Sir Lurksalot photopack (Negro League players)

[Cusick]

Claude "Red" Grier was a pitcher with the Washington Potomacs and Atlantic City Baracarachs during the 1924-28 period. The photo shows him with Atlantic City. It is from the Seamheads.com database.

[djc]

why do I get players named Ballplayer?

[caribeño]

Originally Posted by Cusick

Vibert Clarke, P, is shown in a Memphis Red Sox uniform.

This is Pedro Formental from Cuba . Not Vibert clarke .

[Cusick]

Originally Posted by caribeño

This is Pedro Formental from Cuba . Not Vibert clarke .

Thank you, Caribeno. The erroneous photo has been replaced with a correct photo of Vibert Clarke in a Memphis uniform.

[Cusick]

Catcher Johnnie Dawson played in the Negro Leagues from 1938 through 1942 for the Memphis Red Sox, Kansas City Monarchs, Chicago American Giants, and Birmingham Black Barons. He was born in 1915. He is shown here in the uniform of the Kansas City Monarchs. The image comes from the SABR book, When The Monarchs Reigned: Kansas City's 1942 Negro Leagues Champions.

A photo of a different John Dawson was posted on this thread on October 4, 2014. That John Dawson was born in 1942.

[Cusick]

Norris Phillips pitched in the Negro Leagues in 1942 and 1943 for the Kansas City Monarchs and Memphis Red Sox. A photo of him in a Red Sox uniform was posted on this thread on Sept. 8, 2014. This photo shows him in a Monarchs uniform. It comes from the SABR book, When The Monarchs Reigned

[bctrackboi11]

Helburn H. Meadows played for the Philadelphia Stars in 1952. A previous entry of him in civilian attire appears on page 108. The image comes from a family member on his memorial website.

[Cusick]

Thank you, bctrackboi, for the above Helburn Meadows photo. I went back to the original photo from the family on the player's obituary page to see if I could bring out his facial features a little more. The result is shown below.

[LansdowneSt]

In the 1920s, Leonard began playing baseball with the Negro Leagues. There aren’t many records on his career [not even Seamheads], but he did play for the Louisville Mohawks and the Louisville White Sox. As one of the organizers of the Louisville Black Colonels in 1939, Leonard was an integral part of Negro League baseball at all levels, including promotion. He also owned and managed the Louisville Black Caps and the Original Zulu Cannibal Giants.

So passionate about baseball, Leonard amassed a massive collection of Negro League memorabilia. In 2009, family took the collection to the Louisville Slugger Museum for advice. The collection garnered national attention and went to auction. In an interview about the auction his daughter stated, “As a kid, I can remember him being glued to the TV in baseball season. It was like the TV was an extension of his right arm. He loved baseball. He ate, slept, walked, talked, read baseball. In his own quiet way, I think he knew he was part of opening doors that led to other people getting a chance to play.” Photo shown of Leonard in his Mohawks uniform is from Love of the Game Auctions.

This is the same player shown from afar in post #1879.

[Cusick]

Leonard Johnson pitched in the Negro Leagues for the Chicago American Giants and Kansas City Monarchs in 1947 and 1948. He is shown here being congratulated by his teammates after registering a victory for the Nuevo Laredo team in the Mexican League around 1950. The photo is from the RMY Auctions web site.

[Cusick]

Ken Free played third base for the 1959 Raleigh Tigers of the Negro Leagues. I posted a photo of him on this thread on November 23, 2014, but I think this shot gives a better view of his face. This photo is from his obituary. He died on December 29, 2021.

[Cusick]

Horace Venable was an outfielder and a pitcher. He claimed to have played for the Indianapolis Clowns around 1950. I can't find his name listed in the usual sources for confirmation, but since he was an invited guest to a Jerry Malloy Negro Leagues Conference sponsored by SABR, I'll take that as an imprimatur. He died on Dec. 24, 2021 at age 92, so it seems a reasonable assumption that he was born in 1929. The photo was his obit photo.

[Cusick]

Thought this was an improved version of Stearnes in a Kansas City Monarchs uniform. It's from the 1990 Eclipse Enterprises Negro Leagues Trading Cards baseball card set.

[Cusick]

This is an improved image for George Wilson, who played for the Adrian (MI) Page Fence Giants Negro League team in the 1895-98 period. I think the uniform he is wearing in this shot was when he was younger and playing for the Adrian Demons, an integrated team in the Michigan State League.

[Penale52]

Stamp Holly in the June 2, 1946 edition of the Bellingham Herald.

[Penale52]

Bruce Wright in the Dec. 18, 1944 edition of the Winona Daily News.

[LansdowneSt]

Originally Posted by Cusick

Rudolph Ash, OF/P, in a University of Michigan uniform. This is another photo without much facial detail, but it's not easy to find any photos for some of these players.

I was looking for a picture of Rudolph Ash and was on ancestry.com and linked to findagrave and last year someone put up a photo. I went to University of Michigan yearbook hoping that might have been the source but only found the action shot already posted here.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...h-thaddeus-ash

Not posting the image as it isn't confirmed but the link for others to check it out is above.

[bobw]

Rudolph Ash cropped from the 1923 team photo from U of Michigan web site



https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/ima...597%5DBL024597

[LansdowneSt]

Originally Posted by bobw

Rudolph Ash cropped from the 1923 team photo from U of Michigan web site

Brilliant! Thanks!!

[cinemaodyssey]

I haven't focused my efforts too much on the NGL yet, but I found a nice image of Hernandez while looking for another player. He was pictured as a member of the 1927 Miami Hustlers in the 9/4/1927 edition of The Miami Herald.