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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.
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 ...
Henry Curtis Thompson (December 8, 1925 – September 30, 1969) was an American player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball who played primarily as a third baseman. A left-handed batter, he played with the Dallas Green Monarchs (1941), Kansas City Monarchs (1943, 1946–47, 1948), St. Louis Browns (1947) and New York Giants (1949–56).
Stats from the Negro Leagues will now be part of the MLB record books. Here's what to know about Ohio's notable Negro League players, Josh Gibson. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help ...
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.
John Britton (April 21, 1919 – December 2, 1990) was an American baseball third baseman in the Negro leagues and in the Japanese Pacific League.He played professionally from 1940 to 1953, playing with the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars, Chicago American Giants, Cincinnati/Indianapolis Clowns, Birmingham Black Barons, and Hankyu Braves.
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: Indianapolis ABCs, French Lick Plutos, New York Lincoln Giants [31] Toussaint Allen: 1914: 1928: First baseman: Havana Red Sox, Hilldale Club, Wilmington Potomacs, Newark Stars, Philadelphia Tigers [32] Moody Allison: 1925: 1925: Second baseman: Indianapolis ABCs [33] Rafael Almeida: 1904: 1925: Third baseman: Cuban League [34 ...