oldest living ex-player in MLB and the Negro League.
I always read the L.A Times obituaries in the California section. When last month I read that Bill Werber the oldest living former MLB player and a teammate of Babe Ruth has died at age 100 I was...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Women Baseball Players of the Negro League
Three Women played with the men in the Negro League. They were: TONI STONE, and accomplished athlete from Minneapolis, who was contracted to play second base in 1953 and took over for Hank Aaron when...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Mamie “Peanut” johnson
Mamie Johnson (Peanut) was born Mamie Belton on September 27, 1935 in Ridgeway, SC. She was the second woman, and the first female pitcher to play with the men in the Negro Leagues. She played for...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Meet Connie Morgan
Meet Connie Morgan, The woman that replaced Toni Stone at second when Toni was traded from the Indianapolis Clowns to the Kansas City Monarchs. On this picture: From left) King Tut with a huge...
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