Bill Greason - Birmingham Black Barons

Bill Greason - pitcher

NLB : Birmingham Black Barons 1948-1951

MLB : St Louis Cardinals 1954

Jesse Mitchell - page 56

Jesse Mitchell

1954-58 Birmingham Black Barons

"Most memorable event was batting against Satchel Paige..."

Carl Holden -page 54

Carl Holden

1960 Birmingham Black Barons

Biggest thrill:

"Getting a base hit in my first at bat..."

Jim Zapp - page 53

Jim Zapp

1945-46, 50-51, 54 Baltimore Elite Giants

1946 Nashville Cubs

1947 Atlanta Black Crackers

1948, 1954 Birmingham Black Barons

1949-50 semi-pro teams

1952 Paris, Miss - Ohio Valley League (.330 Ba 20 HRs)

1953 Danville, Miss - Ohio Valley League

1953 Lincoln, Western League

1954-55 Big Springs, Longhorn League

1955 Port Arthur, Big State League

Biggest thrill:

"Hit a home run off Jim LaMarque of the K.C. Monarchs in the ninth inning to win a game 3-2, 1948..."

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Harold Hair - page 50

Harold "Buster" Hair

3rd base

1953 Birmingham Black Barons

1955-56 Garson Greyhounds, Nickelbelt League

1956 Hamilton Red Wings, PONY League

1957 Edmonton All-Stars, W. Canadian League

1958 Kansas City Monarchs

1953 All-Star team

Biggest thrill:

"Hit a home run in Philadelphia that never came down, landing on the stadium rooftop....

Hit a ground rule double in Yankee Stadium, and slid into second base just get get the stadium dirt on my pants..."

Willie Harris - page 49

Willie Harris

first base - outfield 1953-60

Memphis Red Sox

Birmingham Black Barons

Biggest thrill:

"Playing in 2 All-star games in Comiskey Park, 1954, 1955..."

Eugene Scruggs - page 40

Eugene Scruggs

1952-59

Detroit Stars

Kansas City Monarchs

Birmingham Black Barons

Mayeville Red Sox

Grand Rapids Black Sox

"Just the honor of playing in the Negro Leagues...."

Tony Lloyd - Joe B Scott - page 36

Tony Lloyd

1959 Birmingham Black Barons

Joe B. Scott

Outfield, 1st base

1936-1956

New York Black Yankees

Memphis Red Sox

Pittsburgh Crawfords

Chicago American Giants

Satchel Paige All-stars

"Played against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1945 exhibition game in Muncie, Ind. while playing for the Wright Field Kittyhawks, United States Air Corp service team (1944-45)

Vincent Lee - Nap Gulley - page 35

Vincent Lee

Short, 3rd base

1928-29 Ebenezer AME Royals

1930-31 Baltimore Black Sox

1932-33 Miami Giants

1933-36 Denver Monarchs

1937 Kansas City Monarchs

1938-41 Young Black Sox

1942-47 Silver Moons

Napoleon "Nap" Gulley

1941 Kansas City Monarchs

1941, 1946, 1949 Chicago American Giants

1941-42 Birmingham Black Barons

1943-45 Cleveland Buckeyes

1947-48 Newark Eagles

Left handed pitcher, good fastball, "out" pitch was overhand drop curve.....

James Ivory - Toots Farrell - page 33

James Ivory

1957 Detroit Stars

1958-59 Birmingham Black Barons

1959-1962 Mexican Leagues

1959 San Francisco Giants spring training

"Hit three home runs against the Memphis Red Sox, in 1958, in one game....1958 MVP."

Leroy "Toots" Farrell

1946-50 Newark Eagles, Baltimore Elite Giants

1950 Chicago Cubs tryout

Played in the Brooklyn Dodgers minor league organization..

1999 Delaware Afro-American Hall of Fame

2000 Delaware Sports Hall of Fame

Lester Lockett - page 27

Lester Lockett

Birmingham Black Barons 1938, 1941-46

Baltimore Elite Giants 1947-49

Cincinnati Buckeyes 1940

Chicago American Giants 1942, 1950

Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 1946

"Playing in the 1945 All-Star game, to be seen by 43,000 people and just to be selected to the All-Star team..."

Also played in Canada and South America

1951 Farnham, Provincial League, Canada

1952 Winnipeg, Mandak League

1953 Carman, Mandak League

3-time Negro League All-Star 1943, 45, 48...Batting in the heart of the order for Birmingham and Baltimore hit for averages of .328, .315, .408, .249, .300 1941-45 and .313 and .386 1947 and 1948...

Lockett could hit for power or steal a base and his versatility was utilized in the field, especially at 3rd base...

John Kennedy - page 26

John Kennedy

3rd base

1954-55 Birmingham Black Barons

1956 K.C. Monarchs

1957 Philadelphia Phillies (injuries forced him out after 5 games)

First African-American to play for the Phillies

Played part of an All-Star team against the Willie Mays All-Stars (from the Major Leagues). mays hit two 2-run home runs, while totaling 5 RBI's in the game. Kennedy hit 2 solo home runs and an RBI double for 3 RBI's in the game...The Mays' All-Stars won the game 5-3...

Lyman Bostock - page 18

Lyman Bostock, Sr.

Brooklyn Royal Giants 1938-39

Birmingham Black Barons 1940-42, 46

Chicago American Giants 1947, 1949

New York Cubans 1948

1941 All-Star Team

1941 batting Title .439

Winnepeg Buffalos, Mandak League 1950-51

Carmen Cardinals, Mandak League 1952-53

Solid player on offenses and defense. good fielder at first with average speed. Left-handed pull-hitter with consistency and power.

"Playing on the 1948 Jackie Robinson All-star team."