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By the 1950s, enough black talent had integrated into the formerly "white" leagues (both major and minor) that the Negro leagues themselves had become a minor league circuit. Below is a list of 52 players who played for major Negro league teams up to 1950 and eventually saw playing time for a Major League team.
James William "Junior" Gilliam (October 17, 1928 – October 8, 1978) was an American second baseman, third baseman, and coach in Negro league and Major League Baseball who spent his entire major league career with the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers.
Raymond Emmitt Dandridge (August 31, 1913 – February 12, 1994), nicknamed "Hooks" and "Squat", was an American third baseman in baseball's Negro leagues. Dandridge excelled as a third baseman and he hit for a high batting average. By the time that Major League Baseball was racially integrated, Dandridge was considered too old to play. He ...
Third baseman: Birmingham Black Barons, Monroe Monarchs [511] Lunie Danage: 1920: 1920: Second baseman: St. Louis Giants [512] 'Ray Dandridge'‡ 1933: 1949: Third baseman: Detroit Stars, Nashville Elite Giants, Newark Dodgers, Newark Eagles, Mexican League, New York Cubans [513] Richard Dandridge: 1919: 1919: Shortstop: Lincoln Giants [514 ...
Third baseman: Birmingham Black Barons [128] John Mickey: 1897: 1907: Outfielder: Cuban Giants, Philadelphia Giants [129] Daniel Miguel: 1899: 1899: Second baseman: All Cubans [130] Jimmy Miles: 1934: 1935: Outfielder: Philadelphia Stars, Chicago American Giants [131] John Miles: 1946: 1949: Third baseman: Chicago American Giants [132] Willie ...
William Julius "Judy" Johnson (October 26, 1899 – June 15, 1989) was an American professional third baseman and manager whose career in Negro league baseball spanned 17 seasons, from 1921 to 1937. Slight of build, Johnson never developed as a power threat but achieved his greatest success as a contact hitter and an intuitive defenseman.
Third baseman: Newark Eagles [135] Henry Spearman: 1935: 1945: Third baseman: New York Cubans, Newark Eagles, Homestead Grays, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Philadelphia Stars, New York Black Yankees, Washington Black Senators, Baltimore Elite Giants, Birmingham Black Barons [136] John Spearman: 1945: 1945: Third baseman: New York Black Yankees [137 ...
Mahlon Newton "Mal" Duckett (December 20, 1922 – July 12, 2015) was an American Negro league baseball infielder. He played from 1940 to 1950, with the Philadelphia Stars and the Homestead Grays. [1] Duckett was primarily a second baseman, with occasional stints as third baseman.