Negro Leagues Black History Month

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Satchel Paige with the New York Black Yankees.
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Turkey Stearnes didn?t make the ?Top 100? at espn MLB list? And no Negro Leaguers made the Top 25? Somebody check the records?It?s all love but this is why we need #blackhistory to be 365. #negroleagues #detroitstars #detroittigers #history

Per 162 games?
.349/.417/.617
1.034 OPS, 177 OPS+
149 R, 217 H
37 2B, 18 3B, 31 HR
164 RBI, 21 SB
8.2 WAR

Turkey Stearnes died Sept. 4, 1979 at the age of 78. Just an absolute wonder.
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Jake Wood was the first African-American player to come through the #Tigers organization and play for the club.
Last year, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of his Major League Debut and the legacy he left. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Tigers official site

 

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-honor-february-game-changer-jason-mccrimmon
Red Wings, Tigers open Black History Month with first Game Changers honor.
Red Wings, Tigers and Comerica Bank highlighting individuals making profound difference in youth education, youth wellness or hockey and baseball-softball participation within the Black Community.
Tigers official site

 

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Hall of Famer, Judy Johnson of the Pittsburgh Crawfords.
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The incredibly powerful Josh Gibson waits for his turn to knock the horsehide off the ball with the Homestead Grays! #BaseballLegend
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February 8, 1972: Buck Leonard & Josh Gibson are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues. #HOF #History
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https://www.milb.com/news/lansing-lugnuts-honor-dominant-page-fence-giants
Lugnuts honor dominant Page Fence Giants.
Lansing will continue to pay homage to successful 1890s squad.
MiLB.com

The Lugnuts pay homage to one of the most dominant Black baseball teams of all time: The Page Fence Giants.

 

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February 9, 1971: Former Negro Leagues P Satchel Paige is nominated for the Hall of Fame. On June 10 the Hall's new Special Committee on the Negro Leagues will formally select Paige for induction.
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https://motorcitybengals.com/2022/02/09/jose-mendez-the-first-afro-cuban-to-play-in-detroit/
Detroit Tigers: Meet Jos? M?ndez, the first Afro-Cuban to play in Detroit.
MCBTB

 

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Rare clip of 59-year-old Satchel Paige warming up before pitching three shutout innings for the Kansas City Athletics vs. the Boston Red Sox! (September 1965).
#MLB #Baseball #Legend #Inspiration
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Buck Leonard in his Homestead Grays uniform.
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February 13, 1920: Officials organize the Negro National League in a meeting held at the YMCA in Kansas City, Missouri, with the Detroit Stars as a charter member.
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Spearheaded by league founder Rube Foster, the NNL will become the most successful of all Negro Leagues ventures and will last until the late 1940s.
Rube Foster established the Negro National League in a meeting held at KC?s Paseo YMCA & boldly proclaimed, ?WE ARE THE SHIP; ALL ELSE THE SEA,? serving notice to MLB that a new player had arrived to be reckoned with!
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February 13, 2022: Today marks the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Negro Leagues.
To commemorate the important day, the family of Norman "Turkey" Stearnes helped us raise the Detroit Stars flag at Comerica Park, where it will fly for the remainder of #BlackHistoryMonth
Tigers official site

 

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https://www.mlb.com/news/negro-leagues-major-leagues-equivalencies
Here is where Negro Leagues stars rank among the game's best. Detroit Stars listed here.
MLB.com

 

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February 16, 1996: General Mills announces a special edition Wheaties cereal box honoring Negro League superstars Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Cool Papa Bell.
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https://www.mlb.com/news/willie-mays-and-roberto-clemente-on-same-team
Mays, Clemente in same outfield? It happened.
The two legends won a championship together in Puerto Rico.
MLB.com

 

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Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Negro Leagues.
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Brooklyn Royal Giants jersey, worn by William Robinson, circa 1940s. That felt lettering?
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Jackie Robinson in his Kansas City Monarchs uniform, 1945.
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