Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Milwaukee Bears tribute : 2021

 

Milwaukee Bears

The Madison Mallards, a collegiate summer baseball team based in Madison, Wisconsin that plays in the Northwoods League, honored the Negro Leagues
2021-July-21 (originally scheduled for July-07) the team payed tribute to the Milwaukee Bears of the Negro leagues by wearing Bees jerseys - sponsored by UnityPoint Health - Meriter
The team also offered a five-card set honoring Negro League Players  - Pete Hill, Hank Aaron, Cannonball Jackman, Home run Johnson and Cool Papa Bell 





Monday, September 18, 2023

Buck O'Neill - Cooperstown : 2022

At Cooperstown, one little red button that reads "Here for Buck" has been selling big as KC legend Buck O’Neil is finally inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. "It’s just a long time coming," said William Peeples, founder and maker at Huntington Baseball Co., who has been making the buttons.

KMBC 9 News – Jackson Kurtz 2022-July-22

 

Sunday, September 17, 2023

Johnny "Schoolboy" Taylor Tribute : 2023

Hartford Yard Goats - - 2023-June-23 
The Yard Goats took the field as The Hartford Schoolboys: Honoring the rich legacy of Negro League Baseball, and Johnny "Schoolboy" Taylor (1916 – 1987), was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of Hartford, Connecticut, Taylor joined the New York Cubans in 1935, and tossed a no-hitter against Satchel Paige's All-Stars at the Polo Grounds in 1937. In 1938, Taylor was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game, and hurled two scoreless innings of relief. Taylor played briefly for the Newark Eagles in 1940



Friday, September 15, 2023

Salute to the Negro Leagues - Monarchs v Eagles : 2023

2023-September-16

Let’s salute the history of the Negro Leagues together! Join us on September 16, at 6:10 p.m., when the Houston Astros come to town. For the day, both the Royals and Astros will wear throwback uniforms. The Royals will wear 1945 Kansas City Monarchs home uniforms, and the Astros will wear the 1950 Houston Eagles away uniforms. Starting that day, game-used jerseys, hats, batting helmets, and more will be auctioned off at royals.com/auction and astros.com/auction. In the weeks following the game, additional memorabilia will be added to the auction as it is sorted and verified. All uniform auction proceeds will directly benefit the Negro League Baseball Museum

The first 10,000 fans through the gates will receive a Monarchs jersey, presented by U.S. Bank. All gates will open at 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, August 27, 2023

Judy Johnson - Wilmington Blue Rocks : 2023


Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-affiliate Washington Nationals)
2023-August-25 Frawley Stadium
Judy Johnson Night - trading card Stadium GiveAway sponsored by Bank of America




 

Friday, August 18, 2023

New York Black Yankees - Somerset Patriots : 2023

NYBY-1 : Bill "Speed" Jenkins
NYBY-2 : Clarence "Fats" Jenkins
NYBY-3 : Clint "Hawk" Thomas
3-card strip
2023-August-27 Somerset Patriots
Stadium GiveAway - Celebrating the New York Black Yankees
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Tribute To The New York Black Yankees : 2023

Sunday August 27, 2023 TD Bank Ballpark
The Somerset Patriots (NY Yankees AA-affiliate) will feature a tribute to the New York Black Yankees
The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative baseball card strip featuring Black Yankees: Clarence "Fats" Jenkins, Bill "Speed" Holland and Clint "Hawk" Thomas

Despite playing in uniforms that resembled the New York Yankees, the Black Yankees never had a true brand to call their own. The Patriots have envied a logo designed specifically to honor the Black Yankees' heritage that is unique to the historic team

The logo was designed with interlocking BY to put the emphasis on the Negro League team versus the city of New York or the NY Yankees brand. The logo was designed by Ryan Foose, an award winning designer who has worked for ESPN, MiLB, NCAA and others
The patriots will play in a special themed jersey to honor the Black Yankees, with the new BY logo on the sleeve. The game-soon jerseys will be auctioned off online to benefit the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM), Skillman NJ

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

2020 Parkside Negro Leagues Centennial Draft Class Baseball Cards

 

Maysin Winn - drafted by the St Louis Cardinals

2020 Parkside Negro Leagues Centennial Draft Class baseball cards
In a collaborative effort, Parkside, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, a set of 15 cards featuring African-American ballplayers selected in the 2020 MLB Draft. The players are shown in the uniform of their Negro League Affiliate

The set is limited to 1,500 totals sets, with 15 cards per box (complete set) and one on-card autograph
Parallels are randomly inserted into the sets: Silver (75 copies) Ruby (40 copies given to players, not part of general distribution) Blue (25 copies) Purple (1 copy)

Ed Howard - drafrted by the Chicago Cubs, base card and blue parallel

Additional players include:
Jordan Walker - St Louis Cardinals
Mac Wainwright - Cincinnati Reds
Carson Tucker - Cleveland Indians
Think Hence -  St Louis Cardinals
Al Soularie - Minnesota Twins
Sammy Infante - Washington Nationals
Jordan Nwogu - Chicago Cubs
Zavier Warren - Milwaukee Brewers
Werner Blakely - Los Angeles Angels
Zach Daniels - Houston Astros
Baron Radcliff - Philadelphia Phillies
LJ Jones IV - St Louis Cardinals
Isaiah Greene - New York Mets



Monday, August 17, 2020

Negro League Baseball 100th Anniversary

Aug 16, 2020

Major League Baseball honored the 100th Anniversary of Negro League Baseball. All players and umpires wore the above patch on they jerseys to commemorate the event. The original date to wear the patch was June 27 had to be moved to Aug 16 due to the implications of the COID-19 virus 

The Negro Leagues established in 1920 was the first structured league that lasted for an extended period of time. The logo used was a derivative of the official logo created by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, located in Kansas City, Mo

Patch worn on a Kansas City Royals jersey

 

Monday, August 10, 2020

1938 League Stars pinbacks

Gus Greenlee started his career in baseball, by financially backing the Crawford Giants. He would continue to invest and bring in the best ballplayers available, building the team as the Pittsburgh Crawfords. In 1933 he organized the first East-West Classic, at Comiskey Park, Chicago.

In an effort to generate funds for the financially faltering league, Greenlee organized another All-Star game in 1938 to be played at Yankee Stadium on September 18. The game was rained out and Greenlee. The game was rescheduled for September 15 and moved to the Polo Grounds. These pinback buttons were created to commemorate the event

baseball pinbacks

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Hinchliffe Stadium



Hinchliffe Stadium, Patterson, New Jersey

One of the few remaining stadiums associated with the Negro Leagues. The concrete Art Deco styled stadium was built in 1932, the stadium was owned by the Paterson Public Schools since 1963 and was closed in 1996. The facility fell victim to neglect and vandalism. At its peak the stadium was home to Negro League baseball, high school events, boxing, auto racing, rock concerts....

Larry Doby, star athlete at Patterson Eastside High School was discovered by the Newark Eagles on this field. Dob would become the first black baseball player in the American League and the second in Major League Baseball

The Colored Championship of the Nation, was the first baseball event held at Hincliffe in 1933.
The New York Black Yankees played their home games at Hinchliffe for 12 seasons, starting in 1934. The New York Cubans called the stadium home for the 1935 and 1936 seasons

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Larry Doby

July 3, 1994 Cleveland, Oh
The Cleveland Indians retired Larry Doby's jersey #14

The Cleveland Indians retired Larry Doby's jersey #14.Doby was the second back baseball player to cross the color barrier, when he entered the game on July 5, 1947, as a pinch-hitter for relief pitcher Bryan Stephens. Doby struck out in his first at-bat. He would get his first hit the following day in the second game of a double-header against the Chicago White Sox.

Doby would go on to play for the Indians (1947-1955, 1958) Chicago White Sox (1956-1957, 1959) Detroit Tigers (1959) Chunuchu Dragons (Japan 1962)

Doby's career batting average was .283, 253 home runs, 970 RBI
  • 7x All-Star (1949-1955)
  • 2- AL home run leader (1952, 1954)
  • AL RBI Leader (1954)
  • Cleveland Hall of Fame (1966)
  • Cleveland Indians retired #14 (1994)
  • National Baseball Hall of Fame (1998)

Larry Doby would also manage the White Sox in 1978

Prior to breaking into the Major Leagues, Larry Doby played for the Newark Eagles (Negro Leagues 1944, 1946-1947) and San Juan Senators (Puerto Rico 1946)
pinback button 1950s (1.75 inch)

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Uganda - 2013

Willie Mays, Dan Bankhead, Stachel paige, Larry Doby
Jackie Robinson, Quincy Trouppe
Uganda stamp issue honoring famous people of African origin - Baseball players

Saturday, February 25, 2017

2001 Stitches in Time




2001 Fleer Traditions - Stitches in Time.

I was recently introduced to this set by a friend. A 25 card insert sub-set of the 2001 Fleer Traditions cards, dedicated to the Negro Leagues. Parallels include autographs (Banks, Black, Irvin, O'Neil, Radcliffe and Wilson). Mays did not agree to sign any cards. Unsigned cards have appeared on the secondary market with forged signatures
Relics cards - game used bats (Campanella, Doby, Howard) uniform swatch (Mays, Robinson)

uno (1ST) - Henry Kimbro - Baltimore Elite Giants
2ST - Ernie Banks - Kansas City Monarchs
3ST - Cool Papa Bell
4ST - Joe Black - Baltimore Elite Giants
5ST - Roy Campanella - Baltimore Elite Giants
6ST - Ray Dandridge - Newark Eagles
7ST - Leon Day - Newark Eagles
8ST - Larry Doby - Newark Eagles
9ST - Josh Gibson - Homestead Grays
10ST - Elston Howard - Kansas City Monarchs
11ST - Monte Irvin - Newark Eagles
12ST - Buck Leonard - Homestead Grays
13ST - Max Manning - Newark Eagles
14ST - Willie Mays - Birmingham Black Barons
15ST - Buck O'Neil - Kansas City Monarchs
16ST - Satchel paige - Kansas City Monarchs
17ST - Ted Radcliffe - Chicago American Giants
18ST - Jackie Robinson - Kansas City Monarchs
19ST - Bill Perkins - Pittsburgh Crawfords
20ST - Rube Foster - Chicago American Giants
21ST - Judy Johnson - Hilldale Giants
22ST - Oscar charleston - Pittsburgh Crawfords
23ST - Pop Lloyd - Brooklyn Royal Giants
24ST - Artie Wilson - Birmingham Black Barons
25ST - Sam Jethroe - Cleveland Buckeyes

The Henry Kimbro card is unnumbered and believed to be 1ST.
The Cool Papa Bell card was originally believed not to exist, however some cards have been found on the secondary market after Fleer ceased operations.

Thanks Greg




Sunday, November 8, 2015

1991 - Josh Gibson postcard



Josh Gibson postcard distributed with Magnum Comics Mickey Mantle #2. Magnum produced biographic comics on Mickey Mantle, Brooks Robinson and Duke Snider, each packaged with 2 postcards featuring the art work of Joe Orsak...