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Gonzalo Sanchez
Gonzalo Sanchez was a catcher for the All Cubans in 1904 and 1905. He is shown here in both photos in the uniform of the Havana, Cuba, team.
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#1763 |
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Abe Saperstein
Abe Saperstein, most noted for being the owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, was also an officer of several Negro League baseball teams -- the Cleveland Cubs, Cincinnati Clowns, and Chicago American Giants.
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H. Walter Schlichter
H. Walter Schlichter was an officer and the manager of the Philadelphia Giants during the 1902-10 period. He was also president of the National Association of Colored Base Ball Clubs of the United States and Cuba.
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#1772 |
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Silas Simmons
Silas "Si" Simmons was a pitcher whose baseball career lasted from 1912 to 1929.
He pitched for teams such as the New York Lincoln Giants of the Eastern Colored League and the Cuban Stars. He is pictured in the uniform of the 1913 Homestead Grays, which was still a semi-pro team at that point. Si Simmons died in late October, 2006, a couple of weeks after his 111th birthday on October 14. As of 2020, he remains the longest living man ever to have played pro baseball. Last edited by Cusick; 12-14-2020 at 07:24 AM. Reason: Add paragraph. |
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#1774 |
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Bazz Owen Smaulding
Bazz Owen Smaulding, P, is shown with Gilkerson's Union Giants of Chicago in 1932. Bazz also pitched for the Kansas City Monarchs, Cleveland Tigers, Chicago American Giants, and Birmingham Black Barons.
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#1777 |
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Willie Smith
Willie Smith was a pitcher with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1959 and 1960. He became more famous as a major league outfielder and pitcher as the 1960's progressed. The attached image is from one of Willie's major league Topps cards, and I can't identify the uniform.
There was an earlier Willie Smith who pitched in the Negro Leagues. That Willie Smith was with the Homestead Grays in 1948, when the future major leaguer Willie Smith was only nine years old. 1948 Willie's photo remains to be discovered. |
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Jimmy Starks
James "Jimmy" Starks was a first baseman for the New York Black Yankees, Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars, and Pittsburgh Crawfords during the 1937-46 period. He is shown here in the uniform of the Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, team.
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