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Birmingham Black Barons

Leagues Birmingham Black Barons 1923 logo File links The following pages link to this file: Birmingham Black Barons ...

Negro Southern League
Negro National League
Negro American League The Negro National League was one of the several Negro Leagues which were established during the period in the United States in which organized baseball was segregated. ... The Negro American League was one of the several Negro Leagues which were created during the time organized baseball was segregated. ...

Significant Players

Joe Bankhead
Lyman Bostock
Willie Mays
Satchel Paige
Ted Radcliffe
Harry Salmon
Sam Streeter
Mules Suttles
Lorenzo"Piper"Davis Willie Howard Mays, Jr. ... 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. ... Ted Radcliffe c. ...


The Birmingham Black Barons was a professional baseball team based out of Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama which played in the Negro Leagues. The Barons were organized in 1920 and entered into the Negro Southern League. in 1923, they became an associate member of the Negro National League. But, because of finances, they returned in 1926 to the Negro Southern League. In 1927, the team was once again part of the Negro National League due to better play than in the past. The team won the second half pennant with the help of pitcher, Satchel Paige. They lost the Negro National League title to the Chicago American Giants in four straight games. Baseball is a team sport, in which a fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher, and an offensive player called a batter attempts to hit it with a tapered, cylindrical, smooth stick called a bat. ... Elevation of the entrance Rickwood Field, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is the oldest surviving professional baseball park in the United States. ... Nickname: The Magic City, Pittsburgh of the South Location in Alabama Founded  -Incorporated 1871 1871  County Jefferson County Mayor Bernard Kincaid Area  - Total  - Water 393. ... State nickname: Camellia State, The Heart of Dixie¹, Yellowhammer State Other U.S. States Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Governor Bob Riley (R) Official languages English Area 84,360 mi²/135,765 km² (30th)  - Land 81,664 mi²/131,426 km²  - Water 2,696 mi²/4,338 km² (3. ... Part of the History of baseball series. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... See also: 1922 in sports, 1924 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto racing First 24 hours of Le Mans won by André Lagache and René Leonard Football (American) Canton Bulldogs win National Football League title Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League - Essendon wins the 27th VFL... 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: 1925 in sports, 1927 in sports and the list of years in sports. Cricket May 31 - India, New Zealand and West Indies are elected as Full Members of the Imperial Cricket Conference thus increasing the number of test playing nations to six. ... See also: 1926 in sports, 1928 in sports and the list of years in sports. Football ([cvvvvvvv[American Football|American]]) New York Giants win National Football League title You are a Gay bo! Golf First Ryder Cup held in United States beats Britain 9 1/2 to 2 1/2... 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. ... Chicago American Giants were a Chicago based Negro League baseball team, formed in 1910 by player-manager Andrew Rube Foster. ...


The economy during the Great Depression forced the Barons to return to the Southern League in 1931. They managed to return to the National League, but only for one season as poor play caused them to return to the Southern League one more time. By 1940 they had improved enough to return to the Northern League and managed to stay there throughtout the remainder of their history. The Barons became an official member of the Negro National League in 1945. The Great Depression was a massive global economic recession (or depression) that ran from 1929 to approximately 1939. ... 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: 1939 in sports, other events of 1940, 1941 in sports and the list of years in sports. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. // Baseball The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Detroit Tigers in the World Series, 4 games to 3. ... See also: 1944 in sports, 1946 in sports and the list of years in sports. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. Baseball January 28: Hall of Fame election: Baseball writers fail to elect a new inductee. ...


From 1943 to 1948, the Barons would meet the Homestead Grays in three Negro League World Series, losing all three match-ups and setting the stage for a rivalry that lasted until the Homestead Grays folded in 1950. See also: 1942 in sports, 1944 in sports and the list of years in sports. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. Baseball World Series: New York Yankees defeats St. ... See also: 1947 in sports, 1949 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball January 29: Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players. ... The Homestead Grays were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro Leagues in the United States. ... The Negro League World Series is a baseball tournament that took place at various times from the 1920s to the 1940s, matching the champions of various Negro Leagues. ... See also: 1949 in sports, 1951 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Bill Rexford AAA Racing: Henry Banks won the series championship Johnnie Parsons won the Indianapolis 500 Formula One Champion: The first World Championship for drivers under the jurisdiction of the Fédération...


In 1956 the Barons joined three other teams to form the Negro American League, but because of low attendance, the league did not last. The process of integration in baseball was slow in the south, but steady. More and more black players went into the integrated leagues. The Black Barons played their last game in 1960. See also: 1955 in sports, 1957 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Buck Baker The United States Auto Club (USAC) was founded to take over race sanctioning from the American Automobile Association (AAA). ... The Negro American League was one of the several Negro Leagues which were created during the time organized baseball was segregated. ... See also: 1959 in sports, other events of 1960, 1961 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Junior Johnson won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Rex White Indianapolis 500 - Jim Rathmann USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship Formula One Championship...



Negro League teams

Arkansas Black Travelers | Atlanta Black Crackers | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | Austin Black Senators | Baltimore Black Sox | Baltimore Elite Giants | Birmingham Black Barons | Brooklyn Bushwicks | Brooklyn Royal Giants | Chattanooga Black Lookouts | Chicago American Giants | Chicago Columbia Giants | Chicago Giants | Chicago Union Giants | Chicago Unions | Cincinnati Tigers | Cleveland Buckeyes | Cleveland Cubs | Cleveland Giants | Columbia Giants | Columbus Blue Birds | Columbus Elite Giants | Cuban Giants | Dayton Marcos | Denver White Elephants | Detroit Stars | Detroit Wolves | El Paso | Ethiopian Clowns | Fort Worth | Globe Trotters | Hilldale Athletic Club | Hilldale Daisies | Hilldale Giants | Homestead Grays | House Of David | Indianapolis ABC's | Indianapolis Clowns | Jersey City Colored Athletics | Kansas City Monarchs | KC All Nations | Leland Giants | Louisville Black Caps | Louisville Buckeyes | Memphis Red Sox | Milwaukee Bears | Mineola Black Spiders | Monroe Monarchs | Montgomery Grey Sox | Nashville Elite Giants | Newark Eagles | New Orleans Crescent Stars | New Orleans Pelicans | New York Black Yankees | New York Cubans | New York Lincoln Giants | Oakland Larks | Page Fence Giants | Philadelphia Giants | Philadelphia Stars | Pittsburgh Crawfords | Pittsburgh Keystones | Poins | Potomacs | San Antonio Black Bronchos | San Antonio Black Indians | Seattle Steelheads | St Louis Stars | Tennessee Rats | Waggoner Greasing Palaces Baseball Club | Washington Black Senators | Washington Elite Giants | Washington Potomacs | Zulu Giants Negro League teams The following is a list of Negro League baseball teams. ... The Atlanta Black Crackers were a team in the Negro League that played from approximately 1921 to 1949. ... Atlantic City Bacharach Giants Leagues Independent (1916-1922, 1930-1933) Eastern Colored League (1923-1928) American Negro League (1929) Negro National League (1934) Significant Players Oliver Ghost Marcelle Smokey Joe Williams John Henry Lloyd Dick Lundy Arthur Rats Henderson The Atlantic City Bacharach Giants were a professional baseball team that... Austin Black Senators Leagues Independent Texas Negro League Texas-Oklahoma Negro League Significant Players Hilton Smith Willie Wells The Austin Black Senators was a professional baseball team based in Austin, Texas, which played in the Negro Leagues. ... Baltimore Black Sox 1923 unknown Leagues Independent (1916 - 1922, 1930 - 1931) Eastern Colored league (1923 - 1928 American Negro League (1929) East-West League (1932) Negro National League (1933 - 1934) Significant Players Satchel Paige Jud “Boojum” Wilson Frank Warfield Oliver Ghost Marcelle Sir Richard Lundy Leon Day The Baltimore Black Sox... Nashville Elite Giants Leagues Independent (1921-1929) Negro National League (the first) (1930) Negro Southern League (1932) Negro National League (the second) (1933-1948) Negro American League (1949-1950) Significant Players Satchel Paige The Nashville Elite Giants were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro Leagues. ... Brooklyn Royal Giants Leagues Independent (1910-1922, 1928-1942) Eastern Colored League (1923-1927) Significant Players Smokey Joe Williams Cannonball Dick Redding Frank Wickware Charles Chino Smith John Henry Pop Lloyd The Brooklyn Royal Giants were a professional baseball team based in Brooklyn, New York which played in the Negro... Chattanooga Black Lookouts Leagues Negro Southern League (1920, 1926-27) Significant Players Satchel Paige (1926-27) The Chattanooga Black Lookouts were a professional baseball team based in Chattanooga, Tennessee which played in the Negro Leagues. ... Chicago American Giants were a Chicago based Negro League baseball team, formed in 1910 by player-manager Andrew Rube Foster. ... Chicago Columbia Giants Leagues Independent (1899-1900) Significant Players John W. Patterson Harry Buckner The Chicago Columbia Giants was a professional, black baseball team that played prior to the founding of the Negro Leagues. ... Chicago Giants Leagues Independent (1910-1919) Negro National League (1920-1921) Significant Players The Chicago Giants were a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois which played in the Negro Leagues. ... Part of the History of baseball series. ... The Chicago Unions was a professional, black baseball team that played prior to the formation of the Negro Leagues. ... Cincinnati Tigers Leagues Independent (1934-1936 Negro American League (1937) Significant Players Ted Double Duty Radcliffe Porter Moss Jesse Houston Roy Partlow The Cincinnati Tigers were a professional baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio which played in the Negro Leagues. ... Cleveland Buckeyes Leagues Negro American League Significant Players Quincey Trouppe The Cleveland Buckeyes were a professional baseball that played in the Negro Leagues. ... Nashville Elite Giants Leagues Independent (1921-1929) Negro National League (the first) (1930) Negro Southern League (1932) Negro National League (the second) (1933-1948) Negro American League (1949-1950) Significant Players Satchel Paige The Nashville Elite Giants were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro Leagues. ... The Columbus Blue Birds were a professional baseball team based in Columbus, Ohio in 1933. ... Nashville Elite Giants Leagues Independent (1921-1929) Negro National League (the first) (1930) Negro Southern League (1932) Negro National League (the second) (1933-1948) Negro American League (1949-1950) Significant Players Satchel Paige The Nashville Elite Giants were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro Leagues. ... The Detroit Stars were an American baseball team in the Negro Leagues. ... The Homestead Grays were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro Leagues in the United States. ... The Indianapolis Clowns were a professional baseball team in the Negro American League. ... The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseballs Negro Leagues. ... The Louisville Buckeyes were a professional baseball team based in Louisville, Kentucky which played in the Negro Leagues. ... The Memphis Red Sox were a professional Negro League baseball team based in Memphis, Tennessee from the 1920s until the end of segregated baseball. ... The Monroe Monarchs were a professional baseball team based in Monroe, Louisiana which played in the Negro Leagues from the late 1920s to 1935. ... Nashville Elite Giants Leagues Independent (1921-1929) Negro National League (the first) (1930) Negro Southern League (1932) Negro National League (the second) (1933-1948) Negro American League (1949-1950) Significant Players Satchel Paige The Nashville Elite Giants were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro Leagues. ... The Newark Eagles were a professional Negro League baseball team that played in the second Negro National League from 1936 to 1948. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Pittsburgh Crawfords were a professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which played in the Negro Leagues. ... Nashville Elite Giants Leagues Independent (1921-1929) Negro National League (the first) (1930) Negro Southern League (1932) Negro National League (the second) (1933-1948) Negro American League (1949-1950) Significant Players Satchel Paige The Nashville Elite Giants were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro Leagues. ...



 

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