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.....

Willie Lee - Willie Grace - page 34

Willie Lee

1955-59 Kansas City Monarchs

Willie Garce

1942-50

Cincinnati-Cleveland-Louisville Buckeyes

Houston Eagles

1951 Erie, Middle Atlantic League

"Biggest moment was defeating the Homestead Grays in 4 straight to win the 1945 World Series..."

1945 Series Batting Ave .313

1946 All-star team, had 3 consecutive .300 seasons

At the time of this signing, Willie Grace was blind. He used a template to position his pen.

Sam Jethroe - page 8

Same Jethroe - Cleveland Buckeyes 1942-48
His hitting ability earned him four appearances in the East-west Classic.
1946 Jethroe hit a league leading .393 and compiled a Negro League career batting average of .342.

1949 Jethroe signed with the Boston Braves, in his rookie season 1950, Jethroe hit .273, scored 100 runs, stole 35 bases and earned National League rookie of the Year honors.

After leading the National League in stolen bases, 1950, 1951, vision problems would force Jethroe from baseball finishing his Major League career in 1954 with the Pittsburgh Pirates..

He continued his career for several seasons in the International League.