Negro Leagues Black History Month

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In Honor of Black History Month I decided to start a thread solely to the Negro Leagues and all the Great Baseball Players.

https://www.mlb.com/history/negro-leagues/players/buck-oneil
The Negro Leagues: Powered by the Negro Leagues Museum and Bob Kendrick.
MLB.com

 

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https://www.mlb.com/news/hank-aaron-leads-mlb-network-black-history-month
MLBN celebrates Aaron, Black History Month.
Network will highlight one icon each week in February.
MLB.com

 

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https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2...k-homerun-johnson-charlie-grant-john-beckwith
Black baseball before the Negro Leagues..
Beyond the professional Negro Leagues as we know them, there is a rich history of black ball players and leagues dating back to the late 19th century.
BtBs

 

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https://www.mlb.com/news/candy-jim-taylor-is-a-negro-leagues-legend
'Candy Jim' left his mark on Negro Leagues.
MLB.com

 

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Brooklyn Dodgers - Jackie Robinson, Dan Bankhead, Don Newcombe, and Roy Campanella. Each starred in the Negro leagues prior to arriving at the #MLB level.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EENREgXUcAA_C1U?format=jpg&name=small

 

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#BlackHistoryMonth - the great John Pop Lloyd - one of the greatest shortstops of all-time. What a player he was.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtPFz-NXMAU3spG?format=jpg&name=small

 

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With #BlackHistoryMonth starting today, I will be posting a picture of a African American baseball player every day. Here is Satchel Paige with David Barnhil.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtLXArzXIAEtE10?format=jpg&name=medium

 

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https://www.mlb.com/news/jackie-robinson-edition-mlb-the-show-21
Jackie to be on special MLB The Show cover.
MLB.com

 

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https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2...er-the-father-of-black-baseball-negro-leagues
Rube Foster: the ?Father of Black Baseball?.
Black baseball existed before him, but Foster founded the first of what we commonly refer to as the Negro Leagues.
BtBs

 

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http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/index.php
The Negro Leagues Database Blog.
Seamheads

 

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https://www.mlb.com/history/negro-leagues/players/bullet-rogan
Bullet Joe Rogan.
MLB.com

 

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https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2...ries-black-baseball-books-black-history-month
Negro League and black baseball book club.
As we continue our tour of Negro League baseball, we wanted to share a book list for further reading on a variety of subjects, for all ages.
BtBs

 

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https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2...s-on-time-negro-leagues-lou-brock-ernie-banks
Buck O?Neil was always on time.
Buck O?Neil was a great player and manager, but he was an even greater ambassador.
BtBs

 

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Black History Month - Larry Doby.
This week as part of Black History Month, we introduce you to Larry Doby,
who will forever be known as the second man to break the color barrier behind Jackie Robinson.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtjkFYgU0AE_NIW?format=jpg&name=small

https://www.teambrownapparel.com/po...th-larry-doby?postId=601c29f6f97f360017df5fe1
#Spotlight - Black History Month - Larry Doby.
#Spotlight ? This week as part of Black History Month, we introduce you to Larry Doby, who will forever be known as the second man to break the color barrier behind Jackie Robinson.
He was however he first black player in the American League.

 

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https://www.mlb.com/history/negro-leagues/players/monte-irvin
Monte Irvin could do it all on a baseball field.
MLB.com

 

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https://www.mlb.com/news/frank-grant-profile
Frank Grant: Buffalo Bison, HOFer, pioneer.
MLB.com

 

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OTD 1972, Homestead Grays teammates Josh Gibson & Buck Leonard were elected to the #HOF! Shown here in the 1943 Grays Championship photo (2nd Row: Gibson 5th from L /Leonard 2nd from R). Original B&W photo courtesy of
@NLBMuseumKC @baseballhofshop @nlbmprez @JoshGibson_1911
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ette972XUAAv23d?format=jpg&name=medium

 

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https://www.mlb.com/news/bob-gibson-week-on-mlb-network
MLBN honors Gibson, Black History Month.
Network is highlighting one icon each week in February.
MLB.com

 

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https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2...scar-charleston-turkey-stearnes-willard-brown
Five of the Greatest Negro Leagues Hitters. Detroit Stars Turkey Stearnes here.
The Negro Leagues housed some of the greatest hitters to ever play the game.
BtBs

 

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https://www.teambrownapparel.com/po...nry-pop-lloyd?postId=601ed3048f8e7b0017d603c8
#Spotlight - Black History Month - John Henry "Pop" Lloyd.
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