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William J. Woods
William J. "Willie" Woods was an outfielder for a bunch of Negro League teams during the 1919-1926 period. They included the Brooklyn Royal Giants, Chicago American Giants, Columbus Buckeyes, Indianapolis ABC's, St. Louis Stars, Washington Potomacs, and Bacharach Giants. Despite all that activity and longevity, a photo of Mr. Woods had not been posted previously on this thread.
The image is from the 1923 Washington Potomacs team photo as displayed on the swanngalleries.com website in 2017. The identification was done by Gary Ashwill via Worthpoint and Swann Galleries. |
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Buck Ridgely
Randolph "Buck" Ridgely was a second baseman and outfielder with the Lincoln Giants, Brooklyn Royal Giants, Baltimore Black Sox, Harrisburg Giants, and Washington Potomacs during the 1916-23 period. This is the first time his image has been posted on this thread. His surname is also spelled Ridgley at times.
The image is from the 1923 Washington Potomacs team photo as displayed on the swanngalleries.com website in 2017. The identification was done by Gary Ashwill via Worthpoint and Swann Galleries. |
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#2863 |
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Elias "Country" Brown
Elias "Country" Brown was a veteran Negro League player who doubled as a comedian by performing stunts for the crowds in a way similar to what would be done by the Indianapolis Clowns in later years. The encyclopedias indicate that he played 3rd base, 2nd base, and outfield. His time in the Negro Leagues ran from 1917 through 1933. He played for the Breakers Hotel, Hilldale, the NY Lincoln Giants, the Bacharach Giants, the Brooklyn Royal Giants, and the Washington Potomacs. Two images of him have been posted previously on this thread. One showed him in street clothes; the other in the uniform of the Bacharach Giants.
The image is from the 1923 Washington Potomacs team photo as displayed on the swanngalleries.com website in 2017. The identification was done by Gary Ashwill via Worthpoint and Swann Galleries. |
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#2865 |
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Leroy Roberts
Leroy "Roy" "Everready" Roberts was a pitcher, outfielder, and second baseman with the Bacharach Giants, Columbus Giants, Brooklyn Royal Giants, Lincoln Giants, Hilldale, Cleveland Giants, Cleveland Red Sox, and Madison Stars during the 1916-35 period. The photo is from the Seamheads.com website.
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#2866 |
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Al Fennar
Albertus "Al" Fennar was a shortstop with the Brooklyn Royal Giants, Cuban Stars, Bacharach Giants, and New York Black Yankees during the 1932-34 period. A major article about him appeared in the Florida Today newspaper of Cocoa Beach on July 24, 1990, which is where the accompanying photo came from. The article indicates that his combined career of Negro Leagues plus Industrial Leagues playing days stretched from 1931 through 1947.
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#2867 |
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Booker Robinson
Booker Robinson was a shortstop with the Newark Eagles in 1944. The photo is from the Tampa (FL) Tribune of August 8, 1996, and shows him in his younger days with the Miami Giants. The accompanying article indicates that he was also an outfielder.
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#2872 |
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Harry Rusan
Harry Alfonso Rusan played shortstop for the 1931 Brooklyn Royal Giants. He was also one of the original Harlem Globetrotters, playing for them from 1934 through 1939. He was the shortest player in independent pro basketball, but he averaged nearly 20 points per game over that period. The photo is from the Wisconsin State Journal (Madison) of Dec. 4, 1936.
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#2874 |
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Felipe Sierra
Felipe Sierra was primarily a second baseman in the Negro Leagues for the lengthy period of 1921 through 1932. He was with the All Cubans, the Cuban Stars West, and the Cuban Stars East. The photo is from the Seamheads.com website.
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#2875 |
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Willie Pope
Willie Pope was a pitcher with the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays during the 1944-1948 period. A photo of him in a Grays uniform has been posted previously on this thread, but this is the first posting of him in a Pittsburgh Crawfords uni. It comes from the Knoxville (TN) Journal of Sept. 17, 1944.
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#2876 |
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Eudie Napier
Eudie Napier was a catcher with the Homestead Grays, Pittsburgh Crawfords, and Bacharach Giants during the 1935-50 period. Photos of him in Crawfords and Giants uniforms have been posted previously on this thread, but this is the first posting of him in a Pittsburgh Crawfords uni. This photo comes from the Knoxville (TN) Journal of Sept. 17, 1944.
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#2877 |
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Gabriel Patterson
Gabriel "Gabe" Patterson was an outfielder with the Pittsburgh Crawfords, Homestead Grays, New York Black Yankees, and Philadelphia Stars during the 1941-50 period. A photo of him in a Philadelphia Stars uniform has been previously posted on this thread, but this is the first posting of his photo in a Crawfords uni. The photo is from the Knoxville (TN) Journal of Sept. 17, 1944.
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#2878 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Newington, CT
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Michael "Cannonball" Berry pitched for the 1937 St. Louis Stars. The photo is from the seamheads.com website. I don't know what the "H-D" on his cap represents. Any thoughts from anyone?
House of David Last edited by Ctrane; 01-06-2020 at 06:43 PM. |
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