9
9
0
American History
Baseball
Sports
Commission
Posted 5 y ago
Responses: 4
3
3
0
2
2
0
Wonderful share! Here is some info on some of the teams. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/mlb_negro_leagues_teams.jsp
(2)
(0)
1
1
0
My old high school's baseball field was actually used by the NNL. The park opened not that long ago in 1950 with a Negro League game between the Birmingham Black Barons and the Memphis Red Sox. I think it was the Southern League
A movie about the great Satchel Paige was filmed there as well.
Kind of cool in a way as a lot of great players have stepped on that field. To have played on the same field its neat in knowing how every game played in the leagues helped as a force of change in integrating sports.
Good to see my old coach as well get his name up on the stadium and the stadium repaired (2013 tornado) and history preserved; well at least some of it - the 1984 State Champ signs are no longer.
If you want to read a nutty story about my high school's baseball team -
https://www.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2014/04/thirty_years_later_controversy.html
https://www.leader-call.com/sports/a-walk-down-memory-lane/article_e628f6f8-7357-11e9-a1ac-a7ef61afb371.html
A movie about the great Satchel Paige was filmed there as well.
Kind of cool in a way as a lot of great players have stepped on that field. To have played on the same field its neat in knowing how every game played in the leagues helped as a force of change in integrating sports.
Good to see my old coach as well get his name up on the stadium and the stadium repaired (2013 tornado) and history preserved; well at least some of it - the 1984 State Champ signs are no longer.
If you want to read a nutty story about my high school's baseball team -
https://www.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2014/04/thirty_years_later_controversy.html
https://www.leader-call.com/sports/a-walk-down-memory-lane/article_e628f6f8-7357-11e9-a1ac-a7ef61afb371.html
Pascagoula denied chance to defend 1983 title
(1)
(0)
SSgt Richard Kensinger
I played baseball thru high school. I did not start due to my poor hitting. I usually subbed during the latter innings to preserve leads due to my defensive abilities. I no longer watch it. I view European football now. I served as a soccer referee X 30 years for U19 to U 12. Liverpool FC remains undefeated in all competitions.
Rich
Rich
(1)
(0)
(0)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google