Negro Leagues Black History Month

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Effa Manley, born 3/27/1897, owned the Brooklyn/Newark Eagles of the Negro National League from '35-'48.
In 2006, she was inducted into the @baseballhall for her astute management of the Eagles as well as her numerous civil rights contributions.
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Larry Doby and Jackie Robinson sharing a laugh.
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The Negro League Birmingham Black Barons team portrait, 1951.
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1941: Satchel Paige during his time with the New York Black Yankees.
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1947: In one of the most significant moments in baseball history, Jackie Robinson becomes the first black player of the 20th century to sign a major league contract. Robinson agrees a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Dodgers, whose general manager, Branch Rickey, personally recruited Robinson from the Negro Leagues.
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Jackie Robinson while playing shortstop for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues, March 27, 1945.
Sporting News/Getty Images #jackierobinsonday
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Buck O?Neil, who is a one of the most important figures in baseball history shares a tremendous story about #JackieRobinson - the ending still gives me goosebumps. I don?t think til this day we truly know how important of a person #Jackie42 was. #MustWatch @nlbmprez
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The great Jackie Robinson gives his Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech in Cooperstown, NY (1962) #MLB #History #Jackie42 #JackieRobinsonDay
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"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being." ~ Baseball legend Jackie Robinson
#Jackie42 #JackieRobinsonDay

Rare program & ticket stub from Jackie Robinson's first major league game with the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field! (April 15, 1947) #MLB #Baseball #History #Jackie42 #JackieRobinsonDay
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"Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?" ~ Classic baseball song by Buddy Johnson & Count Basie! #MLB #JackieRobinsonDay #Jackie42
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1939 Negro League East-West All Star Game. Standing Buck Leonard, Willie Wells, Fernandes, Sammy Hughes, George Scales, Mules Suttles, Pat Patterson, Josh Gibson, Bill Wright, Roy Partlow. Kneeling Bill Byrd, Leon Day, Bill Holland, Condo Lopez, Goose Curry, Red Parnell.
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Negro League 1944 All Star Game East vs West Player Introduction.
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The great Josh Gibson slides home during the 1944 Negro League All-Star game at Comiskey Park, August 13, 1944.
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OTD 1898: Andy Cooper is born in Waco, Texas. The Hall of Famer pitched for the Detroit Stars from 1920-1927.
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Here are two of the best ever. Oscar Charleston and Josh Gibson - Gibson was not only a great player, but a damn sharp dresser.
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https://www.mlb.com/news/negro-leagues-two-way-stars
Negro Leagues had their own two-way stars.
MLB.com

 

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Comiskey Park, Aug 23, 1936 - While stars like Josh Gibson, Biz Mackey and Cool Papa Bell took part in 1936 Negro League All-Star game, the crowd of 26,000 mostly came for the great Satchel Paige, who shined closing last 3 frames scoreless (4 K's, 2 H's) as East beat West 10-2.
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Roy Campanella, Larry Doby, Don Newcombe, and Jackie Robinson at Ebbets Field, where they became the first African Americans to take part in the All-Star Game, 1949.
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Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks during his time with the famed Kansas City Monarchs (1950-1953) of the Negro League.
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OTD 1920: The Indianapolis ABCs beat Charles "Joe" Green's Chicago Giants in the first game played in the inaugural season of the Negro National League, played at Washington Park in Indianapolis.
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5/3/20, Dan Bankhead, Empire, AL., RHP,
Birmingham Black Barons 1940 - 42,
Memphis Red Sox 1945 - 47,
Signed Brooklyn Dodgers 1947,
MLB debut 8/26/47, Ist African American to pitch MLB, 9 -4 with Dodgers 1951. #negroleagues #BrooklynDodgers
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Satchel Paige warming up for the 1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords of the Negro National League. The club featured Cool Papa Bell, Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson, and Judy Johnson.
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1914 Chicago American Giants - featuring Hall of Famers Rube Foster (front row center) and Pop Lloyd (back row 2nd from right).
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https://www.teambrownapparel.com/po...collection-negro-national-league-ii-1933-1948
#Spotlight - Major League 7 Collection - Negro National League (II) (1933?1948).
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May 7, 1921: The Detroit Stars win their season opener 9-8. Charley Hill retires a runner at home plate for a game-ending double play.
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