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The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro Leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri and owned by J.L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 1930. After barnstorming for several years, the team joined the Negro American League in 1937, and played in the league until it dissolved in 1960. The Monarchs were finally disbanded in 1962. Baseball is a team sport, in which a fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat. ...
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City nickname: City of Fountains, Heart of the Nation Location in the state of Missouri Country State County United States Missouri Clay/Jackson/Platte Mayor Kay Barnes Area –Land –Water 318 sq. ...
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. ...
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The Negro American League was one of the several Negro Leagues which were created during the time organized baseball was segregated. ...
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Winners of more than a dozen league championships, they won the first Negro League World Series title in 1924, defeating the Hilldale Giants from Philadelphia in a thrilling ten-game series. 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. ...
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Some of black baseball's best players wore the Monarch uniform: Cool Papa Bell, Turkey Stearnes, Newt Allen, Jesse Williams, Hilton Smith, Bonnie Serrell, Bullet Rogan, John Donaldson, Dobie Moore, Chet Brewer, Andy Cooper, Heavy Johnson and Buck O'Neil. James Thomas Cool Papa Bell (May 17, 1903 - March 7, 1991) was one of the biggest stars in Negro League baseball, and is considered by many baseball observers to have been the fastest man ever to play the game. ...
Norman Turkey Stearnes was born in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, on May 8, 1901. ...
Newton Newt Allen (May 19, 1901 - June 11, 1988) was a baseball player in the Negro League. ...
Hilton Smith (February 27, 1912 - November 18, 1983) was born in Kansas City, Missouri. ...
Charles Wilber(n) Bullet Rogan, a. ...
John Wesley Donaldson (February 20, 1892 - April 12, 1970) was an American Negro League baseball player. ...
Chet Brewer (1907–?) was a baseball player in the Negro Leagues. ...
John Jordan Buck ONeil is a baseball player best associated with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League. ...
The Monarchs played their home games in the minor league Kansas City Blues' Association Park from 1920 to 1923, and after that in the Blues' new park, Muehlebach Field. In 1930, the Monarchs became one of the first baseball teams to use a portable lighting system to play games at night. Bold textKansas City Blues has been the name used by several sports teams in Kansas City, Missouri. ...
The Monarchs sent the most players into Major League Baseball after the color barrier was broken. Some players from this elite group were Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige, Ernie Banks, Elston Howard, Hank Thompson and Willard "Home Run" Brown. MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...
The Baseball color line was the unwritten policy which excluded African American United States before 1947. ...
Brooklyn Dodger infielder Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball in 1947. ...
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. ...
Ernie Banks (born January 31, 1931) is an American former Major League baseball player who played from 1953 to 1971. ...
Elston Gene Howard (February 23, 1929-December 14, 1980) was a Major League Baseball player. ...
Henry Curtis Thompson (December 8, 1925 - September 30, 1969), best know as Hank Thompson, was an American player in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball who played primarily as a third baseman. ...
Willard Brown (June 26, 1915, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA – August 8, 1996) was a professional baseball player. ...
References
Bruce, Janet (1985). The Kansas City Monarchs. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 0-7006-0343-3. Dixon, Phil S. (2002). The Monarchs 1920-1938. Sioux Falls: Mariah Press. ISBN 1-1893250-08-3.
External links - Negro League Baseball Players Association
- Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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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. ...
Birmingham Black Barons 1923 1924-1960 Leagues Negro Southern League Negro National League Negro American League Significant Players Harry Salmon Sam Streeter Mules Suttles Satchel Paige Joe Bankhead Lyman Bostock Willie Mays The Birmingham Black Barons was a professional baseball team based out of Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama which...
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. ...
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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 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. ...
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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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