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Negro Leaguer and Hall of Famer Leon Day was born in Alexandria, Virginia.

ByThis Day in Baseball October 30, 1916August 23, 2019

On October 30, 1916, future Hall of Famer Leon Day was born in Alexandria, Virginia. Although Day would never play in the major leagues because of the color line, he became a star pitcher for the Newark Eagles of the Negro leagues and gained election to the Hall of Fame in 1995.

Effa Manley is born in Philadelphia

ByThis Day in Baseball March 27, 1897March 28, 2020

Effa Manley was born on March 27, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After marrying her second husband, Abe, the two bought the Brooklyn Eagles, a baseball team that played in the Negro National League. The Eagles moved to Newark, New Jersey in 1936. She severed as co-owner and business manager of the Newark Eagles from 1936…

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