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1923 Image File history File links BaltimoreBlackSox1923logo. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Leagues

Independent (1916 - 1922, 1930 - 1931)
Eastern Colored league (1923 - 1928
American Negro League (1929)
East-West League (1932)
Negro National League (1933 - 1934) See also: 1915 in sports, other events of 1916, 1917 in sports and the list of years in sports. Football ( Australian Rules) Victorian Football League - Fitzroy wins the 20th VFL Premiership (12. ... See also: 1921 in sports, 1923 in sports and the list of years in sports. Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League - Fitzroy wins the 26th VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 11. ... See also: 1929 in sports, 1931 in sports and the list of years in sports. Cricket 10 January-13 January, Christchurch - New Zealand plays its first Test match, against England. ... See also: 1930 in sports, 1932 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing 24 hours of Le Mans: Earl Howe and Tim Birkin, driving an Alfa Romeo 8C. Louis Schneider wins the Indy 500. ... See also: 1922 in sports, other events of 1923, 1924 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto racing First 24 hours of Le Mans won by AndrÃ© Lagache and RenÃ© Leonard Baseball (Major League) The New York Yankees win their third American League pennant, and win the... See also: 1927 in sports, other events of 1928, 1929 in sports and the list of years in sports. Cricket 23 June-26 June, London - West Indies play their first Test match, against England. ... In 1929 some of the Eastern Colored League teams competed in the American Negro League which just played that one season with Baltimore Black Sox taking the pennant. ... See also: 1928 in sports, 1930 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball January 22: The New York Yankees announce they will put numbers on the backs of their uniforms, becoming the first baseball team to engage in continuous use of numbers. ... See also: 1929 in sports, 1931 in sports and the list of years in sports. Cricket 10 January-13 January, Christchurch - New Zealand plays its first Test match, against England. ... The second Negro National League was established in 1933, two years after the first Negro National League had disbanded. ... See also: 1932 in sports, 1934 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball New York Giants defeat Washington Senators in the World Series, 4-1. ... See also: 1933 in sports, 1935 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball July 10 - In the second Major League Baseball All-Star Game, played at the Polo Grounds in New York City, left-handed pitcher Carl Hubbell sets a record by striking out Babe Ruth, Lou...

Significant Players

Satchel Paige
michael Steele "The Chosen One"
Jud “Boojum” Wilson
Frank Warfield
Oliver "Ghost" Marcelle
Sir Richard Lundy
Leon Day Leroy Robert Satchel Paige (July 7, 1906 - June 8, 1982) was an American right-handed pitcher in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball who is considered to be among the greatest pitchers of all time. ... Ernest Judson Wilson (February 28, 1899 - June 26, 1963), nicknamed Boojum, was a professional baseball player and manager in the Negro Leagues. ... Oliver Ghost Marcelle (1897 - 1949) was an American third baseman in the Negro Leagues for a number of teams around the league from 1918-1930. ... Richard Lundy (July 10, 1898 - 1965) was an African American Negro League short stop for numerous teams. ... Leon Day (October 30, 1916 - March 13, 1995) was an American right-handed pitcher in the Negro Leagues. ...

The Baltimore Black Sox were a professional baseball team based out of Baltimore, Maryland which played in the Negro Leagues. The Black Sox started as an independent team in 1916 by George Rossiter and [Charles Speeden]. They were one of the original six teams to make up the Eastern Colored League in 1923. Baseball is a team sport in which a player on one team (the pitcher) attempts to throw a hard, fist-sized ball past a player on the other team (the batter), who attempts to hit the baseball with a tapered, smooth, cylindrical stick called a bat. ... Motto: The Greatest City in America (formerly The City That Reads; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Nickname: Charm City Mob Town B-more Map Political Statistics Founded 30 July 1729 Incorporated 1797 County Independent city Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Martin J. OMalley... Official language(s) None Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 42nd 32,160 kmÂ² 145 km 400 km 21 37Â°53N to 39Â°43N 75Â°4W to 79Â°33W Population - Total (2000) - Density Ranked 19th 5,296,486 165... Part of the History of baseball series. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 - The Royal Army Medical Corps first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The Eastern Colored League was one of the several Negro Leagues which were created during the time organized baseball was segregated. ... See also: 1922 in sports, other events of 1923, 1924 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto racing First 24 hours of Le Mans won by AndrÃ© Lagache and RenÃ© Leonard Baseball (Major League) The New York Yankees win their third American League pennant, and win the...

In 1929, The Black Sox boasted the "Million Dollar Infield" of Jud "Boojum" Wilson (first base), Frank Warfield (second base), Oliver "Ghost" Marcelle (third base) and Sir Richard Lundy (shortstop). The nickname was given to them by the media because of the prospective worth had they been white players. The Black Sox won over 70% of their games during the 1929 season and won the American Negro League Championship. See also: 1928 in sports, 1930 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball January 22: The New York Yankees announce they will put numbers on the backs of their uniforms, becoming the first baseball team to engage in continuous use of numbers. ... Ernest Judson Wilson (February 28, 1899 - June 26, 1963), nicknamed Boojum, was a professional baseball player and manager in the Negro Leagues. ... The position of the second baseman A second baseman often ranges onto the outfield grass to field a ground ball A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. ... Oliver Ghost Marcelle (1897 - 1949) was an American third baseman in the Negro Leagues for a number of teams around the league from 1918-1930. ... The position of the third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in the sport of baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base, the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in a counterclockwise succession in order to score a run. ... Richard Lundy (July 10, 1898 - 1965) was an African American Negro League short stop for numerous teams. ... The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ... In 1929 some of the Eastern Colored League teams competed in the American Negro League which just played that one season with Baltimore Black Sox taking the pennant. ...

During their only season in the East-West League, the Black Sox won the league championship.

In 1933, Jo Cambria took over ownership of the team and moved it into Gus Greenlee's new Negro National League. During that same year, the team moved it's home games to Bugle Field. The team only lasted one year and disbanded. In 1934, another team enter the league using the Black Sox name, but it didn't meet with much success and disbanded after only one year. See also: 1932 in sports, 1934 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball New York Giants defeat Washington Senators in the World Series, 4-1. ... William Augustus Gus Greenlee (1893â€“1952) was a Negro League baseball owner and an African-American businessman. ... Negro National League can refer to either one or both of these two leagues Negro National League 1920 to 31 or Negro National League 1933 to 48 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... See also: 1933 in sports, 1935 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball July 10 - In the second Major League Baseball All-Star Game, played at the Polo Grounds in New York City, left-handed pitcher Carl Hubbell sets a record by striking out Babe Ruth, Lou...