnstorming - numerous seasons) 1947 Chicago Cardinals – Tryout (NFL) 1947-1948 Regina Canucks (Canadian Football) 1949 New Orleans All Stars (IND) New Orleans Creoles All Stars (Series vs Jackie Robinson All Stars)

11th Annual North-South All Star Game (South team) (1949)

Negro League All Star: (1956-East, 1961-East and 1962-East)

Major League Scout & Instructor: Brooklyn Dodgers Cleveland Indians St. Louis Cardinals Montreal Expos (1967) Kansas City Royals (1968-1972)

Evelyn, Lionel 1948-1949 Lincoln Giants (IND) (Lonnie) (John Beckwith - Manager) 1949 Emerson Radio (Industrial League - New York) (John Beckwith - Manager) 1948-1949 Brooklyn Royal Giants (IND) 1949-1950 New York Cubans (NAL) 1951-1954 U.S. Navy (Military Baseball) (Atlantic City Naval Air Station) 1953-1954 Farley's All-Stars (IND) (Pop Lloyd - Manager) 1955 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1955 New York Black Yankees (IND) (Dick Lundy - Manager) 1956-1958 Out of Baseball 1959 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL)

124 1960 Club Cubano Interamericanos (Hispanic Baseball League) (Central Park, NYC, NY)(Cuban team) 1960-1963 Brooklyn Giants (Jackie Robinson League) (New York City, New York)

Everett, James W. 1931 Newark Browns (J.W., Jimmy, 1931 Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York Big Foot) 1932-1935 Edward Waters College Florida A & M University (College Baseball & Football) 1936 Memphis Red Sox 1936 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1937 Ethiopian Clowns (IND) (D) 1940 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1943 Cincinnati Clowns (NAL)

also played for Brooklyn Royal Giants Harlem Clowns Miami Giants Jacksonville Red Caps New York Black Yankees

Booker T. Washington High School (Coach) (Miami, Florida)

Florida Sports Hall-of Fame (1995)

Everett, Monroe 1958-1961 Tampa Grays (FWCNL) (Roe) 1962-1978 Tampa Dodgers (FWCNL) Tampa Stars (FWCNL) 1990-2003 Tampa Night Hawks (Clearwater League)

Everett, Morris 1952-1959 Tampa Grays (FWCNL) (Blizz) (Hipilito Areanas - Manager) 1954 Bradenton Nine Devils (FWCNL) 1960 Signed by Buck O'Neil Chicago Cubs (MLBB) 1960 Chicago Cubs - Spring Training 1960 Cut by Chicago Cubs 1960-1961 Tampa Grays (FWCNL) 1962-1973 Tampa Dodgers (FWCNL) 1974 Tampa Dodgers (Manager) (FWCNL)

Everett, Willis 1958-1961 Tampa Grays (FWCNL) (Chuck) 1962-1978 Tampa Dodgers (FWCNL) Tampa Stars (FWCNL) 1990-2004 Tampa Night Hawks (Clearwater League)

Ewing, Bud 1958-1960 Central High School (San Angelo, Texas) (High school baseball) 1958-1961 San Angelo Rockets (IND) 1961-1962 Prairie View A & M (College Baseball) 1962-1963 San Angelo Rockets (IND) 1964-1966 U.S. Army (Viet Nam) 1967 San Angelo Rockets (IND)

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