Category: Negro League Baseball

Categories: African-American History | Baseball

The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relatively successful leagues beginning in 1920 that are sometimes termed "Negro Major Leagues".


This category is managed by the US Black Heritage Project in association with the Categorization Project. For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with both categorization and US Black Heritage. Please note: Any additional structures for team categories in any sport should be coordinated with the Categorization Project.

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Person Profiles (73)

A

05 Feb 1934 Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States - 22 Jan 2021 photo
13 Oct 1936 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 21 May 2005
19 May 1901 Austin, Texas, United States - 09 Jun 1988 photo
20 Jul 1875 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States - 08 Jul 1957
abt 29 Nov 1925 Perico, Cuba - 01 Mar 2015

B

03 May 1920 Empire, Walker, Alabama, United States - 02 May 1976
23 Nov 1912 Empire, Walker, Alabama, United States - 17 Dec 1972
08 Sep 1926 Empire, Walker, Alabama, United States - 07 Feb 1986
18 Sep 1910 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 24 Jul 1976
30 Oct 1913 Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States - 08 Jan 1983 photo
17 May 1903 Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States - 07 Mar 1991 photo
27 Sep 1935 Ridgeway, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States - 18 Dec 2017 photo
11 Mar 1918 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 24 Jun 2005 photo
01 Oct 1919 Potts Camp, Marshall, Mississippi - 07 Sep 2004 photo
27 Mar 1897 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Apr 1981 photo
1910s - 1990s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography (Orange)

C

14 Oct 1896 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States - 05 Oct 1954 photo
23 Apr 1902 Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States - 14 Dec 1982
25 Mar 1910 Ardmore, Macon, Missouri, United States - 01 Apr 1993 photo

D

22 Feb 1901 Monticello, Drew, Arkansas, United States - 08 Feb 1994 photo
10 Jan 1904 Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States - 05 Apr 1994
13 Dec 1923 Camden District, South Carolina, United States - 18 Jun 2003 photo
20 Feb 1891 Glasgow, Howard, Missouri, United States - 14 Apr 1970 photo
14 Feb 1901 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States - 04 Dec 1973

F

17 Sep 1878 Calvert, Robertson, Texas, United States - 09 Dec 1930 photo

G

21 Dec 1911 Buena Vista, Georgia, United States - 20 Jan 1947 photo
11 Aug 1930 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 10 Sep 2003 photo
02 May 1909 Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States - 03 Mar 1992 photo
abt 1861 Berkshire County, Massachusetts - 20 Jul 1926
01 Aug 1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA - 27 May 1937 photo
Living Greason photo

H

20 Jan 1920 Crawford, Mississippi, United States - 31 Oct 1997 photo
02 Jul 1925 Birdeye, Cross, Arkansas, United States - 18 Sep 2001
22 Nov 1912 Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States - 09 Feb 1978

J

10 Jan 1898 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 04 Dec 1968
07 Aug 1909 Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA - 17 Jun 2006

K

15 Nov 1916 New Jersey, United States - 29 Jan 1969 photo

L

25 May 1939 Roanoke, Virginia, United States - 13 Apr 2023 photo
08 Sep 1907 Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, United States - 27 Nov 1997 photo

M

1872 Kentucky, United States - 04 Dec 1944
18 Nov 1913 Crawfordsville, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States - 30 Oct 1998
03 Sep 1911 Westfield, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States - 27 Aug 1999
1930s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo

O

13 Nov 1911 Carrabelle, Franklin, Florida, United States - 06 Oct 2006 photo
25 Oct 1917 Carrabelle, Franklin, Florida, United States - 04 Jun 2013
14 Nov 1901 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States - 05 May 1999

P

07 Jul 1906 Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States - 08 Jun 1982 photo
06 Oct 1915 Clarendon, Monroe, Arkansas, USA - Jul 1976
18 May 1923 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 04 Jan 2017

P cont.

18 Mar 1934 Sledge, Quitman, Mississippi, United States - 12 Dec 2020 photo
27 May 1932 Sledge, Quitman, Mississippi, USA - 23 Sep 2018

R

15 Apr 1890 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States - 31 Oct 1948
07 Apr 1904 Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States - 09 Aug 1930

S

16 Aug 1900 Talladega, Alabama, United States - 15 Apr 1976 photo
28 Aug 1913 Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States - 07 Mar 1967
18 Aug 1893 Brunswick, Glynn, Georgia, United States - Jul 1972
23 Oct 1905 Oxford, Calhoun, Alabama, United States - 16 Mar 1974
16 Nov 1909 Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, United States - Jun 1980 photo
03 Nov 1891 Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, United States - Oct 1970
23 Jul 1912 Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, United States - 13 Feb 1955
03 Jan 1898 Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, United States - Jan 1965 photo
31 Dec 1899 Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, United States - 29 Dec 1937
17 Jul 1921 Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States - 02 Nov 1996

T

31 May 1921 El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA - 18 Jan 1967 photo
25 Dec 1912 Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, United States - 1993
02 Mar 1927 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 31 Jul 2006

W

26 Feb 1898 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 15 Sep 1970 photo
26 Jan 1915 Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States - 11 Apr 1915
10 Aug 1905 Austin, Travis, Texas, United States - 22 Jan 1989
abt 1837 Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Nov 1902 photo
12 Jun 1868 Bellaire, Pultney Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States - 26 Aug 1955 photo
abt 27 Jan 1866 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States - abt 23 Sep 1934 photo

Y

20 Feb 1898 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - 17 Sep 1951 photo




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