1942 – The New York Daily Worker announces that Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bill Benswanger will arrange a tryout for Negro League players Roy Campanella, Sammy T. Hughes, and David Barnhill. In August, Campanella and Hughes will jump their team during a tight pennant race to “showcase” for the major leagues.

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On July 27, 1942 — 1942 – The New York Daily Worker announces that Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bill Benswanger will arrange a tryout for Negro League players Roy Campanella, Sammy T. Hughes, and David Barnhill. In August, Campanella and Hughes will jump their team during a tight pennant race to “showcase” for the major leagues.

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