Negro leagues Flashcards
Ted Radcliffe was given what moniker or nickname because he would often pitch the first game and then catch the second game of a doubleheader
Double duty
What jersey number has been permanently retired for all major league baseball to honor Jackie Robinson
42
Who was the first woman to play professional baseball regularly in a major men’s baseball league?
Toni Stone
This person was a pitcher for the Kansas City monarchs who got his nickname as a child while working as a porter at a train station. He later became the first black player to pitch in a major league baseball world series
Leroy “satchel” Paige
This person was owner of the Newark eagles. Her most important impact as an owner was ensuring that negro League team owners were fairly compensated and player contracts were honored by the major leagues
Effa Manley
Who played shortstop for the Indianapolis clowns before becoming a member of the Milwaukee braves?
Hank Aaron
Who was a catcher for the Baltimore elite Giants before becoming a teammate of Jackie Robinson and a three-time national league MVP?
Roy campanella
What year was the negro national League formed and who was the founder?
February 13th, 1920, Rube Foster
In 1933, a second negro national league was formed and a negro-american League started in 1937. In what year did the first revived negro world series took place?
1942
What is the name of the owner, executive, and promoter of the negro leagues who spent 35 years working in baseball and was an integral part of creating the pipeline that helped bring players to America? He owned both the Cuban Stars East and the New York Cubans.
Alex pompez
This person played first base for the homestead grays
Buck Leonard
Who played first base for the Kansas City monarchs and later became the first ever black coach in the major leagues. It was his idea that the negro leagues baseball museum be a museum instead of a negro league’s Hall of Fame
Buck O’Neill
Who was the catcher for the homestead grays that was known as the black babe Ruth for being a legendary slugger?
Josh Gibson
Who was the first African American to integrate a team in minor league history and thus the game’s first African American pro?
Bud Fowler
Who was known as “cool Papa” and played for the Pittsburgh crawfords? Legend has it that he stole 175 bases in a 200-game season. He was the fifth negro leagues player inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame
James Thomas Bell
Who is the only person to be inducted in both the Niasmith memorial basketball Hall of Fame and the national baseball Hall of Fame? He was a player, manager, executive, and owner of the homestead grays.
Cumberland Posey
What is the name of the outfielder that played for the new Newark eagles who is regarded as possibly the best all-around negro League player of all time?
Monte Irvin
