Hank Baylis was an infielder (mostly second and third) and sometime catcher who played in the Negro Leagues from 1948-1955, then spending two years in the minor leagues before retiring. He debuted with the Chicago American Giants in 1948, moved on to the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1949 and played the rest of 1949 and all of 1950 with the Birmingham Black Barons. He spent 1951-1955 with the Kansas City Monarchs. He was a slap hitter who was athletic enough to have spent some time playing with the Harlem Globetrotters.
Baylis is usually remembered as the man who gave Mamie Johnson her nickname of "Peanut". He was the first batter in the league to face Johnson in her mound debut and laughed about someone pitching to him who was "the size of a peanut". He promptly struck out.
This image is from the August 6, 1955 edition of
The Pittsburgh Courier which, you'll recall, was an African-American publication.