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Tabron, Don 1934 Joe Louis Brown Bombers (IND) 1934 Chatman Colored All Stars (IND) 1934 Chatham All Stars (Canadian Provincial League Champs) 1935 Chatham All Stars (D) (Canadian Provincial League) 1935 Detroit Cubs (IND) 1936 1937 Zulu Cannibal Giants (IND) (Charlie Henry - ) 1937 Turpin All Stars (IND) 1937 Turned down contract w/ Crawfords (NNL) 1937-1944 Turpin All Stars (IND) Turpin A.C. (IND) Detroit Stars Detroit Cubs (IND) North Detroit Cubs (IND) Ford UAW Local 600 1945 North Detroit Cubs (IND)

Winter Leagues: 1934-1935 Chatham All Stars (IND) (Canadian Tournaments)

Taborn, Earl 1942-1944 St. Louis Giants 1946-1949 (NAL) 1949 Sold to Yankees (MLBB) Organization 1949 Newark (IL) 1950-1951 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) (D) 1951 City () 1952-1954 Aguila (Mexican League) 1954 Oriente () 1955-1956 Aguila (Mexican League) 1957-1958 (Mexican League) 1959 Tigers (Mexican League) 1959 Cordoba (Liga Veracruzana) 1960 Aguila (Mexican League) 1961 (Mexican League)

Winter League: 1947-48 Santurce Cangrejeros (Puerto Rico) 1948-49 Santurce Cangrejeros (Puerto Rico) 1949-50 Santurce Cangrejeros (Puerto Rico) 1950-51 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1951-52 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1952-53 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1958-59 Leon Melenudos (Nicaraguan Professional League) 1959-60 Puebla Camoteros (Liga Invernal Vercruzana) (Mexico)

also played in Venezuela and Panama

Puerto Rican League All Star Team (1949-50)

Mexican League Homerun Title (1957 - 27 Homeruns)

367 Liga Invernal de Veracruzana All Star Team (1959-60)

Mexican League All Star Team (1961)

Tanner, Jack 1933 Tacoma Junior American Legion Team (Tacoma, ) 1934-1935 Johnson 1935 Wheelites (CA) 1936 Tacoma Stadium High School (State Baseball Champions) 1939 American Giants (IND) 1939 Seattle American Giants (Pugent Sound League) 1939-1942 General Motors (Valley League) Nauberts Recreation (Twilight League) Stadium Independents (Western Washington League) 1943-1945 U.S. Army (World War II - Pacific Theater) 1945-1946 College of Pugent Sound (College Baseball & Football)

also played for the Seattle Ubangi - black football team

Tarbero, Bert 1965-1967 (IND)

Tarrant, Mike 1967-1979 Ensley Steel (BIL)

Tasby, Willie 1948-1950 Mc Clymonds High School (Oakland, CA) 1948-1952 Trans Ocean Airlines (Industrial League) Oakland Giants (IND) 1950 Fargo-Moorhead (Northern League) 1951 Phoenix (Southwestern ) 1952 Signed by St. Louis Browns (MLBB) 1952 Pocatello Bannocks (Pioneer League) 1953-1954 York () 1955-1956 ( League) 1956 Texas City () 1957 (PCL) 1957 Knoxville () 1958 Louisville (AA) 1958-1960 (ML) 1960 Traded to Red Sox for Gene Stephens 1960 (ML) 1960 Drafted by expansion Washington Senators for $ 75,000 1961-1962 Washington Senators (ML) 1962 Traded to for Steve Hamilton and 1962-1963 Cleveland Indians (ML) 1964 (PCL) 1965 (Mexican League) 1966 Reynosa (Mexican League) 1967 Plant City Pirates (FWCNL)

Winter Leagues:

1954-1955 Caguas Criolles (Puerto Rico) 1956-1957 Cartegena (Colombian League) 1958-1959 Habana Leones (Cuban Winter League)

368 1959-1960 Habana Leones (Cuban Winter League)

Piedmont League Homerun and RBI Titles: (1954 – 27 homeruns and 121 RBI)

Piedmont League All Star Team (1952)

Puerto Rican League Doubles Leader: (1954-55 – 17 doubles)

American Association League Rookie of Year (1958)

American Association League All Star Team (1958)

American League Rookie All Star Team (1959)

Cuban League All Star Team (1958-59)

Tatum, James Jr. 1968-1974 Chattanooga Royals (IND) Chattanooga Stars (IND) Chattanooga A’s (IND)

Taylor, Carl 1964-1966 Stockham Valves and Fittings (BIL) 1968-1974 Chrysler (Detroit Industrial League Panthers (Northeastern Park)

Taylor, Charley 1958-1960 Grand Prairie High School ( & Baseball) 1958-1960 Grand Prairie (IND) (Black semipro baseball team) (Barnstormed all over Texas and Midwest - 60/40 ball) (Theotis Smith - Owner/Manager) 1961-1963 State University ( & Baseball) 1964 Drafted number 1 by the Washington Redskins (NFL) 1964-1977 Washington Redskins (NFL)

All Western Athletic Conference (1962 and 1963)

National Football League (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975)

National Football League - Leading Pass Receiver: (1966, 1967, 1970 and 1972)

National Football League - (1972)

National Football Hall of Fame (1984)

Taylor, Freddie 1948 Seguin Red All Stars 1949-1950 Texas Southern University (Ready) 1950-1951 Houston Stars (IND) 1952-1953 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1952-1953 U.S. Army (Fort Stewart – Savannah, Georgia) 1956-1965 San Antonio All Stars (IND) Wheatley Court All Stars (IND) San Antonio Hawks (IND)

369 Brooks Field AFB (San Antonio, TX)

All Army Baseball Team (1952 and 1953)

Memphis Red Sox (NAL) (played in one game with Bob Boyd)

Taylor, Herman 1942 All Stars (IND) 1945-1948 Asheville Blues (NSL) 1948 Greensboro Red Wings (NAA) (D) 1953-1956 High Point Red Sox 1953-1957 Greensboro Red Sox (IND)

Taylor, Robert 1933-1935 Chappie Johnson's All Stars (IND) (Lightning, Harold Cooper's All Stars (IND) Flash) 1936 (NNL) 1937 (NNL) 1938 Indianapolis ABC's (NAL) (D) 1938-1940 Albany Black Sox 1939 St. Louis Stars (NAL) 1940 New Orleans-St. Louis Stars (NAL) 1942 New York Black Yankees (NNL)

Taylor, Roosevelt 1948-1951 Williamsburg Buckeyes (Town Team) Circle Black Sox (Town Team) 1950-1952 Williamsburg (VA) High School (High school football and baseball) 1951-1952 Baltimore Bruins (IND) (Brady Johnson – owner) 1953-1955 Greensboro Red Birds (NCL) 1956 U.S. Army (Fort Eustis – Military Baseball) 1956 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) (Played a couple of games on weekends while in Army)

Taylor, Samuel T. 1946 East St. Louis White Sox (Sam) (Marlon Starling - Manager) 1946-1949 Sixth Street Stars (IND) 1949-1950 East St. Louis Giants (St. Louis City League) 1950-1957 East St. Louis Colts 1950-1952 Metropolitan All Stars 1952-1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1954 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1954 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1955 St. Louis Rams 1955-1957 East St. Louis Colts 1958 East St. Louis Midgets 1959-1962 Brooklyn Robins (Tandy League)

Taylor, Tommy 1954 Blair Chapel (TN) 1955-1956 Bradenton Nine Devils (FL) 1956 Jack Rossiter's Baseball School 's Baseball School 1957 Signed by (MLBB) 1957 Palatka () 1958 Hornell (New York Penn League) 1958 Geneva Redlegs (New York Penn League) 1958 Released by Cincinnati Reds (MLBB)

370 1958 Cocoa Beach (FSNL) 1959-1960 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1960 Kansas City Monarchs (IND) (Post barnstorming tours) 1960 's All Stars (IND) (Canadian Tournament Tour) 1960 Gems (Western League) 1961 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1961 Bismarck Man Dan Partners ( Farm System) 1961 Edmonton Eskimos (Western Canada League) 1961 Lethbridge White Sox (Western Canada League) 1962-1964 (Canada)

Coaching Career: Lane College - Baseball (8 years)

Teasley, Ronald 1939 Detroit Cubs (IND) (Ron, Schoolboy) 1939 Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company - Local 174 1940 Detroit Motor City Giants (IND) 1940-1943 Detroit Black Sox (IND) Detroit Red Sox (IND) Ypsilanti Detroit Wolves (IND) Detroit Motor City Giants (IND) 1941-1943 Northwestern High School (Detroit, ) (10 Varsity letters) (All City - Basketball & Baseball)(Two times) (All State - Baseball) (.420 career average) 1941-1943 Numerous Detroit Amateur Teams Ford All-Stars Local Union 49 Great Lakes Insurance Heart of Detroit Highland Park Aces Dee's Sporting Goods 1943-1944 Toledo Cubs (IND) Toledo Crawfords (IND) 1944 Detroit Wolves (IND) 1944 UAW Local 600 (Team sponsored by Ford Motor Co.) (Team managed by Charles Red House) (Wichita Tournament) 1944-1945 Detroit Motor City Giants (IND) 1945 Toledo Cubs (USL) 1945 Toledo Rays (USL) 1945 Toledo Cubs (IND) 1945 Toledo Crawfords (IND) 1945 Detroit Motor City Giants (USL) 1945 Wayne State University (College baseball - .500) 1946 Navy All Stars (Sipan) (Military Baseball) 1947-1948 Wayne State University (College Baseball - hit .360 & .400) (College Basketball) 1947 Detroit Wolves (IND) 1948 Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB)

371 1948 Olean Oilers (Pony League) (Brooklyn Dodgers Organization) 1948 New York Cubans (NNL) 1949 Carmen Cardinals (Manitoba Senior Baseball League) 1950 Carmen Cardinals (Mandak League) 1950-1951 Motor City Giants (IND) 1951 Ford All Stars (NABF) (NABF League Champions)

Winter Leagues: 1943-1944 All-American Whiz Kids (Barnstorming Basketball Team) 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers (Vero Beach, Florida)

Mandak League All Star Team (1949, 1950 and 1951)

High School Coaching Career: Northwestern High School Varsity Baseball (20 years) 224-125 Varsity Basketball (2 years) 26-4 Junior Varsity Basketball (3 years) Varsity Golf Coached 15 championship teams

Wayne State University Sports Hall of Fame

Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Teel, Joseph 1943-1946 Peekskill High School (Peekskill, New York) (High School Baseball & Basketball) 1946 Peekskill (NY) (American Legion) 1946-1951 U.S. Navy (Military Baseball and Basketball) (Norfolk Naval Air Flyers - Basketball) (Norfolk, Virginia) 1951-1953 Philadelphia Stars (NAL) ( - Manager) 1953-1954 (IND)

Thomas, Clint 1919 Bowers Easters (Sand lot team) (Hawk) 1920 Brooklyn Royal Giants (IND) 1921 Columbus Buckeyes (NNL) 1922 Detroit Stars (NNL) 1923-1928 Hilldale Daisies (ECL) 1928 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (ECL) 1929 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (ANL) 1930 New York (IND) (D) 1931 Harlem Stars (IND) 1932 Indianapolis ABC’s (NSL) 1932 New York Black Yankees (EWL) 1933-1935 New York Black Yankees (IND) 1936 (NNL) 1937-1938 New York Black Yankees (NNL)

Winter Leagues: 1923-24 Habana Leones (Cuba)

372 1924 Habana (Special Season – Gran Premio) (Cuba) 1924-25 Almendares (Cuba) 1925 All Yankees ( vs ) (Cuba) 1926-27 Alacranes (Special Season – Triangular) (Cuba) 1927-28 Philadelphia Royal Giants ( Winter League) 1928-29 Almendares (Cuba) 1930 Almendarista (Special Season-UNICO) (Cuba)

Thomas, Earl 1951 High Hat Barbershop 1952-1956 Fort Lauderdale Braves (IND) 1956-1960 U.S. Marines 1961-1962 Ft. Lauderdale Braves (IND)

Thomas, George 1957-1958 Philadelphia Stars (IND) (Wardell Jackson - Owner) 1958 (MLBB) Tryout (Comiskey Park - Chicago, IL) 1959-1960 Raleigh Tigers (NAL) (Arthur Dove - Owner) 1960-1961 Shaw University (College Baseball & Basketball) 1960-1961 Philadelphia Stars (IND) (Based of New Orleans, LA) 1962-1964 U.S. Army (Military Police) (Military Baseball & Basketball) (Fort Hood, Texas and Germany - Europe) 1966-1971 Chicago Yankees

Winter Leagues: 1957-1958 Philadelphia Stars (IND) (Canadian Tournaments) 1960 Philadelphia Stars Spring Training (IND) (Birmingham, ) 1961 Philadelphia Stars Spring Training (IND) (Birmingham, Alabama) 1961 Philadelphia Stars (IND) (Canadian Tournaments)

Thomas, Henry Clyde 1958-1960 Alexandria Black Aces (IND) (Hank) (Alexandria, Louisiana) (Thomas "Big Train" Parker - Team Manager) 1960 Signed by Winfield Welch for Philadelphia Stars 1960 Philadelphia Stars (IND) (Based out New Orleans, Louisiana) 1960-1963 Alexandria Black Aces (IND) 1963-1965 U.S. Army (Military baseball & football) (Ft. Polk – Louisiana and Ft. Knox - Kentucky) (Camp Casey & Camp Beaver - Korea) 1966-1968 Cox Clippers (IND) (Pontiac, Michigan)

Thomas, Lavon 1965-1969 Alden Cardinals (BIL) 1969-1972 Ensley (BIL) 1972-1975 Stockham Valves and Fittings (BIL) 1975-1982 East Thomas Eagles (BIL)

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(Won three championships with East Thomas and one w/ Alden)

Thomas, Terry 1943-1944 Plant City Trojans (Semiprofessional - Black Florida Football League) 1944-1949 Plant City Aces (FSNL) Pepsi Cola Giants (FSNL) 1947 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1947 New Orleans Black Pelicans (NSL) 1950-1950 Plant City Aces (FWCNL)

Thomas, Willie 1952-1953 Wheatley All Stars (San Antonio, Texas) 1954-1959 San Antonio Indians (STNL) 1954-1959 San Antonio Indians (Pittman-Sullivan League)

Thompkins, Allie L. 1922-1926 Pittsburgh Monarchs (IND) 1927-1929 Pittsburgh Crawfords (IND) (D) 1929 Homestead Grays (ANL) 1930 Pittsburgh Crawfords (IND)

Thompson, Frank A. 1945 Nashville Cubs (Hoss) 1947-1949 Nashville Cubs (NSL) 1949-1950 Morocco Stars (IND) 1951 Baltimore Elite Giants (NAL) (D) 1952-1954 (NAL)

plus played for New Era Giants and Cleveland Buckeyes

Thompson, Henry Curtis (Hank) 1943-1947 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1944-1945 Military Service 1947 Signed with by – St. Louis Browns (MLBB) 1947 St. Louis Browns (ML) 1948 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) (D) 1949 Jersey City Giants (IL) 1949-1950 (ML) 1951 (AA) 1951-1956 New York Giants (ML) 1957 Minneapolis Millers (AA)

Winter Leagues: 1945 Tampico (Mexican League) 1946 Kansas City Monarchs (Negro League - Lost to Newark Eagles) 1946-1947 Havana Leones (Cuban Winter League) 1947-1948 Havana Leones (Cuban Winter League) 1948-1949 Havana Leones (Cuban Winter League) 1951 New York Giants - World Series (Lost to 4-2) 1954 New York Giants - World Series (Beat Cleveland Indians 4-0) 1957-1958 Ponce (Puerto Rican Winter League)

Cuban League All Star Team (1946-47, 1947-48 and 1948-49)

Thompson, James 1955-1966 Decatur Red Sox (Newton County league)

374 1960 Clarksdale (MS) (Town Team) 1963-1964 Mississippi Valley State College (College Baseball) 1966-1971 Biloxi Dodgers (GCNL) 1972-1977 Meridian Braves (MS)

Thompson, Johnny 1957-1962 Decatur Red Sox (Newton County League) 1960 Clarksdale (MS) (Town Team) 1963-1964 Mississippi Valley State College (College Baseball) 1963-1965 Biloxi Dodgers (GCNL) Mobile Black Bears 1966-1969 United States Air Force (Military Baseball) Japan (USAF baseball)(1967-1968) 1969-1974 Biloxi Dodgers (GCNL)

All Military Service All Star Team (1968)

Thompson, Norman 1974-1983 Pasagoula Merchants (GCNL)

Thompson, Sandy 1939 Palmer House Indians (IND)

(Assumed name used by Joe B. Scott)

Thompson, Thomas 1946-1950 Miami Giants (Bat Boy) (IND) (Pete)

Thompson, Woody 1963-1967 Decatur Red Sox (Newton County League) Decatur Red Sox (GCNL) 1966-1968 Jackson State University (College baseball)

Thornton, Otis 1963-1965 Ensley Steel (BIL) 1963-1965 Westfield High School (Baseball and football star) 1965 Signed by (MLBB) 1965 Bradenton Astros (Florida Rookie League) 1966 Bismark-Mandan (Northern League) 1966 Salisbury (Western ) 1967 Coco Beach (Florida State League) 1968 Greensboro (Carolina League) 1968 Williamsport (New York Penn League) 1969 Newport News (Carolina League) 1970 Columbus (Southern League) 1970 Raleigh Durham (Carolina League) 1971-1972 Oklahoma City 89ers (AA) 1973 Houston Astros (ML) 1973 Denver Bears (AA) 1974 Columbus (Southern League) 1979-1985 Stockham (BIL)

Winter Leagues: 1971-1972 Dominican Republic

Industrial League Most Valuable Player (Birmingham, AL) (1983 and 1985)

Thurman, Earston 1959-1970 Fairmount Foundry (BIL)

375 (Lil Darling) Norway Braves Newark Hawks (NJ) 1971-1979 Stockham (Y.M.C.A. Industrial League)

Thurman, Robert 1939 Barnett Fuel (IND) (Bob) (Denver Post Tournament) 1942-1945 U.S. Army (military Service) (New Guinea and Philippines) 1946-1948 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1949 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1949 Sold by Tom Baird (owner) of the Kansas City Monarchs to the New York Yankees organization (D) 1949 Sold by Yankees to (MLBB) 1949 Newark Bears (IL) 1950 Springfield Cubs (IL) 1951-1952 San Francisco Seals (PCL) 1953-1954 Suspended List 1953-1954 Escogido (Dominican Summer League) 1955 Signed by and Birdie Tebbets of Cincinnati Reds (MLBB) for $ 10,000 1955-1959 Cincinnati Reds (ML) 1957 (PCL) 1959 (AA) 1959-1960 Seattle Rainiers (PCL) 1960 Charleston Senators (AA) 1961 Charlotte Hornets (South Atlantic League)

Winter Leagues: 1947-48 Santurce Cangrejeros (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1948-49 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1949-50 Santurce Cangrejeros (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1950-51 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1951 Santurce (Caribbean World Series) 1951-52 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1952-53 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1953 Santurce (Caribbean World Series) 1953-54 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1954-55 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1955 Santurce (Caribbean World Series) 1955-56 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1956-57 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1957-58 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1959-60 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico)

Major League Baseball Scout: Cincinnati Reds Major League Scouting Bureau

Puerto Rican League Hits Leader: (1947-48 – 102 hits and 1950-51 – 112 hits)

Puerto Rican League Doubles Leader: (1950-51 – 22 doubles)

Puerto Rican League Triples Leader: (1947-48 – 9 triples, 1951-52 - 8 triples and 1957-58 – 8 triples)

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Puerto Rican League Homerun Title: (1948-49 - 18 Homeruns)

Puerto Rican Winter League MVP (1950-51)

Puerto Rican Winter League All Time Homerun & RBI Leader: (120 Homeruns and 566 RBI's)

Dominican Summer League Homerun and RBI Title (1954 - 11 Homeruns and 34 RBI)

Puerto Rican All Star Team: (1950-51, 1951-52, 1954-55 and 1955-56)

Puerto Rican Baseball Hall-of-Fame (1991)

Tiddle, Milton E. 1950-1952 Parker High School (High School Baseball) 1950-1954 ACIPCO (BIL) 1952-1954 State University (College Football) 1954-1955 ACIPCO (BIL) Connor Steel (BIL) 1955 Westfield Steel (BIL) 1955 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1955-1962 ACIPCO (BIL)

Tillman, James 1935 Washington Aztecs (IND) 1939-1940 Rockville A.C. (IND) 1940-1941 D.C. Indians (IND) (D) 1941-1942 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1943-1948 D.C. Indians (IND) Charlotte Black Hornets (NCL) (played in Charlotte 2 years) 1943-1948 Washington Black Sox ()

also played football w/ Washington Lions

Tinker, Harold 1920 Keystone Unions (IND) (Hooks) 1920 Keystone Juniors (IND) 1921 Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company (WEMCO) 1922-1926 Pittsburgh Monarchs 1926-1927 Edgar Thompson Community Team (D) (Edgar Thompson Steel Co.) 1927-1930 Pittsburgh Crawfords ( and Manager) 1931 Pittsburgh Crawfords (IND) 1938 St. Joe Church Baseball Team 1938-1939 Hazelwood Giants (Community League) 1949-1950 Terrace Village ( League - Pittsburgh) 1951-1954 Terrace Village (Greater Pittsburgh League)

Pittsburgh Black Sandlot All Star Team (1927)

(Discovered in 1927)

Tippins, James 1948-1949 Derkyville Projects

377 (Raymond Johnson - Manager) 1950-1953 Moncreif Dodgers (Jacksonville City League) (Acosta Kittles - Manager) 1950-1953 Cunningham Clowns (IND) 1953-1976 U.S. Army (Military Baseball)

All Marine Baseball Team (1957)

Tobin, Al (Business Manager - General Manager – PA Announcer - Clown) (Gizmo the Clown) (The Hose) 1979-1982 Baruch College (State University of New York) 1983 Winter Baseball Meetings (Nashville, Tennessee) 1985 State University of New York (Stoneybrook, New York) (Coach) 1986 Illinois State University (Masters Degree - Sports Admin.) 1986 Winter Baseball Meetings (, Florida) 1987-1988 Ocala Camp (Business Administrator) 1987-1989 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

Todd, Elzie 1950 Brighton Fire Fighters (Portsmouth, VA) (Snookie) 1951 Baltimore Elite Giants (NAL) (Turned down contract to sign with Clowns for more money) 1951-1952 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1953 St. Thomas (Canada) 1954 Retired – Arm Problems

Toles, Ted 1940-1943 Newton Falls () 1944-1946 Warren Game Cocks (IND) 1946 Pittsburgh Crawfords (USL) 1946 All Stars (IND) 1947 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1947 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) 1948-1949 Warren (Ohio) 1949 Jacksonville Eagles (IND) 1950 Cleveland Indians Tryout (MLBB) 1950 Signed by Cleveland Indians (MLBB) 1950 Assigned by Cleveland Indians to Raleigh (NC) Race riots couldn't report to NC Sent to Canada in order to play everyday 1950 Eston (North Eastern Saskatchewan League) 1950 Saskatchewan (North Eastern Saskatchewan League) 1951 Jacksonville Eagles (IND) 1951 New Castle Indians (Middle Atlantic League) (Cleveland Indians Organization) 1952 Magic Valley Cowboys (Pioneer League) 1953 Fredericks (Maryland) 1953 St. Hyacinthe A’s (Canadian Provincial League) 1953 Trois Rivieres Yankees (Canadian Provincial League)

Amateur Boxing Career - Middleweight (1940's - Braceville A.C.)

378 (Trumbull County Novice Boxing Tournament Champion - 1945)

Tombasco, Sebastian 1974-1976 Corning Community College (College Baseball) (Sal, Alabama Sal 1977 Daytona (semipro baseball) Rocko the Clown, 1977 Harry Wendlestedt Umpire School Rocko, Andre the 1977 (Daytona, Florida) Clown, Captain 1978-1982 Corning (NY) (Semipro team) Ahab, Rocco and 1983-1989 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) Indy Idiot) (Owner – Player – Entertainer)

1982-1995 Ocala Professional Baseball Camp (Owner - Baseball School - Florida) 1989-2004 Southern Tier Baseball Schools (Owner - Upstate New York) 1999 Bradford Braves Bradford Central High School (Head Baseball Coach)

Major League Baseball Scout: (1988-1999)

Tomlin, Robert 1944-1947 Peru All Stars (IND) (Bob) 1947 Stockham Steel (BIL) 1948-1949 Peru All Stars (IND) 1950 Cincinnati Reds (MLBB) Organization 1951-1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1954-1955 Detroit Stars (NAL)

Tomlinson, John H. 1937-1942 Scripto Black Cats (Cutie) (Atlanta, Georgia) 1937-1942 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL)

Tonkins, James 1943-1945 Dudley High School (Jim) 1943-1945 Red Hill (Town Team) Collins Grove (Town Team) Sedalia (Town Team) 1946 Goshen Red Wings (IND) 1946 North Carolina A & T (College Baseball) 1947 Greensboro Red Wings (NCL) 1948-1949 Greensboro Red Wings (NAA) 1950 Greensboro Red Wings (NCL) 1950-1956 Greensboro Red Birds (IND)

also played for Jackie Robinson All Stars and ’s All Stars

Toombs, Lowell 1951-1952 Kansas City Monarchs (Bat Boy) (NAL) (Tee) 1952 Kansas City Bulldogs (Kansas City Junior League) 1953 The Bachelors Club (Jackie Robinson League) ( - Manager)

379 1953-1954 Mc Guire Clothiers (American Legion League) (Don Motley - Coach) 1955-1956 Muelbach Braves (American Legion League) (Don Motley - Coach) 1956-1957 Millgrams ( League) 1957 Kansas City Giants (IND) 1957 Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (MLBB) 1958 Albany (GA) 1958 Released by St. Louis Cardinals (MLBB) 1958-1960 Kansas City Giants (IND) 1960-1962 U.S. Army (Military Baseball - Germany) 1962 Grays Truck Line (Jay Hawk League) 1962-1964 Kansas City Giants (Jay Hawk League) 1964 Kansas City Monarchs (IND)

Winter Leagues: 1960 Kansas City Giants (NBC District Champions - Kansas) (NBC State Tournament - Kansas) (NBC National Tournament - Wichita)

American Legion All Star Team (1954)

Kansas State NBC Baseball Tournament All Star Team: (1960)

Torrey, James 1965-1967 Carver High School (High School Baseball) (Gabby) 1968-1972 Jackson State University (College Baseball) 1972-1982 Pascagoula Merchants (GCNL) 1983-1984 Pass Point Pirates (GCNL)

Tooson, Roland Lorenzo 1953-1954 Tooson Family Baseball Team (Cypress, Alabama) 1954-1955 Central Foundry (Industrial team) 1956 (NAL) 1956 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1956-1960 Ford Motor Company – Local 849 (Detroit Industrial League)

Towers, Richard 1961-1962 Paris High School (Paris, TX) (Dick) (High School Baseball – All State ) 1963-1964 Paris Junior College (Paris, Texas) 1965 Paris Brown Bombers (IND) 1965-1966 University of Alabama (SEC) (Set season record at Alabama for .) 1969 Military 1970 Signed by (MLBB) 1970 Shreveport Braves () 1971 Greenwood Braves () 1971 Savannah Braves (Dixie Association) 1972 Anderson Braves (Western Carolinas League) 1972 Savannah Braves (Southern league)

(Towers was one of the few white players to play for an all-black professional team. He pitched two games in June of 1965 for Quince Desmonds’s Paris Brown Bombers.)

380 Townsell, Curtis 1958-1960 Kansas City Giants (IND) 1961-1962 U.S. Army

Travis, Art 1935-1937 Zulu Cannibal Giants (IND) (Red) (Charlie Henry - Manager) 1938 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) 1938-1939 Detroit Stars (IND)

Triggs, Alex 1954 Stoneyhill (LA) (Town Team) 1954 Shreveport Black Sports (IND) 1954 Harlem Globetrotters (IND) 1955 Detroit Stars (NAL) (D) 1955-1957 Shreveport Black Sports (IND) 1957 Pampa Oilers (West Texas - New Mexico League) 1957-1961 Shreveport Black Sports (IND)

Winter Leagues: 1954 Harlem Globetrotters Spring Training (Meridian, Mississippi) 1956 Jasper Steers (NBC - Waco Tournament) 1961 Jasper Steers (NBC - Waco Tournament)

also played one season in Canada

Trimont, Percy 1945-1946 Dr. Nut's Tigers 1947 New Orleans Creoles (NSL) 1948 New York Cubans (NNL) 1948-1952 U.S. Air Force (Military Baseball) (Strategic Air Command - SAC) (D) (Walker AFB, New Mexico)(Roswell, New Mexico) 1952 Turned down offer from Paul Brown (Cleveland Browns) to play professional football (fullback) 1952 Signed by of Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB) for $3,000 1952 Mobile (Alabama) (Team refused to take his assignment because he was black) 1952 Indian Head Rockets (IND) (Saskatchewan, Canada) (Barnstorming & Tournament Ball) 1952 Jacksonville Eagles (IND) (Barnstorming tour of Canada) (Jim Williams - Owner) 1953 Regina Caps (Saskatchewan Baseball League) 1954 Saskatoon Gems (Saskatchewan Baseball League) (Won League Championship) 1955 Saskatoon Gems (Western ) (Won League Championship) 1956 Spring Training (Milwaukee Braves Organization) 1956 Macon (Georgia) 1957-1962 Collins All Stars (IND) (Bob Bissant - Manager)

Tripp, Robert 1953-1955 Edenton Sluggers (NC) Town Team) 1957 Norfolk Tigers (IND) (John Allen – Owner)

381 1958 Chinese Corner Redlegs (Tidewater Negro Baseball League) 1959-1962 Chinese Corner Redlegs (IND) 1962 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1962-1964 Chinese Corner Redlegs (IND)

Trouppe, Quincy Thomas (Big Train) 1927-1930 Vashon High School (St. Louis, Missouri) 1930 Tom Powell Post 77 (American Legion League) 1930-1931 St. Louis Stars (NNL) 1932 Detroit Wolves (EWL) 1932 Homestead Grays (EWL) 1932 Kansas City Monarchs (NSL) 1933 (NNL) (D) 1933-1934 Jamestown, North Dakota (IND) 1933-1936 Bismarck Giants (Bismarck, North Dakota) 1935 National Baseball Congress Tournament Champions (Wichita, Kansas) Tournament All Star Team 1936 National Baseball Congress: Wichita National Tournament 1934-1935 Kansas City Monarchs (IND) 1935 Chicago American Giants (NNL) 1936 Kansas City Monarchs (IND) 1937 Voluntarily Retired 1938-1939 Indianapolis ABC's (NAL) 1939 Monterrey Carta Blanca (Mexican League) 1939 St. Louis Stars (NAL) 1940-1941 Monterrey Carta Blanca (Mexican League) 1942-1944 Mexico City Reds (Mexico) 1944-1947 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) 1948 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1949 New York Cubans (NAL) 1949 Drummondville Cubs (Canadian Provincial League) 1950-1951 (Mexican League) (Guadalajara) 1952 Cleveland Indians (ML) 1952 Indianapolis (AA)

Winter Leagues: 1930 St. Louis Stars (Four game series vs 's All Stars) 1932 Kansas City Monarchs Mexico Tour (Series vs Mexico City Aztecs) 1934 Kansas City Monarchs Denver Post Tournament – Runner-up (First all-black team to appear in the tournament) 1934 Kansas City Monarchs (Barnstorming Tour) (Series vs Dean All Stars w/Dizzy & Paul Dean in Chicago, Des Moines, Kansas City & Oklahoma City) 1936 Kansas City Monarchs (Exhibition game in Oklahoma City vs 's All Stars) 1936 St. Louis Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion (Boxing) 1936 A.A.U. National Heavyweight Champion (Amateur Boxing)

382 1941 Mexican League All Stars (IND) (Two game series vs Kinloch Giants St. Louis, MO) 1941-1942 Guayama Brujos (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1943-1944 Kansas City Royals (CAWL) 1944-1945 Marianao (Cuba) 1944-1945 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rico) 1945 American All Stars (Venezuela) 1945-1946 Caracas (Venezuelan League) 1945-46 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rico) 1946 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) (Eighteen Game Series vs 's Major League All Stars) 1946 Magallanes (Venezuelan League) 1947-48 Mayaguez (Puerto Rican League) 1947-1948 Caguas-Guayama (Puerto Rican League Champions) (Player - Manager) 1948-1949 Caguas (Puerto Rico) (Player-Manager) 1949 Mayaguez Indians (Caribbean World Series) 1949-1950 Marianao (Cuba) 1949-1950 Aguadilla (Puerto Rico) 1950-51 Marianao (Cuba) 1950-51 Aguadilla (Puerto Rico) 1951-52 Magallanes (Venezuelan League) 1952-53 Caracas (Venezuelan League) 1952-53 Magallanes (Venezuelan League) 1953-54 Cartagena (Colombian League) 1956-57 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) (Manager) 1957-58 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) (Manager) 1957-58 Cartagena (Colombian League) (Manager)

Puerto Rican League Runs Batted In Leader: (1941-42 – 57 RBI)

Puerto Rican League Runs Triples Leader: (1941-42 – 10 triples)

Negro League All Star Team: (1938-West, 1945-West, 1946-West, 1947-West & 1948-West)

Mexican League All Star Team: (1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1950 & 1951)

Puerto Rican League All Star Team (1941-42 & 1944-45)

Venezuelan League All Star Team (1945-46 & 1946-47)

Canadian Provincial League All Star Team (1949)

Cuban Winter League All Star Team (1950-51)

Colombian League All Star Team (1953-54)

Puerto Rican Manager of the Year (1947-48)

Major League Baseball Scout: St. Louis Cardinals (1960-1970)

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Troy, Donald 1942-1943 Biz Mackey's All Stars (IND) (Don) 1944 Chicago American Giants - Turned down contract(NAL) 1944-1945 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1946 Los Angeles White Sox (NPCL) 1946-1949 Los Angeles Yankees 1947 Monterrey All Stars (Los Angeles City Municipal League) 1949-1950 Los Angeles Eagles (Southern California Semi-Pro League) 1951-1952 Los Angeles Yankees 1953 Victoria Tyrees (Western International League)

Winter Leagues: 1942-1943 Royal Giants (CAWL)

Los Angeles City Municipal League Batting Title: (1947 - Hit .365)

Tubbs, Charles 1948-1951 Dallas Red Devils (IND) (William Blair-Manager) Dallas Rough Riders (IND) 1952-1954 U.S. Army 1955-1961 Dallas Brown Bombers (IND) (Willie Richardson-Manager)

Tucker, Larry 1966 Kenwood Outlaws 1968 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) 1968-1972 Military Service 1973-1978 San Antonio Reds (STNL) San Antonio Yankees (STNL) Colt 45’s (Spanish )

Tucker, Robert P. (Box Seat Usher)

1946-1947 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL)

Turner, Clarence 1946-1947 Wadesboro (NC) (Town Team) 1948-1950 Winston-Salem Pond Giants (NCL) 1948-1950 Johnson C. Smith College 1951-1953 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1954 Jackie Robinson All Stars (IND) 1954 Poza Rica-Vera Cruz (Mexican League) (Player) 1954-1956 U.S. Army (Valley Forge Army Hospital) (Military baseball) 1957 Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB) 1957 Reno Silver Sox () 1957 Released by Brooklyn Dodgers 1957 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1958 Signed by Chicago White Sox (MLBB) Rookie League team in Kansas (Basketball Coaching 1968-1970 Camden High School (Assistant Basketball Coach) Career) 1971-2004 Camden High School (Head Basketball Coach)

All-time wins leader - basketball coach in South 700+ wins

384 7 state titles 19 South Jersey Championships 24 conference championships 20+ wins in 25 of 29 seasons

Turner, Everett 1948-1950 Houston Black Spiders (Bat Boy) (IND) (Big T) 1951 Texas Southern University 1951-1953 Houston Sluggers (IND) 1955-1979 United States Air Force 1959 Kelly Field Flyers 1960 San Antonio Red Birds 1961-1962 San Antonio Indians (STNL) 1967-1973 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) 1974-1976 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) (General Manager and Coach)

Turner, James 1931-1935 Palatka Blue Caps (Lefty) 1935-1938 West Palm Beach Giants 1939 Jacksonville Red Caps (D) 1940 Indianapolis-Toledo Crawfords (NAL) 1941-1943 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL)

Turner, Moses Lee 1946-47 United States Army (Military Baseball) (Anchorage, Alaska) 1947 Morristown (NJ) 1948 Newark All Stars (IND) 1951 Madison (NJ) 1952 Chicago White Sox Tryout 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers Tryout Camp 1952 Morristown (NJ) 1953 New York Giants Tryout 1954 Jacksonville Eagles (IND)

Turner, Thomas 1935-1936 Tuskegee Institute (College Football) (Highpockets) 1936 Cincinnati Braves 1936 Dayton Monarchs (Indiana-) 1937-1940 Cincinnati Stars (Indiana-Ohio League) (D) 1940-1945 U.S. Army (Military Baseball & Football) (368th Infantry "H" Company) (Fort Huachuca, Arizona) 1946-1947 Hermosillo (Mexico) 1947 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1947 Topeka Giants (IND) 1947-1951 Valley Tigers (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1951-1952 General Electric (Cincinnati Industrial League)

late 1940's and early 1950's - Try-out camps with: New York Yankees Cleveland Indians St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds

Winter Leagues: 1946 Hermosillo (Mexican )

385 1947 Hermosillo (Mexican Pacific Coast League) 1947 Chicago American Giants Spring Training (Jackson, Mississippi)

Professional football: 1930's with Cincinnati Stars (OH) - Field House League (league's only black team)

Professional basketball: late 1940's "Big Five" Basketball Team (Sponsored by Shillito's Co.) (Cincinnati area league & barnstorming)

Tweedle, Victor Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

Tyson, Carlton 1985-1987 Irondale Braves 1987-1991 Hooper City (BIL) 1991-2008 Ensley Stars (BIL)

Underwood, Ely 1931 Chattanooga Black Lookouts (NSL) (Eli) 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords (EWL) 1932-1934 Brooklyn Cubans (IND) 1934 Padrone's (IND) (D) 1935-1936 Grand Rapids Cubans (IND) 1937 Detroit Stars (NAL)

Underwood, Robert 1951-1960 Westfield (BIL) 1954-1957 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1961-1975 Connor Steel (BIL)

Birmingham Industrial League All Star Team: (1958 – Western Division)

Upshaw, Samuel 1966-1968 Ensley Steel (BIL)

Upshaw, Walter 1950-1951 ACIPCO (BIL) (Ed Bolden - Manager) 1952-1956 U.S.A.F (military baseball)

Van Buren, William 1947-1951 Jefferson City Redbirds (IND) (Bill) Fulton Buffaloes Fulton Bombers 1952 Jefferson City Dodgers (IND) (D) 1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1954 Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Missouri) 1955 USAF Baseball Team (Germany)

Vargas, Roberto E. 1948 Chicago American Giants (NAL) (Robert) 1949 Drummondville Cubs (Canadian Provincial League) 1950 Jalisco (Mexican League) 1951 Lakeland Pilots (Florida International League) 1952 Reading Indians (Eastern League) 1953 Escogido (Dominican Summer League) 1954 Reading Indians (Eastern League) 1955 Milwaukee Braves (ML) 1956 Wichita Braves (AA) 1957 (IL)

386 1958 Macon Dodgers (South Atlantic League) 1958 Victoria Rosebuds (Texas League) 1959 Houston Buffs (AA) 1959 Montreal Royals (IL) 1959-1961 Poza Rica Petroleros (Mexican League)

Winter Leagues: 1947-48 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1948-49 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1949-50 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1950 Caguas (Puerto Rico - Caribbean World Series) (Second place finish - 4-3 record) (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 1950-51 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1951 Santurce (Puerto Rico) (Caribbean World Series Champions) (Caracas, Venezuela) 1951-52 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1952-53 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1953 Santurce (Caribbean World Series Roster) (Habana, Cuba) 1953-54 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1954-55 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1955-56 Mayaguez Indios (Puerto Rico) 1955-56 Caguas-Rio Piedras (Puerto Rico) 1956 Caguas (Caribbean World Series) (Panama City, Panama) 1956-57 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1957-58 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1958-59 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1959-60 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1960-61 Caguas Criollos (Puerto Rico) 1961-62 Arecibo Lobos (Puerto Rico) 1962-63 Arecibo Lobos (Puerto Rico) 1962-63 Caguas (Puerto Rico)

Negro League All Star Game (1948-West)

Puerto Rican League All Star Team: (1949-50, 1950-51, 1953-54, 1954-55 and 1955-56)

Varona, Clemente 1942-1945 Olbay Cerato (Havana, Cuba) 1945-1946 Oriente Province B.B.C. (Cuba) 1946 Cuban Navy Baseball Team 1946-1949 North Carolina A & T (CIAA) (College Baseball) 1947 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) 1947 Greensboro Red Wings (NCL) 1948 Greensboro Red Wings (NAA) 1949 Jacksonville Eagles (IND) (Barnstorming Tour of Canada) 1949-1951 Cuban Brooklyn Giants (IND) 1950-1951 Indian Head Rockets (IND) Saskatchewan Rockets (IND) 1952 Riverside (Southwest International League) 1953 Nuevo Laredo (Mexican League) 1953 Regina (Saskatchewan, Canada)

387 1955-1957 Brooklyn Cuban Giants (IND) (Brady Johnson - Owner)

Vasquez, Armando 1941-1942 Club Marina Constitucional - Fuerzas Armadas 1942-1943 Orbay y Cerato (Havana, Cuba) 1944 Indianapolis-Cincinnati Clowns (NAL) 1945 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1946 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1947 Havana La Palomas (IND) 1947-1948 New York Cubans (NNL) 1949 Brandon Greys (Manitoba Senior Baseball League) 1950-1952 Brandon Greys (Mandak League) 1952 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1954 Thibodaux (Evangeline League) 1954-1955 Mexico City Tigers (Mexico) early 1960’s Club Cubano Interamericanos (Hispanic Baseball League)(Central Park, NYC,NY)

Winter Leagues: 1942-1943 Olbay Cerato (Cuba) 1944-1945 Almendares Blues (Cuba) 1945 Panama Winter League 1946-1947 Oriente (Cuba) 1947-1948 Alacranes (Cuba)

Vaughn, Joseph 1951-1952 Wheatley Heights All Stars (Lefty) 1953-1964 San Antonio Indians (STNL) San Antonio Indians (San Antonio City League)

Vaughn, William Henry 1958-1961 Cashin Homes Tiers (Sandlot team) (Billy) (Decatur, Alabama) 1958-1961 Lakeside High School Tigers (Decatur, AL) (Football) 1961-1967 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1967-1975 Decatur Nationals (Town Team) 1972 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) (Ed Hamman needed several replacement players)

1962-1968 Decatur Roughriders (Semiprofessional football team) (Only lost two games from 1960 to 1966 record 66-2)

Coaching Career

1974-1999 Industrial and Independent softball teams 1976-1980 AOMOCO Chemicals (basketball) 1981-2003 Decatur City League and Pop Warner Football

Six time Pop Warner Football Champions (1981-2003)

North Alabama Pop Warner Sportsman of the Year (1994)

Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame (2013)

Veale, Robert 1953-1957 24th Street Red Sox (BIL)

388 (Bob) 1957 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) (Only played in one or two games) 1957 St. Benedicts College (College Baseball) (Atchinson, Kansas) 1957 Signed by (MLBB) 1958 Las Vegas (California League) 1959 Wilson (California League) 1960-1961 Columbus (IL) 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) 1962 Columbus (IL) 1963-1972 Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) 1972-1974 Boston Red Sox (AL) 1978 Greenwood Braves (Pitching Instructor)

Winter Leagues: 1959-60 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1960-61 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1962-63 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates – World Series

California League Strikeouts Leader: (1959 – 187 S.O.)

International League Strikeouts Leader (1961 – 208 S.O.)

Puerto Rican League Strikeouts Leader: (1962-63 – 104 SO)

Puerto Rican All Star Team: (1962-63)

National League Leader: (1964 – 250 Strikeouts)

National League All Star Team (1965 and 1966)

Venable, Horace 1940-1958 Clarksville Hawks (IND) (Pete) Norfolk Battling Palms (IND) Norfolk Tigers (IND) 1948-1949 Danville All Stars (NCL) Richmond Giants 1948-1951 Baltimore Bruins (IND) (Brady Johnson – Owner/Promoter) early 1950’s Murphy’s House of David (IND) (Louis Murphy – Promoter) 1953 All Stars (IND) 1958-1959 Kinston Greys 1958-mid 1960’s Richmond Giants Richmond All Stars Venable’s All Stars

Vickers, Robert 1960-1972 Alden Clippers (BIL) 1973-1974 Stockham (Manager) (BIL)

Vigeant, Joe 1982-1986 Scituate Allies (Rhode Island Amateur League) 1983-1986 Rhode Island College (College Baseball) 1986 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1987 Scituate Allies (Rhode Island Amateur League)

Villodos, Luis early 1940’s Ponce Cabanes (amateur team)(Ponce, PR)

389 (King Kong) 1946-1947 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1951—1952 Aguilas Cibaenas (Dominican Summer League) 1954 Borger (Texas-New Mexico League) 1954-1955 Abilene (Texas-New Mexico League) (D) Winter Leagues: 1942-43 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1945-46 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1946-47 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1947-48 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1948-49 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1949 Mayaguez (Caribbean World Series) 1949-50 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1950 Caguas (Caribbean World Series) 1950-51 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1951-52 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1952-53 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1953-54 Ponce (Puerto Rico) 1953-54 San Juan (Puerto Rico) 1954-1955 San Juan (Puerto Rico) 1955-1956 San Juan (Puerto Rico)

Dominican Summer League Batting Title: (1951 - .346)

Puerto Rican League All Star Team: (1943-44 and 1954-55)

Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame (1993)

Voegle, Larry 1950-1952 Beluah (ND) 1953 Bismarck (ND) – Mandan Guards (Town Team) 1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) (played on Monarchs “B” team that barnstormed) 1954-1958 U. S. Marines

Vollmuth, Jay 1983-1984 Biloxi Dodgers (GCNL)

Wade, Robert 1962-1964 Boerne - Camp Stanley (TX) 1963 San Antonio All Stars (IND) 1965-1966 San Antonio Bombers (Spanish American League) 1967-1975 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL)

Wagner, Leon Lamar 1953-1954 Inkster Colored Panthers (IND) (Daddy Wags) 1954 Signed by New York Giants (MLBB) 1954 Danville (Mississippi - Ohio Valley League) 1955 St. Cloud (Northern League) (D) 1956 Danville (Carolina League) 1957 Minneapolis (AA) 1958 Phoenix (PCL) 1958-1959 (ML) 1959 Traded w/ to St. Louis Cardinals for Don Blasingame 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (ML) 1960 Rochester (IL) 1961-1963 Los Angeles Angles (ML)

390 1963 Traded to Cleveland Indians for Joe Adcock & Barry Latman 1964-1968 Cleveland Indians (ML) 1968 Chicago White Sox (ML) 1969 San Francisco Giants (ML)

Winter Leagues: 1954 Inkster Colored Panthers (IND) (NBC - Michigan Tournament) (NBC - Wichita Tournament) 1956-57 Caguas Criollos (Puerto Rico) 1958-59 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1959-60 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico)

Northern League Homerun & RBI Titles: (1955 - Hit 29 HR and 127 RBI)

Carolina League Homerun & RBI Titles: (1956 - Hit 51 HR and 166 RBI)

Puerto Rican league Runs Batted In Leader: (1958-59 – 48 RBI)

Sporting News Rookie All Star Team (1958)

Major League Baseball All Star Team: (1962 & 1963 - American League)

Waiters, James E. 1954-1956 O.R. Mitchell (Bunnie) (San Antonio, Texas) 1957-1962 Young Wonders (IND) 1963-1970 San Antonio Bombers (East Side League)

Walke, Charles 1957-1960 Virginia Beach Vikings (IND) (Tiny, Big Al) 1958 Chinese Corner Redlegs (Tidewater Negro Baseball League) 1958-1961 Chinese Corner Redlegs 1962-63 Hampton College (College Baseball & Football) 1962-1964 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1962-1964 Brooklyn Stars (IND) (Traveling team of Clowns) 1965 Got Ed Hamman to give him his release 1965 Signed free agent contract - Milwaukee Braves (MLBB) 1965 Sarasota Braves (Florida Rookie League) 1966 West Palm Beach Braves (Florida State League) 1966 Gulf Coast Braves (Gulf Coast League) 1967 West Palm Beach Braves (Florida State League) 1967 Signed by San Francisco Giants (ML) 1967 Retired - Injured

Walker, Cleveland 1950-1955 Kramer Hawks (Chicago Industrial League) Chicago Wildcats (Chicago Industrial League) 1956-1957 Chicago American Giants (IND) 1958 Out of Baseball 1959 Chicago American Giants (IND) 1959 Mobile Black Barons (IND)

391 1960-1961 Chicago Veterans ()

Walker, Edsall Late 1920's Mohawk Giants (Semipro) (Big) 1934 Zulu Cannibal Giants (IND) 1935-1936 Albany Black Giants 1936-1941 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1941 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) (D) 1942 New York Black Yankees (NNL) (Never reported - worked in Baltimore shipyards for the entire season. But played for league teams in exhibition games as they came to Baltimore.) 1942 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1942 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1942 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1943-1944 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1944 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1945 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1946 Schenectady Royal Giants (Schenectady City League) (Davis Etkin - Business Manager) (Chuck Esmoke - Manager) 1946-1949 Ewing All Stars (IND)

Negro League All Star Team (1938-East)

Walker, Herb 1949 Ann Arbor (MI) (American Legion) 1950-1951 Ann Arbor Pioneers (High School Baseball) (Won two state championships) 1950-1951 Ypsilanti Cubs (IND) 1951 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1951 Jackie Robinson's All Stars (IND) 1952-1955 U.S. Army (Military baseball - Germany) 1954 Hahn Hawks (Germany-Austria League) 1956-1957 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1956-1957 New York Black Yankees (IND)

Jackie Robinson All Star Tour Most Valuable Player (MVP) (1951)

Germany-Austria League Most Valuable Player (MVP) (1954)

Walker, Issac L. 1960-1962 Rochelle High School (Lakeland, FL) (Ike) Lakeland American Legion Haines City (FWCNL) 1963 Tryout Camp for Satchel Paige All Stars (Raleigh, North Carolina) (Arthur Dove – owner) 1963 Satchel Paige All Stars (IND) 1963 Signed by (MLBB) 1964 Auburn Mets (New York –Penn League) 1964 Released by Mets 1962 St. Lazare Athletics (Manitoba Senior Baseball League)

Walker, James 1946-1949 Grand Rapids Black Sox (Bat Boy) (Jim) 1958-1961 Detroit Stars (NAL) 1958-1962 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1963- late 1960’s Kansas City Monarchs (IND)

Publicity Director (Ted Rasberry was his uncle)

392

Walker, Johnny 1956-1958 Grand Rapids Black Sox (IND) 1956-1958 Grand Rapids Black Sox (Grand Rapids City League) 1958-1959 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1960-1963 GAP Baseball Team (Grand Rapids City League)

Walker, Larry 1942 Newark Eagles (NNL)

(Assumed name used by )

Walker, Luke 1962-1964 East Thomas Eagles (IND)

Walker, Oscar 1955-1958 Rochelle High School (Lakeland, Florida) Lakeland American Legion Lakeland Tigers (FWCNL) (Jesse Richardson – Owner) 1959 (MLBB) (Offered contract, but refused because Tigers only offered $500 in signing bonus) 1960-1961 Raleigh Tigers (NAL) (Arthur Dove – owner) 1962 out of baseball 1963 Satchel Paige All Stars (IND) 1963 Signed by New York Mets (MLBB) 1964 Cut in Spring Training by Mets 1964-1966 St. Lazare Athletics (Manitoba Senior Baseball League) 1966 Brandon (Canada)

Manitoba Senior Baseball League Triples Leader: (1964 – 5 triples)

Manitoba Senior Baseball League Batting Title: (1965 - .452 batting average)

Manitoba Senior Baseball League Hits Leader: (1965 – 42 hits)

Walker, Sherman 1950-1951 Dallas Brown Bombers (IND) (Willie Richardson - Manager) 1951-1953 Booker T. Washington High School (High School Football) 1952 Denver Black Hawks (IND) 1952-1954 Dallas Brown Bombers (IND) 1955 Denver Black Hawks (IND) 1955-1958 Dallas Brown Bombers (IND) Dallas Red Devils (IND) (William Blair - Manager) 1956 Dallas Eagles (Texas League) Tryout (Made it to last cut on last day) 1958 Tryout Camp - (MLBB) (Tampa, Florida) (Late round cut) 1958 Referred to Indianapolis Clowns 1958 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1959 Cordova (Mexican Winter League) 1959-1961 Dallas Brown Bombers (IND)

393 Walker, Willie 1940-1947 East Point Bears (IND) (Blood) 1948-1955 Pittsburgh Tigers (IND) (Atlanta, Georgia)

Walker, Willie 1961-1962 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1961-1963 Philadelphia Stars (IND) 1963 Birmingham Black Barons (IND) 1964-1983 Moore-Handley (BIL) Connor Steel (BIL) WLJD Radio Station(Birmingham, AL) Loveman’s Department Store Westover (AL) Ensley – Union 1489 (BIL) Olive Mount (AL)

Wallace, James 1946-1947 Elizabeth City Braves (Bo) Question Marks Baseball Team Belmont A.C. (Union County League) 1948 Newark Eagles (NNL) (D) 1949 Houston Eagles (NAL) 1950 Bridgeport (Colonial League) (Chicago White Sox Organization) 1950 ()

Winter Leagues: 1949 Houston Eagles Spring Training (Hot Springs, AR)

Union County Sports Hall of Fame

Wallace, Johnny 1964-1981 Kenwood Outlaws (IND) San Antonio Yankees (STNL) 1981-1986 Kenwood Outlaws (IND)

Wallace, Timothy 1972-1974 West Philadelphia High School (Cosby) Jim Brady Shoes (Philadelphia) Philadelphia Stars 1974-1976 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) (George Long – Owner) 1977-1982 Philadelphia Stars (IND) 1983-2003 Various local teams Philadelphia area

Walls, Perez 1974-2000 Fairfield Stars (BIL) 1974-2000 Keytona (BIL)

Walls, Roderick 1973-1975 Avondale Braves (BIL) 1976-1980 Fairfield Stars (BIL) 1981-1985 Ketona

Walsh, Timothy W. 1980-1983 Easton High School (High School Baseball) (Vorhees, New Jersey) (All-State - 1983) 1983-1987 Colgate University (College Baseball & Football) 1983-1987 Millers All Stars (Tri County League) 1983-1987 Millers All Stars (South Jersey Summer League) 1983-1987 Open Tryouts -

394 Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies New York Mets 1988 Ocala Baseball Camp (Player) 1988 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1988 Tryout with Chicago White Sox (MLBB) 1988-1989 Moroleon Industrails (Mexican ) (, Mexico) 1990 Open Tryout - Chicago White Sox (Sarasota, Florida) 1990 Open Tryout - Philadelphia Phillies (Clearwater, Florida) 1990 Closed Tryout - New York Yankees (Tampa, Florida) 1990 Refused contract offer with Rattvik Bets (Sweden) 1990 Retired

Ward, Hubert 1954 Huntsville Stars (IND) 1955-1957 Rocket City Dodgers (IND) 1958-1960 Huntsville Hawks (IND)

Warren, Cicero 1937-1942 Raleigh Grays (NCL) (Lefty) 1942-1945 U.S. Army (Military Baseball - South Pacific) 1945-1946 Raleigh Grays (NCL) 1946 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1946 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1947 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1948-1950 Raleigh Tigers (NCL) (Arthur Dove - Owner)

Warren, Elias T. 1950 Cincinnati Tigers (IND)

(Ron Warren used his father's name to protect sports eligibility)

Warren, Jesse 1940 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1941 New Orleans-St Louis Stars (NAL) 1942 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1942 Boston Royal Giants 1946 Boston Blues 1947 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1947 Washington Black Senators 1947 Detroit Senators

Warren, Ron 1949-1950 Detroit Stars (Bunny) Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1950-1951 Cincinnati Tigers (IND) 1951 Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB) 1951 Sheboygan () 1952-1954 Cincinnati Tigers (IND) 1955 Detroit Stars (NAL) 1955-1965 Cincinnati Tigers (IND)

Warren, Wilford 1976-1979 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) 1980-1986 San Antonio Black Sox (Spanish American League)

395

Washington, Collin 1974-1980 Alden cardinals (BIL) Powderly Stars

Washington, James 1932-1935 Maryland Black Sox (IND) (Nappy) 1936-1942 D.C. Pilots (IND) 1942-1945 Military Service 1946-1952 Washington Panthers (IND) 1953-1956 Maryland Wildcats (IND)

Washington, John G. 1933 Montgomery Grey Sox (NSL) (Johnny) 1934 Birmingham Black Barons (NSL) 1936-1938 Pittsburgh Crawfords (NNL) (D) 1938-1940 New York Black Yankees (NNL) 1941 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1942-1945 U.S. Army (Military Service) 1946-1948 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL)

Winter Leagues: 1939-1940 Alemendares (Cuba)

Negro League All Star Team (1936-West and 1947-East)

Washington, Johnny B.1946-1948 Morgan Park High School (Chicago, Illinois) 1948-1949 Swift Meat Packing (Chicago Industrial League) Armour Meat (Chicago Industrial League) 1949-1950 Washington Park Industrial League (Chicago, Illinois) 1950 Houston Eagles (NAL) 1951 Try out with Boston Red Sox (MLBB) 1951-1953 U.S. Marines (Military Baseball) ( and Korea) (Marine Corps Championship - 1952) 1967-1990 Chicago and Midwest (numerous semipro teams)

Washington, Levi 1953-1957 Mobile Black Shippers (IND) Nobile Black Bears (IND) 1956-1958 Grambling State University 1958 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1958 Signed by San Francisco Giants (MLBB) 1958 Hastings (Nebraska State League) (Assigned but never reported)

Coaching Career:

Coached football, baseball, basketball and track

1959-1973 Williamson High School Won four state football championships 1973-1990’s Mc Call Senior High School (Tallulah, LA)

Won over 300 football games at Tallulah

10th win ingest high school football coach in the nation

Washington, Osethine 1952-1958 West Point (MS) Packers (IND)

396 1957 Northside High School 1958 Mary Home College (College Baseball) (West Point, Mississippi) 1958 Declined contract offer - New York Giants (MLBB)

Washington, Rickey 1966-1968 Brummitt Heights 1969-1972 Fairmount Foundry (BIL) 1973 Stockham Valves and Fittings (BIL) 1974-1976 Warriors 1978-1980 Smithfield Estates 1981-1985 Alden Cardinals (BIL)

Waters, Marshall 1926-1928 (Bat Boy) (ECL)

Watson, Amos 1941-1943 Lake Alfred (FL) 1944 Lakeland Tigers (FSNL) 1944 Jimmy Hill's All Stars (IND) 1945 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) (D) 1946 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1946 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1947 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1948 New Orleans Creoles (NSL) 1948-1949 Elmwood Giants (Manitoba Senior Baseball League) 1950 Neepaw (Northern Senior League)(Canada) 1951 Winnipeg Elmwood Giants (Mandak League) 1951 New Orleans Creoles (NSL)

Watson, Joe 1958-1962 Kansas City Giants (IND) 1962-1964 Kansas City Giants (Jay Hawk League)

Watts, Andrew 1944 U.S. Navy (Military Baseball) (Andy) (Great Lakes Training Center) 1945 U.S. Navy (Military Baseball) (Guam - South Pacific) (D) 1946 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) 1950 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1952 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL)

also played for Raleigh Clippers

Wauls, Charles Louis late 1950’s Wheatley High School (Snook) San Antonio Blue Bells San Antonio Indians (Westside League) San Antonio Hawks (Eastside League) 1959 San Antonio All Stars (IND) 1960-1963 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL)

Way, James S. 1936-1945 Cynthiana (KY) (Tree) Mount Sterling (KY) Millersburg (KY) (D) Paris (KY) 1943-1946 Central State College (Ohio) (College Basketball) 1946-1951 Lexington Hustlers (IND)

Coaching Career:

397 1947-1967 Harrison County (Head Football & Basketball) 1967-1983 Eastern Kentucky University

Weatherspoon, Charles (Chuck) 1947-1948 Pineland Tigers (IND) 1948 St. Paul Twins (IND) 1948-1950 Minneapolis Clowns (IND) Twin Cities Clowns (IND) 1950 Jarvis Christian College (College Baseball) (Hawkins, Texas) 1951 Pineland Tigers (IND) 1952-1954 U.S. Army (Special Services-Military Baseball) 1955 Signed by New York Giants (MLBB) 1955 New York Giants Spring Training (Melbourne, Florida) 1955 Salem Rebels (Appalachian League) 1956 Lake Charles Giants (Evangeline League) 1956-1958 Missoula Timberjacks (Pioneer League) 1958 Sold to Washington Senators (MLBB) Organization 1958 Washington Senators Spring Training Roster (Orlando, Florida) 1959 Fox Cities Foxes (Three I League) 1960-1961 Wilson Tobacconists (Carolina League) 1962 (PCL) 1963 Dallas-Ft. Worth Rangers (PCL) 1963 Charlotte Hornets (Carolina League) 1964 (IL) 1965-1966 Wilson Tobs (Carolina League) 1967 Charlotte Hornets (Southern League) 1968 Denver Bears (PCL) 1968 Charlotte Hornets (Carolina League) 1969 Denver Bears (AA)

Pioneer League Home & RBI Titles: (1958 - Hit 35 HR and 126 RBI)

Pioneer League All Star Team (1958)

Carolina League Homerun & RBI Titles: (1961 - Hit 31 HR and 123 RBI)

Carolina & Minor & Major League Grand Slam Record: (1961 - 7 Grand Slams & 2 back to back)

Carolina League All Star Team (1961)

Carolina League Most Valuable Player (1961)

Hit 230 homeruns in Minor League career

Weatherspoon, Clarence 1946-1949 Pineland Tigers (IND) 1949-1953 Jarvis Christian College (College Baseball) (Hawkins, Texas) 1950 Minneapolis Clowns (IND) Twin Cities Clowns (IND) 1953-1955 U.S. Army (Military Baseball)

398 1956 Signed by Baltimore Orioles 1956 Baltimore Orioles Spring Training (Thomasville, Georgia) 1956 Assigned to Canadian Provincial League, but league folded 1956 Signed by Washington Senators (MLBB) 1957-1958 (New York - Penn League) 1958 Missoula Timberjacks (Pioneer League)

Weaver, Herman 1947-1950 Cocoa Black Indians (IND) 1947-1950 Monroe High School (Cocoa, Florida) (Star Football & Baseball player) 1950-1953 U.S. Army 1953 Daytona Black Cats (IND)

Weaver, Joe 1934 Sloss Furnace (IND0

Weaver, Sylvester 1940-1943 Cocoa Black Indians (IND) 1943-1946 U.S. Army 1947-1949 Cocoa Black Indians (IND) 1949 Florida Normal College (College Baseball) (St. Augustine, Florida) 1949-1951 Bethune-Cookman College (College Baseball) 1950-1952 Daytona Black Cats (IND) 1952 Sanford Giants (IND) 1953 Daytona Black Cats (IND) 1953 Pepsi Cola Giants (FSNL)

Webb, Normal C. (Playing Career) (Tweed) 1917 Chicago American Giants (Bat Boy) (IND) (Bat Boy) 1924-1925 Broomer Tailors (Tandy League) (St. Louis, MO) 1926 Fort Wayne Pirates 1926-1931 St. Louis Pullmans (Tandy League) (D) (Negro League Historian and Reporter) 1932-1949 Official Scorer - Negro League 1931-1966 Public Relations Director and Official Scorer (Tandy Park League) 1941-1974 St. Louis Newspaper - Reporter St. Louis Argus

St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame (1974)

Webb, William 1951-1952 Purcell High School (Sonny) (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1952-1954 Whitlow A.C. (Walnut Hills, Ohio) 1955-1957 Cincinnati Tigers (IND) 1957 Signed by Cincinnati Reds (MLBB) 1957 Cincinnati Reds Spring Training (D) (Laredo, Texas) 1957 Savannah (Sally League)

399 1957 Mexico City Reds (Mexican League) 1958 Detroit Stars (NAL) 1958 Fritsch's Big Boys (Dayton League) (Lebanon, Ohio) 1958-1961 Cincinnati Tigers (IND) 1962 Signed by Washington Senators (MLBB) 1962 Wilson (Carolina League) 1962-1968 Cincinnati Tigers (IND)

Major League Baseball Scout: Washington Senators (1964-1967)

Weedon, James 1939-1953 Steelton Giants (IND) (Flyhawk) Penbrook Citizen's(Lower Dauphin Twilight League) 1953 Steelton Giants (Lower Dauphin Twilight League) 1953 Harrisburg Giants (IND) (Spottswood Poles - Manager) 1954-1955 Harrisburg Giants (ENL) 1956-1960 Harrisburg Radio Station (Harrisburg City League)

Welch, Issac 1935-1938 Ozark (AL) (Town Team) 1939-1942 Pepsi Cola Giants (FSNL) Lakeland Tigers (FSNL) (Jesse Richardson – 0wner) 1942-1946 Military Service 1946-1951 Lakeland Tigers (FSNL) Florence Villa All Stars (IND) (Winterhaven, Florida) Polk County All Stars (IND) (Ben Williams – owner) Haines City Hornets (FWCNL) 1948 New Orleans Creoles (NSL) 1952 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1953 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1953 New Orleans Black Pelicans (NSL) 1954 Winterhaven (FL) (Town Team) 1954 Broke Leg – Retired

Welch, Leonard 1953-1959 United Sates Air Force (Military baseball) 1954 Pensacola Black Pelicans (IND)

Welch, Phil 1953-1956 Conner Steel (BIL) (Smutt) 1957-1958 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) (D) 1959 Signed by Cleveland Indians (MLBB) 1959 Reading (Pennsylvania) 1959-1961 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL)

Negro League All Star Team: (1960-East and 1961-East)

Wells, Charles G. 1948-1950 Ambler Giants (IND) 1950 Philadelphia Stars (NAL) 1950 Reading 1950 Pottstown 1951-1952 Philadelphia Stars (NAL) 1951-1952 Ambler Giants (IND)

400 1953-1954 Pendlyn Corsairs (IND) 1954 Chicago White Sox (MLBB) Try Out Camp 1954 Philadelphia Athletics (MLBB) Try Out Camp 1954 Lansdale (American Legion) 1954 Pendlyn Corsairs (IND)

Wells, Willie 1922-1923 Anderson High School (The Devil) (High school baseball & basketball) (Austin, Texas) 1922-1923 Austin Black Senators (TNL) 1922 Galveston (TNL) 1923 San Antonio Black Aces (TNL) 1923 Houston Black Buffaloes (TNL) 1924-1931 St. Louis Stars (NNL) (Dr. George Keys - Owner) 1932 Detroit Wolves (EWL) 1932 Homestead Grays (IND) (D) 1932 Kansas City Monarchs (NSL) 1932 Cole's American Giants (NSL) 1933 Cole's American Giants (NNL) 1934 Kansas City Monarchs (IND) 1934-1935 Cole's American Giants (NNL) 1936-1939 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1940-1941 Vera Cruz Blues (Mexican League) 1942 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1943 Tampico (Mexican League) 1944 Mexico City Reds (Mexican League) 1944 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1944 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1945 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1945-1946 New York Black Yankees (NNL) 1946 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1947 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1948-1949 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1949 Elmwood Giants (Mandak League) 1950-1951 Winnipeg Buffaloes (Mandak League) 1952-1953 Brandon Greys (Mandak League) 1954 Birmingham Black Barons (Manager) (NAL) 1974 Austin Black Indians (Manager)

Winter Leagues: 1924 St. Louis Giants (Barnstorming Tour) 1924-1925 St. Louis Giants (CAWL) 1926-1927 Philadelphia Royal Giants (CAWL) 1927-1928 Cleveland Stars (CAWL) 1928 St. Louis Stars (Negro National League Championship) 1928-1929 Cienfuegos (Cuban Winter League) 1929 Chicago American Giants (Post season barnstorming tour) (Won two game series vs Major League All Stars w/ Charley Gehriger, and Hennie Manush)(Won 2 games to 0) 1929-1930 Cienfuegos (Cuban Winter League Champions) 1930 St. Louis Stars (Negro National League Championship) 1930-1931 Philadelphia Royal Giants (CAWL) 1931 St. Louis Stars (Negro National League Championship)

401 1931 St. Louis Stars (Post season barnstorming tour) (Won two game series vs Major League All Stars w/ , Babe Herman, Max Carey and Waner brothers Won 2 games to 0) 1931-1932 Philadelphia Royal Giants (CAWL) 1932 Chicago American Giants (Negro Southern League Championship) 1932 Kansas City Monarchs (Mexico barnstorming tour) (Series vs Mexico City Aztecs) (Series vs Gallos) 1933 Cole's American Giants (Negro National League Championship) 1933 Cole's American Giants (Post Season Barnstorming Tour) (Seven game series vs New Orleans Crescent Stars – Negro Southern League Champions) (Game vs Major League All Stars - Redland Field in Cincinnati) 1933-1934 Wilson's Elite Giants (CAWL) 1934-1935 Nashville Elite Giants (CAWL) 1935-1936 Santa Clara (Cuban Winter League) 1937 Newark Eagles (Negro League World Series vs Homestead Grays) 1937-1938 American All Stars (IND) (Series vs Luque's Cuban All Stars) 1937-1938 Almendares (Cuban Winter League) 1938 Jacksonville Eagles (Worked out with them until Newark Eagles started spring training) 1938 Newark Eagles (Negro League World Series vs Homestead Grays) 1938 Homestead Grays - American Series (Homestead Grays vs Cuban All Stars) (Habana, Cuba)(Grays lost 4 of 6 games to Cubans) 1938-39 Almendares (Cuban Winter League Championship) 1939 Homestead Grays - American Series (Homestead Grays vs Cuban All Stars) (Habana, Cuba)(Grays won all 6 games vs Cubans) 1939-40 Almendares (Cuban Winter League) 1940 Vera Cruz (Mexican League Championship) 1941-42 Aguadilla (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1944-45 Kansas City Royals (CAWL) 1955-56 Obregon (Mexican Pacific Coast League) played 7 winter seasons in Cuba also played for Sacramento in Pacific Coast Winter League

Negro National League Batting Titles: (1929 - Hit .368 and 1930 - Hit .404)

Negro National League Homerun Titles: (1927 - 23 HR, 1929 - 27 HR and 1930 - 14 HR)

Fleet Walker Award - Best Player in Negro League (1930)

402

Cuban Winter League Homerun Title (1935-36 - 5 Homeruns)

Cuban Winter League Base Hits Title(1935-36 - 63 Base Hits)

Cuban Winter League Homerun Title (1937-38 - 4 Homeruns)

Negro National League All Star: (1933 - West, 1934 - West, 1935 - West, 1937 - East, 1938 - East, 1939 - East, 1942 - East and 1945 -East)

Cum Posey All-American Dream Team (1936)

Cuban Winter League All Star (1938-39 and 1939-40)

Cuban Winter League MVP (1938-1939)

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

Lifetime Batting Average - .363

Outstanding seasons included: 1926 - .378, 1927 - .382, 1928 - .353, 1929 - .368, 1930 - .404, 1933 - .300, 1936 - .357, 1937 - .386, 1938 - .330, 1939 - .355, 1940 - .345, 1941 - .347, 1942 - .361, 1943 - .295, 1944 - .294, 1945 - .320, 1946 - .297, 1948 - .328, 1950 - .304 1951 - .310

Played in 40 games vs Major League All Star teams – batted .392

National Baseball Hall of Fame (1997)

Welmaker, Roy Horace (Snook) 1929-1930 Atlanta Black Crackers (IND) 1931-1932 Macon Black Peaches (IND) 1932 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1936 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) (D) 1936 Clark College (College Baseball & Football) 1936-1937 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1937 Atlanta Black Crackers (IND) 1937-1939 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1939 Toledo Crawfords (NAL) 1939-1940 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1940-1941 Torreon (Mexican League) 1942 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1942-1944 U.S. Army Fort Benning (Georgia) Reception Center Baseball Team 1944-1945 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1946 Vargas (Venezuelan League) 1946-1948 Venezuelan League Vargas Maracaibo 1949 Wilkes-Barre Indians (Eastern League) 1950-1951 (PCL) 1951-1952 Hollywood Stars (PCL)

403 1952-1953 Portland Beavers (PCL) 1953 Hollywood Stars (PCL)

Winter Leagues: 1939-40 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1940-41 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1944 Homestead Grays - Negro League World Series (Grays defeated Birmingham Black Barons 4 games to 1 Roy Welmaker won 2 games) 1945 American All Stars (Venezuela tour) 1946 Vargas (Venezuelan League) 1948-49 Venezuela (Venezuelan Winter league) 1951 Kansas City Royals (IND) 1951-52 Venezuela (Venezuelan Winter league)

Negro League All Star Team (1945-East)

Venezuelan League Complete Games Leader (1946 – 17)

Venezuelan League Complete Games Leader (1948-49 – 7)

Venezuelan League Wins Leader (1946 12-8)

Venezuelan League Strikeouts Leader (1946 – 139 SO)

Venezuelan League Earned Runs Average Leader (1946 – 2.80 ERA)

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

Werner, Danny 1949-1950 Harrisburg (American Legion) 1951-1952 Susquehanna High School 1951-1953 Harrisburg Firemen(Lower Dauphin Twilight League) 1954-1955 Harrisburg Giants (ENL) 1955 PTF (Lower Dauphin Twilight League) 1955 Midland (PA) (NBC - Wichita Tournament) 1955 Signed by Baltimore Orioles (MLBB) 1955 Cordele (Georgia-Florida League) 1956 PTF (Lower Dauphin Twilight League) 1956 Promiseville (GA) 1956 Harrisburg Firemen (Lower Dauphin Twilight League) 1957 Released by Baltimore 1957 PTF (Lower Dauphin Twilight League) 1957 Midland (PA) (Wichita Tournament - NBC) 1957 Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB) 1958 Brooklyn Dodgers - Spring Training (Vero Beach, Florida) 1958 Pocatello (Pioneer League) 1958 PTF (City Twilight League) 1958 City Twilight League All Stars (Series vs West Shore All Stars) 1958-1967 Harrisburg Firemen (City Twilight League) (Won championship 7 or 8 years)

West, James 1930 Nashville Elite Giants (NNL)

404 (Jim, Shifty) 1930 Birmingham Black Barons (NNL) 1930 Memphis Red Sox (NNL) 1931 Cleveland Cubs (NNL) 1932 Birmingham Black Barons (NSL) (D) 1932 Memphis Red Sox (NSL) 1933-1934 Nashville Elite Giants (NNL) 1935 Columbus Elite Giants (NNL) 1936-1937 Washington Elite Giants (NNL) 1938-1939 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1939-1945 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1947 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1947 New York Black Yankees (NNL)

Winter Leagues: 1935-1936 Wilson's Royal Giants (CAWL) 1936-1937 Wilson's Elite Giants (CAWL) 1937-1938 Wilson's Elite Giants (CAWL) 1938-1939 Wilson's Elite Giants (CAWL) 1939-1940 Wilson's Elite Giants (CAWL) 1945 Birmingham Black Barons (CAWL)

California Winter League Batting Title (1935-36 - Hit .510)

Negro National League Batting Title (1938 - Hit .403)

Negro League All Star Team (1936-East and 1942-East)

West, Jim 1946-1948 Asheville Blues (NSL)

West, Price 1954 Montgomery Rebels 1954 Osceola (Florida) (Boston Red Sox Organization) 1954 Montgomery (AL) 1955 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1956 Indianapolis Clowns (Player-Manager) (IND) 1956 New York Black Yankees (IND) 1957 U.S. Army (Military Baseball - Korea) (All Far East Champions) 1958 Detroit Clowns (NAL) 1958 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1959 Rochester (MN) 1959 Detroit Clowns (NAL) 1960 Grand Rapids-Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1960 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) (Canadian Barnstorming Tour) 1960 Raleigh Tigers (NAL)

West, William 1946-1984 Deerfield Beach Cardinals (IND) (Bill, Willie)

Westbrook, Leo 1959 Memphis Red Sox (NAL)

also played for the Indianapolis Clowns and Raleigh Tigers

Westfield, Ernest 1953-1957 Knoxville (IND) (Ernie) (Based out of Cleveland, TN) (Waddy Davis - Team Manager) 1958 Signed by Buck O'Neil of Chicago Cubs (MLBB)

405 1958 Carlsbad Potashers (NM) (Chicago Cubs Organization) 1959-1960 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1961-1963 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1961-1972 Champaign Eagles (Eastern Illinois League) 1969-1975 Danville Boosters (Twilight League)

Negro League All Star Team (1960 - East)

Westley, George 1940-1958 Kennett Square Grey Sox (IND) (Shortwave) 1940-1958 Avondale Ramblers (IND) 1940-1958 Various (PA) town teams Coatesville (PA) Oxford (PA) Quarryville (PA) Strasburg (PA) Unionville (PA) 1940-1958 Kennett Square Grey Sox (Kennett Square Community League)

Kennett Square Baseball Hall of Fame (2005)

Weston (Griffin), Nathan 1948-1950 Bloom High School (Chicago, IL) (Sonny) (Led district in hitting .410) 1947-1950 Chicago Athletics (IND) 1950 Tryout with Cleveland Indians (MLBB) 1951 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1952 Tryout Camp Chicago White Sox (Fort Pierce, FL - Cut last day) 1952 Tryout Camp - Brooklyn Dodgers (Vero Beach, Florida) 1951-1962 Chicago Athletics (IND) 1951-1962 Chicago Athletics (Northern Illinois Semipro League)

Also played with Jacksonville Eagles

(Also played under the name Sonny Weston)

White, Barry 1968-1975 Alden Cardinals (BIL) 1975-1977 Dora All Stars 1978-1979 Birmingport Pirates (BIL)

Won a state title in 1971 w/Alden)

White, Charles 1973-1979 Johns Braves 1977-1978 Ensley (BIL) 1979-2003 Powderly Stars (BIL) Bessemer Black Sox (Manager)

White, Charles 1948 Winston Salem Pond Giants (NCL) (Charlie) 1948-1949 Danville All Stars (NCL) 1949-1950 Jacksonville Eagles (IND) 1950 Philadelphia Stars (NAL) 1950 Signed by St. Louis Browns (MLBB) 1951 (IL)

406 1951 Winnipeg Buffaloes (Mandak League) 1952 Toronto Maple Leafs (IL) (D) 1953 San Antonio (Texas League) 1954 Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Milwaukee Braves for Vern Bickford 1954-1955 Milwaukee Braves (ML) 1955 Rochester (IL) 1956 Wichita (AA) 1957-1961 Vancouver (PCL) 1961 Portland Beavers (PCL) 1962-1963 Hawaii Islanders (PCL) 1964 Voluntarily Retired 1965 Vancouver (PCL)

Winter Leagues: 1954 Roy Campanella's Negro Major League All Stars (IND) (West Coast Barnstorming Tour) (Game vs Kent Parker's Major League All Stars at Lane Field San Diego) 1955 Major League All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming tour All Stars) 1960-1961 Cerveceria Balboa (Panama)

Negro League All Star Team (1950-East)

White, Charles 1951 Chattanooga Stars (NSL)

(father of NFL great Reggie White – Green Bay packers)

White, Charles R. 1935-1938 Avongrove High School (PA) (Charlie) 1935-1940 Avondale (PA) (Town Team) Avondale Ramblers (IND) 1940-1958 Kennett Square Grey Sox (IND) 1940-1958 Avondale Ramblers (IND) 1947 (IND) 1940-1958 Kennett Square Grey Sox (Kennett Square Community League) 1940-1958 Various local teams Kennett Square Legion Baltimore Sox (IND) Alcoa Flashes (Industrial League) ( - Manager)

Kennett Square Baseball Hall of Fame (1985)

White, Eugene S. 1947-1948 Derkyville Projects (IND) (Stink) (Jacksonville, Florida) 1948 Jacksonville Grays (IND) 1948 Raleigh Tigers (NSL) 1948 Asheville Blues (NSL) (D) 1948-1949 Edward Waters University (College Baseball & Football) 1949 Raleigh Tigers (NSL) 1949 Greensboro Red Wings (NAA) 1949-1950 Jacksonville Eagles (IND) 1950-1951 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1951 Harlem Globetrotters (IND)

407 1952 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1953 Portsmouth Merrimacks (Piedmont League) 1953 Harlem Globetrotters (IND) 1953-1955 Jacksonville Cardinals (IND) 1956-1957 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1957-1958 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1959-2004 Jacksonville Majors (Owner-Manager)

Negro League All Star Game (1957 - West)

Jacksonville Baseball Hall of Fame (1993)

(First African American to play in Piedmont League)

White, Ira 1960-1962 Macon All Stars (IND) 1962 Raleigh Tigers (NAL) 1963-1966 Central Park League ()

White, Joe 1947-1948 Eighth Street Court Motel Team (West Dallas - Dallas, Texas) 1951 Dallas Rockets (IND) 1952 Denver Black Hawks (IND) 1952-1954 U. S. Army (Korea) 1955 Eighth Street Court Motel Team (IND) 1956-1961 Dallas Brown Bombers (IND) (Willie Richardson - Owner/Manager) 1962-1967 Dallas Rough Riders (Dallas City League) (Won five straight league titles)

White, John D. 1965-1966 Hooper City High School 1966-1971 Alden Cardinals (BIL)

White, Roy 1944-1945 St. Peter's Academy (Banky) (San Antonio, Texas) 1944-1947 Uvalde Green Hornets (IND) 1946-1947 Chicago American Giants (NAL) (Candy Jim Taylor - Manager) 1948 Uvalde All Stars 1948 Ligon's All Stars (IND) (Based out of Hondo, Texas) 1948 Mexico City All Stars (Mexico) 1949 Austin Black Pioneers (IND) (Played in Waco tournament) 1949 Turned down Mexican League contracts w/ Monterrey and Vera Cruz 1950 Signed by Jack Zeller of the Boston Braves (MLBB) 1950 Memphis Red Sox - Turned down contact (NAL) Cleveland Buckeyes – Turned down contract (NAL) Indianapolis clowns – Turned down contract offer (NAL) 1950 Eau Claire Bears (Northern League) (Played w/ Billy Bruton) (Record 5-3) 1950-1952 U.S. Army (Military Baseball) (Ft. Sill, Oklahoma) (Ft. Laughton, Seattle, Washington) 1953 Out of Baseball 1954 Boston Braves Spring Training (Waycross, Georgia)

408 1954 Wellsville Braves (PONY League) (Record 16-3) 1955 Boston Braves Spring Training (, California) 1955 Assigned to Boise (Idaho) (Left over contract dispute) 1955 San Antonio Yankees (STNL) 1955-1961 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) San Antonio Bombers (STNL) San Antonio Indians (STNL) San Antonio Black Yankees (STNL)

Winter Leagues: 1947 San Antonio All Stars (IND) (Game Mission Stadium vs Jackie Robinson's All Stars) 1947 Ligon's All Stars (IND) (Texas Barnstorming Tour vs House of David) 1948 Ligon's All Stars (IND) (U.S. Barnstorming Tour) (Canadian Barnstorming Tour & Canadian Tournaments) 1949 Austin Black Pioneers (IND) (Waco Tournament) 1950 Milwaukee Braves Spring Training (Boston Braves - AAA Team) 1950 Myrtle Beach Spring Training (Boston Braves Organization)

(First Negro player in Northern League)

Whitehead, John 1957-1959 Tarboro Tigers (IND) 1960-1963 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1960-1961 New York Royals (Player-Manager) (IND) (Touring team of Clowns) 1962-1965 New York Stars (Player-Manager) (IND) (Touring team of Clowns) 1963 Playing contract sold to Milwaukee Braves (MLBB) 1963-1966 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1967-1972 Los Angeles Mets (Southern California Semipro League) Los Angles Tigers

Winter Leagues: 1963 Milwaukee Braves Spring Training (Waycross, Georgia)

Whittington, Don 1949-1951 West 1952 Philadelphia Stars (NAL) 1952 Negro American League International Tour 1953-1954 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1955 Retired (Broke bones around eye left him blind in that eye)(Went into the ministry)

East-West All Star Game (1952)

Whitney, Dave 1946-1949 Lexington Dunbar High School 1947-1949 Lexington Hustlers Frisch's Big Boys Restaurant

409 (NBC Tournament - Wichita Kansas) 1949-1952 Kentucky State University (Earned more sports letters than anyone in university history) 1952 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1953-1954 U.S. Army (Military Baseball & Basketball) 1955 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL)

Basketball Coaching Career: 1955-1964 Clarksville Burt High School (Basketball Coach) (Record 219-79) (National High School Champions in 1961) 1965-1969 Texas Southern University (Head Basketball Coach) 1969-1997 Alcorn State University (Head Basketball Coach) (Over 400 wins - school record) National High School Coach of Year (1961)

Won three state high school basketball championships Won eleven Southwestern Athletic Conference Basketball championships Won over 500 games in Division I

Southwestern Athletic Conference - Coach of the Year (ten times)

Kentucky State University Hall of Fame (1976)

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (1991)

Alcorn State University Hall of Honors (1993) Alcorn State University Hall of Fame (1996)

Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame

Negro League All Star Team (1955-West)

Wienewitz, Henry 1971-1972 Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (Spud) (College Baseball) 1973-1974 Mississippi State University (College Baseball) 1973-1976 Pascagoula Merchants (GCNL)

Wiggins, John 1964-1969 Haines City Hornets (FWCNL) Bartow All Stars (IND) 1969-1989 Plant City Pirates (FWCNL)

Wiggins, Robert 1949-1952 Hale County Training School (Greensboro, AL) (Bob) High school football (four years), baseball (two years) and track All State Football (1952) 1953-1955 U.S Army (military baseball and football) Camp Atterbury Fort Carson (Colorado Springs, CO) 1956-1957 Chicago Giants (IND)

410 Chicago Brown Bombers (IND) 1957-1958 Chicago State College (Junior College Baseball) 1957 Mobile Black Barons (IND) ( Duty Radcliffe - Manager) 1958 Chicago White Sox (MLBB) - Try Out 1959-1960 Raleigh Tigers (NAL) 1959-1960 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL)

Minor League Instructor: Gary Railcats (Northern League)

Negro League East West All Star Game (1960)

Wiggins, Maurice C. 1930-1932 Joe Green's Chicago Giants 1933 Gilkerson Union Giants (IND) 1934-1935 Palmer House All Stars (IND) (D) 1934-1935 Joe Green's Chicago Giants (IND) 1935-1936 Colored All Stars (IND) (Based out of Chicago, IL) 1936-1942 Palmer House All Stars (IND) 1943 Chicago Brown Bombers

Wiggs, Leonard 1932-1933 Cleveland Reds (D) 1934 Cleveland Reds (NNL)

Wilder, Wilbert Allen 1924-1927 Washington High School (Pete) (Raleigh, North Carolina) 1927-1930 Shaw University (College Baseball) 1928 Baltimore Black Sox (ECL) (Ben Taylor - Manager) 1937-1941 Raleigh Grays (Owner) 1940-1941 Raleigh Grays (NCL) 1942-1946 Portsmouth Senators (IND) (Owner - Manager) 1947 Raleigh Grays (NSL) 1946-1947 Raleigh Tigers (NCL) (Booking Agent) (Arthur Dove - Owner)

Wilder, William E. 1945-1946 Raleigh Tigers (NCL) (Bear) 1949-1950 Harlem Globetrotters (IND) (Paul Hardy - Manager) 1951-1954 Military Service 1954-1957 Shaw University (College Baseball) (CIAA) 1957 Regina (Canada) (Jim Williams - Manager)

Wilkes, Jim Eugene 1945-1948 Newark Eagles (NNL) (Seabiscuit) 1949-1950 Houston Eagles (NAL) 1950 Elmira (Eastern League) 1950 Three Rivers (Can Am League) 1951 Elmira (Eastern League) 1951 Lancaster (Interstate League) (D) 1952 Great Falls (Pioneer League) 1952 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1953-1963 Red Sox (Canada)(Inter County League)

411 Won five league championships 1963-1986 Baseball - Umpire (Inter County League)

Negro League All Star Team (1948-East and 1952-East)

Wilkinson, R.J. (Son of Kansas City Monarchs owner John Wilkinson and pilot for Satchel Paige’s airplane)

Williams, Andrew H. 1938-1942 Elizabeth City Woodpeckers (IND) (Salt) 1938-1941 Elizabeth City High School (High School baseball) 1940 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1941 North Carolina Central College (College baseball and football) 1942 Asheville Blues (NCL) 1942-1946 United States Air Force (Tuskegee Airmen Baseball Team) 1946-1949 North Carolina Central College (CIAA) (College baseball) 1946-1949 Durham Eagles (NCL) Raleigh Grays (NCL) 1950-1951 Elizabeth City Woodpeckers 1949-1980 Elizabeth City High School Coach - baseball and football

Williams, Billy Leo 1954-1955 Mobile Black Bears (IND) (Billy) (Played w/ Tommie Aaron & Frank Williams) 1955 Scouted by Ed Scott of Pittsburgh Pirates (MLBB) 1955 Signed b Ivy Griffin of the Chicago Cubs (MLBB) 1956-1957 Ponca City (Sooner State) 1958 Pueblo (Western League) 1958 Burlington (Three -I League) 1959 San Antonio (Texas League) 1959 Ft. Worth Cats (AA) 1959 Chicago Cubs (ML) 1960 Houston (AA) 1960-1974 Chicago Cubs (ML) 1974 Traded to Oakland A's for Manny Trillo, Bob Locker and Darnold Knowles. 1975-1976 Oakland A's (ML) 1978-1979 Chicago Cubs (ML) (Minor League Hitting Instructor) 1980-1982 Chicago Cubs (Coach) (ML) 1983-1985 Oakland A's (ML) (Coach and Batting Instructor) 1986 Chicago Cubs (ML) (Front Office Executive) 1986-1987 Chicago Cubs (Coach) (ML) 1992-1999 Chicago Cubs (Coach) (ML)

National League Rookie of Year (1961)

Sporting News Major League Player of Year (1972)

National League Batting Title (1972 - Hit .333)

Major League All Star Team:

412 (National League - 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1972 and 1973)

National Baseball Hall-of Fame (1987)

Williams, Cagney 1942-1943 Booker T. Washington High School (Football Star) 1944-1947 U.S. Navy 1948-1960 Dallas Brown Bombers (IND)

Williams, Clyde 1947-1950 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) (Lefty) 1951-1952 Mobile Red Sox (IND) Detroit Motor City Giants (IND) 1952 Mobile Giants (Negro )

Williams, Clyde A. 1955-1957 Muskogee Cardinals (IND)

Williams, Columbus 1943-1949 Wyatt (MO) (Town Team) O’Rourke All Stars (IND) 1949 Houston Eagles (NAL)

Williams, Curtis 1954-1957 Oak Ridge Bombers (IND) 1958-1959 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1959 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1960-1962 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1962-1963 Harlem Stars (IND) 1963 Birmingham Black Barons (IND) 1963 Philadelphia Stars (IND) 1964 Harlem Stars (IND)

Negro League All Star Team (1958 and 1959)

Williams, David 1956-1962 Irvington (AL) Town Team) Grand Bay Packers (IND) Grand Bay Packers (GCNL) 1963-1981 Biloxi Dodgers (GCNL) 1975-1981 Biloxi Dodgers (Coach) (GCNL)

Williams, Eli 1932 TC Camp (Alabama) (Wilson, Eddie) 1933-1939 Union Springs (AL) 1940 Mobile (AL) 1941-1944 Miami Giants (IND) 1944 Florida Hobos (IND) 1944 Hilldale Giants (IND) 1945 Hilldale Giants (USL) 1945 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1945 Miami Giants (IND) (Barnstorming Florida & Southeast) (Barnstorming tours to Cuba) 1946 Cleveland Clippers (USL) 1946 Miami Giants (IND)

Winter Leagues: 1945 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming series vs Dizzy Dean's All Stars)

Williams, Emile 1940-1943 Civilian Conservation Corp 1943-1947 U.S. Navy 1949-1958 Picayune Black Sox (IND)

413

Williams, Eugene 1951-1954 Oakridge Bombers (IND) (Fireball, Willie) 1955-1957 Oakridge Pioneers (IND) 1956 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1958 St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training 1958 Traded to Chicago White Sox (MLBB) (D) 19578 Duluth-Superior (Northern League) 1958-1960 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1960-1962 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1963-1966 Knoxville Reds (IND)

Winter Leagues: 1957-1958 Cartagena (Colombian League) (Quincy Trouppe - Manager) 1958 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) 1959 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) 1960 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND)

Williams, Frank 1953-1954 Mobile Black Bears (IND) 1955 Signed by Ed Scott of Pittsburgh Pirates (MLBB) 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training (Brunswick, Georgia) 1955 Dublin Irish () 1956 Clinton Pirates (Midwest League) 1956 Grand Forks Chiefs (Northern League) 1957 Beaumont Pirates (Big State League) 1957-1958 Grand Forks Chiefs (Northern League) 1958 Tri-City Braves () 1959 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1959-1960 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1960 Newton-Conover Twins (Western Carolina League) 1961 Signed by Buck O'Neil of Chicago Cubs (MLBB) 1961 Chicago Cubs Spring Training 1961 Released - contract controversy between Chicago and Ted Rasberry of Kansas City Monarchs 1961-1985 Sacramento Smokies Mc Donald's Ramblers El Paso Sluggers Sacramento Giants Elk Grove Smokies

Negro League All Star Team (1959-West and 1960-West)

Williams, Jesse S. 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) (Batman) 1944 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) 1944 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) (D) 1946 Cleveland Clippers (USL) 1946-1947 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL)

Williams, Jesse H. 1939 Texas Black Spiders (IND) (Mineola, Texas) 1939-1947 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1943-1945 United States Army (Military Service) 1946 San Luis (Mexican League) 1947 Harlem Globetrotters (IND) (D) 1948-1950 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL)

414 1950 Harlem Globetrotters (IND) 1951 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1951 Nuevo Laredo (Mexican League) 1952 Vancouver (Western International League) 1954 Beaumont (Texas League) 1954 Oriente (Dominican Summer League)

Winter Leagues: 1944-45 Kansas City Royals (CAWL) 1946 Kansas City Royals (CAWL) 1946 Kansas City Royals (Two game series @ in Los Angeles vs Major League All Stars w/ and ) (Series vs Robinson's All Stars) 1946 Kansas City Royals (IND) 1946 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming Tour vs Bob Feller's All Stars) 1946-47 Almendares (Cuba) 1947 Kansas City Royals (CAWL) 1947 Kansas City Royals (Game vs Bob Lemmon's All Stars in Los Angeles, CA) 1948 Kansas City Royals (IND) 1948-49 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1949 Kansas City Royals (IND)

California Winter League Batting Titles: (1944-45 - Hit .421 and 1947 - Hit .360)

California Winter League All Star Team (1945)

Negro League All Star Team: (1943-West, 1945-West and 1951-West)

Williams, Joseph Jr. 1938-1939 Bradenton Nine Devils (IND) 1939 Homestead Grays (NNL) (Tryout - Did not make team) 1940-1942 Bradenton A's (IND) (Bisch - Owner) 1941 Homestead Grays (NNL) (Traveled but did not play) 1942-1945 U.S. Army 1947-1948 Ohio Bucks (IND)

Williams, Junius 1941-1942 United States Army 1948-1974 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL)

Williams, Larry 1949 Calloway Cubs (IND) 1950-1952 La Grange City Cats 1953-1954 Thorn Tire (Ypsilanti, Michigan) 1954 Kansas City Monarchs Tryout Camp (Toledo, Ohio) 1954-1955 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1956-1966 Numerous local semipro teams Thorn Tire (Ypsilanti) Mutual of Omaha (Ann Arbor) Birch Tool & Die (Detroit)

Williams, Leon 1954-1957 Harrisburg Giants (Bat Boy) (ENL)

415 (Minner) 1960-1972 Steelton Giants (LDTL) Latsha Lumber (LDTL)

Williams, Luscious 1946-1947 Central High School (Duncan, Mississippi) 1947-1948 Clarksdale Tigers (IND) 1949-1952 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1952-1956 U. S. Army (Military Baseball) (Ft. Riley, USA) (Japan - Korea - Okinawa) 1956 Lawndale Blue Sox (Chicago Industrial League)

Williams, Marvin 1940-1942 Conroe Pine Knots (IND) (Tex) 1942 Baytown Oilers (IND) 1942 Houston Morgan Line (IND) 1942 Houston-Conroe-Baytown All Stars (Two game series vs Negro League All Stars in Houston) (D) 1943-1945 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1945 Tryout for Boston Red Sox w/ & Jackie Robinson 1945 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1945 Mexico City Diablos Rojos (Mexican League) 1946 Vargas (Venezuelan League) 1946 Venezuela (Venezuelan League0 1947 Pastora (Zulian Baseball League First Division) 1948 Mexico City Diablos Rojos (Mexican League) 1949 Jalisco Charros (Mexican League) 1949 Philadelphia Stars (NAL) 1950 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) 1950 Maracaibo (Zulian Baseball League First Division) 1950 (Pacific Coast League) 1951 Mexico City Diablos Rojos (Mexican League) 1952 Chihuahua Dorados (Arizona-Texas League) (Player-Manager) (Record 57-83) 1953 Laredo Apaches (Gulf Coast League) 1953 Mexico City Diablos Rojos (Mexican League) 1954 Vancouver Capilanos (Western International League) 1955 Columbia Reds (Sally League) 1955 Seattle Rainiers (PCL) 1956-1958 (Texas League) 1959 Mexico City Diablos Rojos (Mexican League) 1959 Mexico City Tigers (Mexican League) 1959-1960 Victoria Rosebuds (Texas League) 1960 San Antonio Missions (Texas League) 1961 Victoria Rosebuds (Texas League) 1961 Ardmore Rosebuds (Texas League) 1961 Rio Grande Valley Giants (Texas League) 1961 Victoria Giants (Texas League)

Winter League:

1943 Negro National League All Stars (Independent) 1943 North All Stars (Independent) 1944-45 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1945 Estrellas Importadas (All Star Game vs Estrellas Criollas) 1945 Estrellas del Caribe (Venezuela)

416 1946-47 Vargas (Venezuelan Winter League) 1947-48 Leones (Cuba - Players Federation) 1948 Selecion Extranjeros (All Star game vs Selecion Mexicanos) 1949-50 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1951 Selecion Extranjeros (All Star game vs Selecion Mexicanos) 1955-56 Navojoa (Mexican Pacific Coast League) 1956 Liga de la Costa (Series vs Liga Invernal Veracruzana) 1957-58 Vera Cruz (Mexican Winter League) 1959 Liga Mexicana (Game vs Liga de Texas) 1959-60 Puebla Pericos (Liga Veracruzana) (Mexico) 1962-63 Coatzacoalcos (Liga Veracruzana)

Negro League All Star Team (1944-East)

Mexican League All Star Team (1948, 1951 and 1959)

Puerto Rican League All Star Team: (1944-45 and 1949-50)

Mexican Pacific Coast League All Star (1955-1956)

Venezuelan League Runs Scored Leader: (1946 – 29 runs scored)

Venezuelan League Doubles Leader: (1946 – 14 doubles and 1947-48 – 13 doubles)

Venezuelan League Runs Batted In Leader: (1946 – 41 RBI)

Arizona-Texas League Homerun Title: (1952 - Hit 45 HR)

Arizona-Texas League RBI Title: (1952 - 131 RBI's)

Arizona-Texas League Batting Title: (1952 - Hit .401)

Western International League Batting Title: (1954 - Hit .360)

Mexican League Homerun & RBI Titles: (1959 - Hit 29 HR and 109 RBI's)

Liga Vercruzana Batting Title: (1959-60 - .420)

Liga Vercruzana Homerun Title: (1959-60 – 9 homeruns)

Outstanding minor league career: (244 HR, 1071 RBI & .316 Batting Average)

Outstanding hitter over entire 19 year career – consistently hit over .300:

(1943 - .338, 1944 - .362, 1945 - .393, 1948 - .328, 1951 - .321, 1952 - .401, 1953 - .373, 1954 - .360,

417 1955 - .328, 1956 - .322, 1957 - .332, 1959 - .310)

Williams, Napoleon 1953-1966 Ensley (Local 1489) (BIL)

Williams, Norman 1960 Scouted by St. Louis Cardinals(MLBB) while still in high school 1960-1969 Huntsville State Penitentiary (Prison Baseball) (St. Louis Cardinals tried unsuccessfully to get him out) (D) 1969-1973 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) San Antonio Yankees (STNL) 1969-1973 Poth (Spanish American League) 1973 Scouted by the Houston Astros (MLBB) 1973 Signed by El Paso (Texas League) 1973 El Paso Diablos (Texas League) 1973 Released - refused to fly 1974-1976 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) San Antonio Yankees (STNL)

Williams, Ralph 1974-1978 Cordova Braves (Player) 1981-1983 Cordova Braves (Manager)

Williams, Robert 1943-1948 Newark Eagles (NNL) (Cotton) 1949-1950 Houston Eagles (NAL) 1951 New Orleans Eagles (NAL) (D) 1951 Philadelphia Stars (NAL)

Williams, Robert Rosel (Chico) 1947-1951 Ninety Six Blue Jays (IND) 1951-1954 State College (College baseball and football) 1954 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1954-1956 Fort Lewis (WA) (U.S. Army - Baseball Team) 1956 Cincinnati Reds Minor League Camp (Douglas, Georgia) 1956-1958 Ninety Six Blue Jays (IND)

Williams, Roy 1940-1943 Coco Black Indians (IND) 1943-1946 U.S. Army 1947-1949 Coco Black Indians (IND) 1950-1952 Daytona Black Cats (IND)

Williams, Rueben E. 1940-1945 Villa Stars (IND) (Rube) Villa Hawks (IND) (Winterhaven, Florida) 1945-1949 Bartow All Stars (IND) Polk County All Stars (IND) 1948 New Orleans Creoles (NSL) 1949-1951 Villa Stars (IND) (D) 1951-1952 U.S. Army (Military Baseball) (Ft. Bliss, Texas) 1952-1953 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1954 Lakeland Tigers (FSNL) 1955-1969 Villa Stars (IND) (Winterhaven, Florida

418

Williams, Samuel 1941-1943 Clow Pipe Shop (BIL) (Sam) 1943-1946 U.S.A.F. (Pueblo, CO - Military Baseball) 1946 Clow Pipe Shop (BIL) (BIL - League Champions) 1947-1950 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1951 Jalisco (Mexican League) 1952 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1952 Vera Cruz (Mexican League) 1952 Licey (Dominican Republic Summer League) 1952 Wisconsin Rapids (Wisconsin State League) 1952 Brandon Greys (Mandak League) 1953 Pampa Oilers (West Texas - New Mexico League) 1954 Oklahoma City Indians (Texas league) 1954 Pampa Oilers (West Texas - New Mexico League) 1955 Sold to Portland Beavers (PCL) 1955 Superior (Northern League) 1955 Eugene Emeralds (Northwest League) (Won league championship) 1956 San Jose Bees (California League) 1957 Dubuque (Midwest League) 1957 Aguila (Mexican League) 1958 Poza Rica Petroleros (Mexican League) 1959 Suspended by George Trautman (Commissioner of Minor Leagues) 1959 Colon (Panama)

Winter Leagues:

1946 Birmingham Industrial League All Star Team (Game vs Birmingham Black Barons - Lost game 1-0 but impressed Barons into signing him) 1953 Oklahoma City Spring Training 1955 Portland Beavers (PCL) Spring Training (Glendale, California) 1955 Pacific Coast All Stars (IND)

West Texas - New Mexico League Rookie of the Year (1953)

Williams, Sherman 1956-1969 Austin Indians (IND) Austin Palominos (IND) 1956-1969 Austin Indians (Austin City League) 1969-1984 Austin Greyhounds (IND) 1969-1984 Austin Greyhounds (Austin City League)

Williams, Toby 1939-1940 Carmine (TX) (player) 1940-1950 Austin Red Devils (IND) Austin Palominos (IND) 1950-1982 Austin Palominos (IND) (Owner-Manager-Player) (Won several Waco Tournaments)

Williams, Thomas J. 1942-1943 Kelly Field Flyers Kelly Field Brown Bombers 1942-1946 Grand Prize Southern Select (Alamo Athletic Association) 1944 Lonnie Greer's All Stars

419 S.P. Giants (San Antonio, TX) 1946-1968 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) San Antonio Bombers (STNL) Pearl Brewing

Williams, Wallace 1921-1924 Pittsburgh Keystone Juniors (Bucky) 1925-1927 Pittsburgh Monarchs 1928-1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords (IND) 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords (EWL) 1932 Cleveland ABC's 1933 Akron Grays (Team owned by See Posey) (D) 1933-1936 Edgar Thompson Works Steel Mill (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 1936 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1937-1938 Pittsburgh Crawfords (NNL) 1939-1940 Pittsburgh Crawfords (IND) 1940-1942 Pittsburgh Monarchs (Pittsburgh City League) Edgar Thompson Works Steel Mill

Umpire: East End Little League Association (Pittsburgh, PA)

Williams, Walter T. 1931-1934 Garysburg (NC) (Buddy) Weldon (NC) Roanoke Rapids (NC) Rocky Mount (NC) Oxford (NC) Kinston (NC) Littleton (NC) Seaboard (NC) Jackson (NC) (D) Richmond Elks (VA) Norfolk Longshoremen (VA) (Williams started out a free lance pitcher, playing for whatever team paid him for that game) 1932-1933 Tarboro Tigers (IND) (Team owned by Joe Higgs) (Norfolk, Virginia) 1933 Macon (GA) 1934 Elizabeth City (NC) Rocky Mount (NC) 1934-1935 Charlotte Hornets (IND) 1935 Norfolk (IND) 1935-1936 Alabama Blackbirds 1936 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1936-1937 Durham Black Sox Winston-Salem Black Sox Goshen Red Wings (IND) 1937 Tidewater Giants 1937 Newport News Giants 1937 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1937 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1937 Boston Royals (IND) 1937 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1937-1938 Kinston Greys Raleigh Greys Richmond Elks

420 1938 Washington Black Senators (NNL) 1938 Georgetown A.C. (IND) 1938 Washington Royals (IND) 1938 Norfolk Bishop A.C. 1938 Norfolk Tars 1938 Belvoir Greys (Portsmouth, VA) (Bishop H.C. Plummer - Owner) 1938 Kinston Greys (IND) 1939 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1940 Kinston Greys 1940 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1941-1945 Military Service (Played baseball in the service) 1946-1949 Rockville (MD) 1950 Washington Royals (IND)

Williams, Willie C. 1942-1945 Orangeburg Tigers (SC) (Town Team) (IND) (Curley) Charleston Columbia All Stars (IND) Lakeland Tigers Jacksonville Eagles (IND) 1945 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1946-1947 Orangeburg Tigers (IND) 1947-1948 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1949-1950 Houston Eagles (NAL) 1951 New Orleans Eagles (NAL) 1951 Signed by Chicago White Sox Organization (MLBB) 1951 Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Western League) 1952 San Antonio (Texas League) (Assigned to team but was told not to report and sent to Toledo instead) 1952 Toledo-Charleston Mudhens (AA) 1952 Charleston (AA) 1952 (Eastern League) 1953 Carman Cardinals (Mandak League) 1953 Licey (Dominican Summer League) 1954 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1954-1961 Lloydminister Meridians (Western Canada Baseball League) 1961 Lloydminster Meridians (Manager) (Western Canada Baseball League) 1962-1963 Lloydminster Green Caps (Northern Saskatchewan Baseball League)

Winter Leagues: 1946 Newark Eagles – Negro League Champions (Defeated Homestead Grays) 1949-50 Mayaguez (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1950-51 Mayaguez (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1951-52 Mayaguez Indios (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1953 Chicago White Sox Spring Training 1953 Licey (Dominican Summer League) 1954 Negro American League All Stars (IND) 1955 Negro American League All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming series vs Major League All Star team managed by )

421 Negro League All Star Team (1950-West and 1951-West)

Williamson, Albert 1937-1938 Stuttgart (Arkansas) (IND) 1939 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1939-1942 Chicago Barons (IND) 1942-1945 U.S. Army (D) 1946-1948 Chicago Barons (IND)

Winter Leagues: 1939 Chicago American Giants (Spring Training - Jackson, MS)

Wilmore, Alfred 1942-1943 Club Ahuck (American Legion) (Al) 1943-1946 U.S. Army (Military Service) 1946-1947 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1948 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1949-1950 Baltimore Elite Giants (NAL) (D) 1951 Winnipeg Buffaloes (Mandak League) 1952 Signed by Philadelphia A's (MLBB) 1952 Lincoln 1952 Retired - Arm Injury

Winter Leagues: 1948-1949 Panama 1949-1950 Panama 1950-1951 Cienfuegos (Cuba)

Negro League All Star Team (1949)

Willis, Bernard 1943-1944 Hondo Bears (IND) (Cannonball) 1944-1945 San Antonio Bombers San Antonio Merchants S.P. Giants (Southern Pacific Railroad team) 1946-1948 Ligon's All Stars (IND) 1948 Signed w/ Cleveland Grant by Buck O'Neil of Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1948 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) 1948-1949 Kansas City Stars (IND) Kansas City Travelers (IND) Kansas City Monarchs (IND) (Cool Pappa Bell - Manager) 1950 Ligon's All Stars (IND) 1950-1951 U. S. Army (Military Baseball) (Fort Sam Houston BAMC Comets) (San Antonio, Texas) 1952-1953 Ligon's All Stars (IND) Harlem Globetrotters (IND) 1953 St. Louis Browns Tryout Camp - Laredo, Texas 1953-1954 Ligon's All Stars (IND) (Barnstormed against House of David) 1957 Miles Oilers (IND) Miles Oilers (Eastside League) (San Antonio, TX) Miles All Stars (IND) (John "Mule" Miles - owner) 1953-1962 San Antonio Merchants (San Antonio City League) San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) San Antonio Bombers (STNL)

422 San Antonio Aztecs (Spanish-American League)

Winter Leagues: 1946-1948 Ligon's All Stars (Spring Training - San Antonio, TX) 1946-1948 Ligon's All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming Tour vs 's All Stars) (Barnstorming Tour vs Bill Dickey's All Stars) (Dakotas Barnstorming Tour vs Dizzy Dean's All Stars) (Barnstorming Canadian Tour and Tournaments) 1948-1949 Kansas City Stars (IND) (Spring Training - Dallas, TX) 1950 Ligon's All Stars (IND) (Canadian barnstorming tour and Canadian baseball tournaments)

Willis, Charles L. 1948-1950 Fairfield Stars (IND) (Coot) 1949-1950 Fairfield High School (Fairfield, Alabama) 1950 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1950-1962 Fairfield Stars (IND) Fairfield Stars (BIL)

Wills, Maurice M. 1941-1945 Parkside Pontiac Indians (Maury) (Washington, D.C.) 1946-1950 Numerous Semipro Teams (Washington, D.C. area) 1947-1950 Cordoza High School (Washington, D.C.) (Baseball, football & basketball) 1949 Raleigh Tigers (NCL) 1950 Turned down college football scholarship offers from Ohio State, Syracuse, Rutgers & Fordham 1950 Semi pro football team (Washington, D.C.) 1950 Major League Baseball Tryout Camp (-Washington, D.C.) Major League Baseball Tryout Camp - Maryland Major League Baseball Tryout Camp - Cambridge, MD 1950 Signed by Rex Bowen and John Curry of Brooklyn Dodgers for $500 bonus 1951-1952 Hornell (Pony League) 1953 Pueblo Dodgers (Western League) 1953 Miami Sun Sox (Florida International League) 1954 Pueblo Dodgers (Western League) 1955 Ft. Worth Cats (Texas League) 1956 Pueblo Dodgers (Western League) 1957 Seattle Rainiers (PCL) 1958-1959 (PCL) 1959 Sold on an option basis to Detroit Tigers for $ 10,000 1959 Returned to Dodgers organization 1959-1966 Los Angeles Dodgers (ML) 1966 Traded to Pittsburgh Pirates for Bob Bailey and 1967-1968 Pittsburgh Pirates (ML) 1968 Selected by in National League Expansion Draft 1969 Montreal Expos (ML)

423 1969 Traded to Los Angeles Dodgers with for and Paul Popovich 1969-1972 Los Angeles Dodgers (ML) 1973-1979 NBC Sports Broadcaster 1973-1980 Major League Baseball Instructor (Coached base running & stealing) (Training for 9 Major League teams) 1976 San Diego Padres (ML) (Baseball Instructor) 1978-1981 Japanese League Baseball Instructor (Taught base running & stealing) 1980 HBO Sports Show Host ("Race for the Pennant" - TV show) 1980-1981 (Manager) (ML) 1990 Fantasy Camp – Florida 1999 Toronto Blue Jays (Coach) (ML)

Winter Leagues: 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers Spring Training (Dodgertown - Vero Beach, Florida) 1953 Jackie Robinson All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming Tour vs Negro League All Stars) 1953-1954 Leon (Mexican Winter League) 1956-1957 Cordoba (Mexican Winter League) 1957-1958 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1958-1959 Pastora (Maracaibo) (Venezuelan League) 1959 Detroit Tigers Spring Training (Tigertown, Florida) 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers Spring Training (Dodgertown - Vero Beach, Florida) 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers - World Series (Beat Chicago White Sox 4 games to 2) 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers - World Series (Beat New York Yankees 4 games to 0) 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers - World Series (Beat Minnesota Twins 4 games to 3) 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers - World Series (Lost Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 0) 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers (Japanese Baseball Tour) 1970-1971 Hermosillo (Manager) (Mexican Winter League) 1971 Hermosillo (Caribbean World Series - San Juan) (Tied for second with 2-4 Record) 1975 Mazatlan (Manager) (Mexican Winter League) 1976 Mazatlan (Manager) (Mexican Winter League) 1977 Mazatlan (Manager) (Mexican Winter League)

Black High School Athlete of the Year: (1950 - Washington, D.C.)

Pony League Leader (1952 - 54 Stolen Bases)

Western League Stolen Base Leader (1956 - 34 Stolen Bases)

Puerto Rican League Stolen Bases Leader: (1957-58 – 25 stolen bases)

424 Venezuelan League Stolen Base Title: (1958-59 - 42 Stolen Bases)

National League Stolen Base Leader: (1960 - 60 SB, 1961 - 35 SB, 1962 -104 SB, 1963 - 40 SB, 1964 - 53 SB, 1965 - 95 SB)

National League Triples Leader (1962 - 10 Triples)

National League Gold Glove (1961 and 1962)

National League All Star Team (1961, 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1966)

Major League Baseball All Star Game MVP (1962)

Major League of the Year (1971)

Hickok Belt Award (Athlete of the Year) (1962)

National League Most Valuable Player (1962)

Wilson, Andrew Rev. San Antonio Yankees (South Texas Negro League)

Wilson, Arthur 1937-1943 ACIPCO (BIL) (Artie) 1944-1948 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1948 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) 1949 Offered contract by Lee Mac Phail Jr. of New York Yankees (MLBB) for $ 500 month to play for their Newark Bears minor league team. Wilson refused the Yankees offer. 1949 Signed by Bill Veeck of Cleveland Indians (MLBB) 1949 San Diego (PCL) 1949 the ruled that Wilson was property of Yankees and his contract was transferred to the Oakland Oaks of the PCL. 1949-1950 Oakland (PCL) 1951 Minneapolis Millers (AA) 1951 New York Giants (ML) 1951 Oakland Oaks (PCL) 1951 Ottawa Giants (IL) 1952-1954 Seattle Rainiers (PCL) 1955-1956 Portland Beavers (PCL) 1956 Seattle Rainiers (PCL) 1957 Sacramento Bees (PCL) 1962 Kennewick Braves (Northwest League) 1962 Portland Beavers (PCL)

Winter Leagues: 1944 Birmingham Black Barons (Negro American League Champions) (Negro League World Series) 1944-45 Birmingham Black Barons (CAWL) 1945 Cincinnati Crescents (IND)

425 1946 Cincinnati Crescents (IND) 1946 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) (Fourteen Game Series vs Bob Feller's Major League All Stars) 1947 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) 1948 Birmingham Black Barons (Negro American League Champions) (Negro League World Series) 1948 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) 1947-1948 Mayaguez Indios (Puerto Rico) (Outstanding season - Hit .405) 1948-1949 Mayaguez Indios (Player-Manager) (Puerto Rican League Champions) (Player - Manager) 1949 Mayaguez Indians (Caribbean World Series) 1949 Cleveland Indians Spring Training (Tucson, Arizona) 1949 Kansas City Royals (IND) 1949-50 Mayaguez Indios (Puerto Rico) 1950-51 Mayaguez Indios (Puerto Rico) 1951-52 Mayaguez Indios (Puerto Rico) (Outstanding season - Hit .356) 1953-54 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1954-55 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1955 Pacific Coast All Stars (IND)

Birmingham Industrial League Batting Title: 1938 (.419), 1941 (.446), 1942 (.476) and 1943 (.559)

Puerto Rican League Hits Leader: (1947-48 – 102 hits and 1948-49 – 126 hits)

Puerto Rican Manager of the Year: (1948-49)

Puerto Rican All Star Team: (1947-48, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1951-52 and 1953-54)

Negro American League Batting Title (1948 - Hit .402)

Pacific Coast League Batting Title (1949 - Hit .348)

Pacific Coast League Stolen Bases Title: (1949 - 47 Stolen Bases)

Negro League All Star Team: (1944-West, 1946-West, 1947-West and 1948-West)

Outstanding Hitter: Negro Leagues Batting Average (1944 - .346, 1945 - .374, 1947 - .370 and 1948 - .402)

Oregon Sports Hal of Fame (1989)

Puerto Rican Baseball Hall-of-Fame (1993)

Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame (2003)

Wilson, Earl (Sr.) 1932-1933 New Orleans Black Pelicans (NSL)

426 1934 Birmingham Black Barons (NSL) 1935 Memphis Red Sox (NSL) (D) 1935 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1935-1936 Birmingham Black Barons (NSL) 1936-1937 Jacksonville Red Caps (IND) 1938 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1940-1941 Gibson Tigers (IND) (San Diego, California) 1941 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) (Barnstorming Tour of Mexico)

Wilson, George H. 1939-1946 Gibson Tigers (IND) (San Diego, California) 1946-1947 Boston Blues (USL) (D) 1947 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1947-1948 Gibson Tigers (IND) 1951-1952 (Southwest International League)

Wilson, James 1943-1947 Shreveport Tigers (TNL) (Banty) 1948-1949 Shreveport Tigers (NTL) 1949 Shreveport Black Sports (IND) 1949 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1949 Shreveport All Star Team (Game vs Jackie Robinson All Stars) 1949-1953 Shreveport Black Sports (IND)

Wilson, Quentin 1984-1985 Berea College (College Baseball) 1985 Muscatine Red Sox (Mississippi Valley League) (George Long - Owner) 1985 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1986 Berea College (College Baseball) 1987-1988 Winfield Tigers (Georgia - ) 1989-1999 Lynchburg White Sox (Central )

Wilson, John 1941-1945 Anderson Grays (IND) (Jumping John) 1943-1946 Anderson High School Indians 1946 Indiana All Stars (All Star basketball team) (Series vs Kentucky All Stars) 1946-1948 Anderson College (College Baseball, Basketball, Football and Track) 1947 St. Louis Cardinals (MLBB) Tryout 1948 Chicago White Sox (MLBB) Tryout 1948 New York Yankees (MLBB) Tryout (Michigan City, IL) 1948-1949 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1949 College All Stars (Basketball Barnstorming Tour vs the pro champion Minneapolis Lakers w/ George Mikan) 1949-1950 Harlem Globetrotters (IND) (Barnstorming Basketball Team) 1950 Chicago American Giants (NAL) (Signed contract for seasoned not report - decided to concentrate on basketball) 1952-1954 Harlem Globetrotters (IND) (Barnstorming Basketball Team)

427 1951-1952 Bridgeport Roesslers (ABL)

Basketball – Head Coach Coaching Career:

1955 Anderson College 1959-1967 Wood High School (Indianapolis) 1969-1989 Malcolm X Junior College (Chicago) 1990-1993 Anderson University 1993-1998 Anderson High School (Head Coach – Boys) 1998-2000 Anderson High School (Head Coach – Girls) 2008 Lockhaven University (Assistant Basketball Coach)

Mr. Basketball in Indiana (1946)

Indiana Sports Hall-of-Fame

Wilson, Rudy 1954-1956 Hi Hat Barbershop (Lefty) 1956-1958 Fort Lauderdale Braves (IND) 1959-1962 Fort Lauderdale Tigers (IND) 1962 Indianapolis Clowns (IND)

Windham, William 1956-1965 Decatur Red Sox (Newton County League) 1960-1965 Mississippi Valley College (College Baseball) 1966-1967 U.S. Marines (Military Baseball) 1968-1969 Biloxi Dodgers (Player-Manager) (GCNL) 1970-1985 Biloxi Dodgers (Manager) (GCNL)

Winfrey, Roy 1938 Atlanta Scripto Black Cats (Team Mascot) 1939-1942 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) (D) (Team Mascot and Bat Boy) 1945-1946 Atlanta Paper Co. (IND) 1947-1951 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) Atlanta Stars (IND) Atlanta Cardinals Atlanta Yankees New Orleans Creoles (NSL) 1951-1954 Xavier College (New Orleans, Louisiana) 1955-1959 Atlanta Stars (IND) 1959-1965 Atlanta Cardinals ( League) Atlanta Yankees (Georgia - Alabama League)

Wingate, John Walker 1946-1947 Prairie View A & M (J.W.) (College Basketball & Football) 1948-1949 Los Angeles Angles (IND) (Barnstorming team based out of Amarillo, Texas) 1950 Estevan Maple Leafs (Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada) (Southern League) 1951 All Negro Tryout Camp (Lamesa Lobos - Lamesa, Texas) 1951 Lamesa Lobos (West Texas- New Mexico League) (Cy Fausett - Team Owner) 1951 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1951-1952 Waco (Dixie All-Negro Tournaments) 1952-1953 United States Army 1954 Wichita Falls-Sweetwater (Longhorn League)

428 1954 Roswell (Longhorn League) 1955 Texas City (Big State League) 1955 Port Arthur (Big State League) 1955 Tyler (Big State League) 1956-1957 Beaumont Bullets (IND) 1956-1957 Jasper Steers (IND) (NBC - Waco Tournaments) (NBC - Wichita Tournament) 1958 Beaumont Bullets (IND) 1958-1960 Jasper Steers (IND) (NBC - Waco Tournaments) (NBC - Wichita Tournament)

(First Negro baseball player to play in organized "white" professional baseball in Texas.)

Wingfield, Odell 1938 Atlanta Black Crackers (IND) 1939-1945 Atlanta Stars (IND) 1945 Sunshine Stars (IND) 1946-1950 Atlanta Braves (Georgia - Alabama Negro League) 1960's Atlanta Red Sox (Georgia - Alabama Negro League) (Manager)

Wolfsholf, Wes 1963-1970 San Antonio Black Yankees (STNL) Denver Heights Bears (STNL)

Womble, James E. 1946-1948 Durham Elites (IND) (Tom Boy) 1949 Chapel Hill (IND) 1950-1951 Durham Eagles (NCL) 1952 Willie Mays All Stars (IND) 1953-1955 Durham Rams (IND)

Womble, Thomas 1941-1943 Durham Tigers (IND) (Tom) 1943-1946 U.S. Army (Military Baseball) 1946-1947 Durham Eagles (NCL) 1947-1949 Raleigh Tigers (NCL) 1949-1953 North Carolina Central College (College Football) 1954-1955 Durham Rams (IND)

Woodard, Willie L. 1971-1987 Alden Cardinals (BIL)

Woodland, Robert C. 1970 Prince George's Bulletin (IND) (Woody) 1970-1974 Washington Black Sox (Tri-State League) 1970-1974 1974 Kingston (NC) (Montreal Expos Farm System) 1975-1976 Quebec City (Canada) 1977-1982 Washington Black Sox (Maryland Industrial League)

Woodruff, William 1948-1959 Lindale Dragons (IND) 1956-1959 Lindale Dragons (Josh Gibson League)

Woods, Alis 1969-1975 East Stars (Birmingham, AL) 1970-1974 Norwood

Woods, James 1951-1955 Hollywood Stars (Memphis City League) 1952-1953 Morris Brown College

429 (College Football) (Atlanta, Georgia) 1954-1955 Hollywood Stars 1956 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1957 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1957-1959 Klondike Athletics 1960 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL)

Woods, Lorenzo 1969-1974 East Thomas (BIL) 1975-1979 Kentucky State University (college baseball)

Wooten, Hubert 1963-1964 Carver High School (Mount Olive, North Carolina) (Daddy) 1964 West Palm Beach Baseball School (Leon Hamilton - Dodgers & - Athletics - Owners) 1964 Los Angeles Dodgers Try Out Camp (West Palm Beach, Florida) 1965-1968 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) New York Stars (IND) Baltimore Stars (IND) 1968-1969 Goldsboro Braves (IND) 1970 Jason (NC) (Town Team) 1971-1980 Stantonsburg (NC) Hawks (Town Team) Goldsboro Braves Jason Yellow Jackets

Wrenn, Harvey C. 1957 Greensboro (SC) (Sandlot Teams) 1958-1962 Philadelphia Raiders (Philadelphia City League) 1963 Philadelphia Stars (IND) 1963 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1964-1965 Philadelphia Raiders (Philadelphia City League)

Wright, Burnis (Wild Bill) 1931 Milan Buffaloes 1932 Nashville Elite Giants (NSL) 1933-1934 Nashville Elite Giants (NNL) 1935 Columbus Elite Giants (NNL) 1936-1938 Washington Elite Giants (NNL) (D) 1938-1939 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1940 Mexico City (Mexican League) 1940 Santa Rosa (Mexican League) 1941 Mexico City (Mexican League) 1941 Vera Cruz (Mexico) 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1943-1944 Mexico City (Mexican League) 1944-1945 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1946-1947 Mexico City (Mexican League) 1948 Monterrey (Mexican League) 1949 Torreon (Mexican League) 1949-1951 Mexico City Red Devils (Mexican League) 1951 Nuevo Laredo (Mexican League) 1952 Orizaba (Mexican Southeast League) 1955-1956 Aquascalientas (Mexican Central League)

Winter Leagues: 1933-1934 Nashville Elite Giants (CAWL) 1934-1935 Nashville Elite Giants (CAWL) 1935 Royal Giants

430 1935-1936 Wilson's Elite Giants (CAWL) 1936 Negro National League All Stars (IND) (Denver Post Tournament Champions) (Midwest Barnstorming Tour vs Major League All Stars) (Mexican Barnstorming Tour) 1936-1937 Wilson's Elite Giants (CAWL) 1937-1938 Philadelphia Royal Giants (CAWL) 1938 Colored National League All Stars (IND) (Five game series vs Mexico's Professional League All Stars @ El Porvenir Park & Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, CA) 1938-1939 Philadelphia Royal Giants (CAWL) (California Winter League Champions) 1939-1940 Philadelphia Royal Giants (CAWL) 1940 Black All Star Team (Exhibition Series-Los Angeles, CA) 1940-1941 Baltimore Elite Giants (CAWL) 1940-1941 San Juan (Puerto Rico) (Player-Manager) 1941-1942 San Juan (Puerto Rico) (Player-Manager) 1942-1943 Royal Giants (CAWL) 1943-1944 Kansas City Royals (CAWL) 1944-1945 Kansas City Royals (CAWL) 1945 Kansas City Royals (CAWL) 1945 Kansas City Royals (Series vs Coast All Stars w/Bob Feller @ Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, California) (Three game series vs Di Maggios Major Leaguers @ Wrigley Field) 1946 Mazatlan (Mexican Pacific Coast League) 1953-1954 Jalapa Chileros (Mexico)

California Winter League All Star Team (1943-44 and 1945)

Negro League All Star Team: (1935-West, 1936-East, 1937-East, 1938-East, 1939-East, 1942-East and 1945-East)

California Winter League Batting Titles: (1934-35 - Hit .481 and 1944-45 - Hit .421)

Negro National League Batting Title (1939 - Hit .488)

Mexican League Batting Titles: (1941 - Hit .390 and 1943 - Hit .366)

Mexican League Crown Winner: (1943 - Hit .366, 13 HR & 70 RBI)

Mexican League Stolen Bases Title: (1941 - 26 stolen bases)

Outstanding Hitter: .361 Lifetime B.A. Negro Leagues .336 Lifetime B.A. Mexican Leagues .375 Lifetime B.A. California Leagues .318 Lifetime B.A. in seven All Star Games .371 Lifetime B.A. 27 Exhibition games vs

431 "White" Major Leaguers

Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame (1982)

Wright, Charles 1939-1945 Fort Lauderdale Grey Sox (IND)

Wright, Fred 1954-1955 St. Petersburg Black Pelicans (FWCNL) 1956-1957 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1957-1969 St. Petersburg Black Pelicans (FWCNL) St. Petersburg Braves (FWCNL) 1966 All Stars (IND) 1970-1987 St. Petersburg Oliver Allouettes 1988-2004 St. Petersburg Oliver Alouettes ( League)

Wright, Joe 1954-1957 Tampa Blue Sox (FWCNL) Tampa Stars (FWCNL) Pepsi Cola Giants (FNL) 1958-1972 Tampa Dodgers (FWCNL)

Wright, Walter 1928-1930 New Orleans Athletics (IND) (William Grant - Owner) 1931-1934 St. Raymond Giants (IND) (D) St. Raymond Giants (NOCL) 1934-1936 Xavier College 1934-1936 Lincoln Giants (IND) (New Orleans, Louisiana) 1936-1937 Ferriday All Stars (IND)

Wyatt, John Thomas 1952-1953 North Carolina A & T (College Baseball and Track) 1953 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1954 Hannibal (Mississippi-Ohio Valley League) 1955-1956 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) (D) 1956 Clowns sold Wyatt's contract to El Paso of Southwest League for $ 1,500. 1956 El Paso (Southwest League) 1956 Jacksonville (South Atlantic League) 1956 Pocatello (Pioneer League) 1957 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1959 Albany (Eastern League) 1959 Sioux City (Three-I League) 1960 Dallas-Ft. Worth (AA) 1960 Monterrey (Mexican League) 1960 Sioux City (Three-I League) 1961 Portsmouth (South Atlantic League) 1961-1966 Kansas City A's (ML) 1966-1968 Boston Red Sox (ML) 1968 New York Yankees (ML) 1968 Detroit Tigers (ML) 1969 Oakland A's (ML)

Winter Leagues: 1953 Negro League All Stars (IND) (Post season barnstorming tour vs Indianapolis Clowns)

432 1958-59 Caguas Criollos (Puerto Rico) 1959-60 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1962-63 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rico)

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

Major League Baseball All Star Game (1964-American League)

Wylie, Steve Enloe 1923-1930 Clarksville Stars (IND) Clarksville Tigers (IND) 1930-1931 Crofton Browns (Crofton Coal Company - Kentucky) 1932 Toledo 400 CC's (IND) (D) (Toledo, Ohio) 1932-1944 Crofton Browns (Crofton Coal Company) 1944 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1944-1947 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1946 Vera Cruz (Mexican League) 1947 Satchel Paige's All Stars (IND) 1948 Ligon's All Stars (IND) (Brandon Invitational Tournament Championship) (Manitoba, Canada) 1948 Brandon Greys (Brandon Tournament Championship) (Indian Head Tournament Championship - Canada) 1948 Brandon Grey (Manitoba Senior Baseball League) (Record 12-1) 1948-1949 Minot Merchants (IND) 1949 Minot Merchants (IND) 1949 Minot Merchants (Indian Head Tournament Championship) 1949 All Star Game (Sioux City, IA) 1949 Sioux City (Iowa) 1950 Fulda (Minnesota) 1950 Minot Mallards (Mandak League) 1950 Swift Current Indians (Western Canada League) 1951-1952 North Battleford Beavers (Saskatchewan, Canada) (Western Canadian League) 1953-1954 Grandview Maroons (Manitoba-Saskatchewan League) (Manitoba, Canada) 1953-1954 Galt All Stars (Ontario Inter County League) (Ontario, Canada)

Winter Leagues and Post Season Play: 1947 Kansas City Monarchs (Negro American League Champions) (Negro League World Series - Lost to Newark Eagles)

Wynn, Sidney 1940-1941 Coconut Grove Spiders (IND) Miami Red Sox 1941 Carver High School (Miami, Florida) (Quarterback – High School Football) 1942-1945 U.S. Army (Military Baseball) (D) (3 rd Army Quartermaster Corp) 1946-1949 Florida Normal College (College Baseball & Football)

433 (St. Augustine, Florida) 1946-1952 Miami Giants (IND) Palatka Blue Caps (FSNL) 1952 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1953-1957 Miami Giants (IND)

York, Jay 1974-1977 Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL) (College Baseball) 1974-1977 Pascagoula Merchants (GCNL)

York, Wilbert 1947-1949 S.P. Giants (IND) (Sponsored by Southern Pacific Railroad) 1950-1960 Young Wonders (IND) 1958 Hallietsville (TX) 1960-1982 Westside All Stars (Owner and Manager) (IND)

Young, Archie 1947-1950 Westfield (BIL) (Dropo) Merk Coal Company (Alabama Coal League) 1951-1952 U.S. Army (military baseball) 1954 Lou Hanley Stars (IND) (Baseball School – Florida) 1954 Louisville Black Clippers (NAL) 1955-1959 Ensley Steel (BIL) Stockham Valve and Fittings (BIL) 1955-1957 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1958-1969 Birmingham Indians (YMCA League)

Young, Archie W. 1935-1946 Pittsburgh Tigers (Dub) Clarksdale Eagles Atlanta Braves Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1946-1947 Knoxville Grays (NSL) (D) 1948 Atlanta All Stars (Georgia-Alabama League) 1947-1962 Negro League – Umpire

(National Baseball Congress - National Association of Approved Umpires)

Young, Doby 1955-1960 Blair (SC) (Town Team) 1961 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1961 New York Royals (IND) 1962-1963 Blair (SC) (Town Team) 1964 Los Angeles Community College (College Baseball) 1964-1968 Los Angeles Mets (Los Angeles City League)

Young, Haley 1956-1957 Dillard High School (Pompano Beach, FL) 1957 Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (MLBB) 1957 Johnson City Phillies (Appalachian League) 1958 Hospitalized with knee injury and released by Philadelphia 1961-1962 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1962 Contract sold to Chicago White Sox Organization 1963-1964 Sarasota Sun Sox (Florida State League) 1965 Clinton Sox (Midwest league) 1966-1967 Lynchburg White Sox (Carolina League) 1968-1970 (Canada)

434 Midwest League All Star Team (1965)

Young, Leandy 1936 Texas Black Spiders (IND) (Hit 3 HR in one game in Eastern Nebraska Tournament) 1940 Shreveport (Louisiana) 1940 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1942 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) (D) 1944-1945 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1945 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1946 Oakland Larks (WCNPL)

Winter Leagues: 1939 Satchel Paige All Stars (IND) (West Coast Tour vs House of David w/ Grover Cleveland Alexander) (West Coast Barnstorming Tour) 1945 Barnstorming Colored Giants (IND) (West Coast Barnstorming Tour vs Pete Gray's Coast All Stars)

Young, Roosevelt 1969-1992 Hooper City Royals (BIL) 1974-1978 Ensley (BIL)

Young, McKinley 1971-1993 Avondale Braves (BIL) 1994-1996 West End Dodgers

(also Head Baseball Coach at Fisk University)

Young, Ulysses 1956-1958 Shelton Tigers (IND) (Blair, South Carolina) 1959-1960 New York Blazers (IND) 1960 Tampa Baseball School (FL) 1960-1961 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1960-1961 New York Royals (IND) 1962-1969 Los Angeles Mets (Southern California Semipro League) 1962-1979 Los Angeles Mets Los Angeles Tigers

Young, Willie C. 1933 Birmingham Foxes (IND) 1934-1945 Stockham Valve Fitting Co. (BIL) 1942-1946 Collegeville Clowns (IND) 1945 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1945-1949 Stockham Valve & Fitting Co. (BIL) (D) 1948 Birmingham Clowns (NSL) 1948 Memphis Blues (NSL) 1949-1950 Nashville Black Vols (NSL) 1950-1952 Stockham Valve & Fitting Co. (BIL)

(Born with only one hand)

Zapp, Jim 1942-1945 U.S. Navy - Aiea Naval Barracks Team (Zipper) (Aiea, Hawaii- Manana Barracks Team) (U. S. Navy Service Baseball Team) ("Special Delivery" Jones - Coach) (Staten Island, NY Baseball Team) 1945-1946 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL)

435 1946 Nashville Cubs (NSL) 1947 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1948 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1949 Morocco Stars (IND) (Teddy Aiklen - Owner) 1949 Nashville Cubs (NSL) 1950 Nashville Stars (IND) (Soo Bridgeforth - Owner) 1950 Nashville Giants (NSL) 1950-1951 Baltimore Elite Giants (NAL) 1952 Paris Lakers (Mississippi-Ohio Valley League) 1953 Danville Dans (Mississippi-Ohio Valley League) 1953 Lincoln Chiefs (Western League) 1954 Big Springs Broncos (Longhorn League) 1954 Port Arthur Sea Hawks (Big State League) 1954 Baltimore Elite Giants (NAL) 1954 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1955 Big Springs Cosden Cops (Longhorn League)

Winter Leagues: 1946 Jacksonville (IND) (Barnstorming Tour vs Indianapolis Clowns) 1948 Birmingham Black Barons (Post Season Barnstorming Tour vs Indianapolis Clowns) 1951 Negro League All Star Team (IND) (Two game series Raleigh, NC vs Jackie Robinson's All Stars)

Mississippi-Ohio Valley League Homerun & RBI Titles: (1952 - Hit 20 Homeruns & had 136 RBI's)

Zucchi, Dennis 1968-1971 Lincoln High School (Manitowoc, Wisconsin) 1971-1972 Two Rivers Polar Bears (IND) 1972 Indianapolis Clowns (IND) 1973 Two Rivers Polar Bears (IND)

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