Hilldale Park
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Hilldale Park

Hilldale Park   Situated in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, Hilldale Park served as home for various Negro League teams from 1910 to 1932.  Some of the greatest players in the history of black baseball, including John Henry Pop Lloyd and Oscar Charleston, called Hilldale Park home during that period.  Lloyd, the finest shortstop ever to play in…

John Beckwith
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John Beckwith

John Beckwith Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and First BasemanBats: Right  •  Throws: Right5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)Born: January 10, 1900 in Louisville, KY usDied: January 4, 1956  in New York, NYBuried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NYDebut: 1920 (4,834th in major league history)Full Name: John Christopher BeckwithView Player Info from the B-R Bullpen   Players Who Debuted Same Year  Coming Soon   All-Time Teammate Team Coming Soon   Notable Events and Chronology  Coming Soon   Biography John Beckwith was…

Sam Bankhead
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Sam Bankhead

Sam Bankhead Positions: Shortstop, Outfielder and Second BasemanBats: Right  •  Throws: Right5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)Born: September 18, 1910 in Sulligent, AL usDied: July 24, 1976  in Pittsburgh, PABuried: Greenwood Cemetery, Sharpsburg, PADebut: 1932 (7,281st in major league history)Full Name: Samuel Howard BankheadView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR BioProjectRelatives: Brother of Dan Bankhead   Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1932 Joe MedwickStan HackArky VaughanFrankie CrosettiRip SewellJohnny MurphyJohnny AllenMonte PearsonDebs Garms   All-Time Teammate…

Newt Allen
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Newt Allen

Newt Allen Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third BasemanBats: Right  •  Throws: Right5-8, 160lb (173cm, 72kg)Born: May 19, 1901 in Austin, TX usDied: June 9, 1988 in Cincinnati, OHBuried: Union Baptist Cemetery, Cincinnati, OHHigh School: Lincoln HS (Kansas City, MO)Debut: 1923 (5,541st in major league history)Full Name: Newton Henry AllenView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR BioProject     Nine Players Who Debuted in 1923 Lou GehrigHeinie ManushBill TerryHack WilsonWillie KammTed LyonsMoe BergCharley RootEarl…

sloss Field And the Black Barrons
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sloss Field And the Black Barrons

Baseball fans gathered at Sloss Field in Birmingham for an industrial league game Industrial Baseball Leagues in Alabama Industrial league baseball was a form of semi-professional baseball that developed during the late nineteenth century and became commonplace in Alabama during much of the twentieth century. Companies sponsored the leagues to enhance employee loyalty and provide…

Pete Hill Stats & Facts
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Pete Hill Stats & Facts

Pete Hill Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right 5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg) Born: October 12, 1882 in Culpeper, VA Died: November 19, 1951  in Buffalo, NY Buried: Holy Sepluchre Cemetery, Alsip, IL Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2006. (Voted by Negro League Committee) View Pete Hill’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). Full Name: John Preston Hill A five-tool player, Pete Hill was considered the greatest African-American outfielder before…

Ray Dandridge Biography
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Ray Dandridge Biography

Ray Dandridge Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right 5-5, 175lb (165cm, 79kg) Born: August 31, 1913 in Richmond, VA Died: February 12, 1994  in Palm Bay, FL Buried: Fountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay, FL Debut: 1933 (7,534th in major league history) Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1987. (Voted by Veteran’s Committee) View Ray Dandridge’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). Full Name: Raymond Emmett…

Satchel Paige Biography
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Satchel Paige Biography

Satchel Paige Position: PitcherBats: Right  •  Throws: Right6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)Born: July 7, 1906 in Mobile, ALDied: June 8, 1982  in Kansas City, MOBuried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MODebut: 1927 (6,458th in major league history)AL/NL Debut: July 9, 1948vs. SLB 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ERLast Game: September 25, 1965vs. BOS 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ERHall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1971. (Voted by Negro League…