Sir Lurksalot photopack (Negro League players)

[bctrackboi11]

Joe Lillard, P/OF/C, Chicago American Giants, Cincinnati Tigers, and Indianapolis Clowns. This is a clearer scan of the same photo seen earlier in the thread. Source is Indianapolis Recorder, July 15, 1933.

[Cusick]

Pythius Russ was a shortstop and catcher with the Chicago American Giants, Memphis Red Sox and Birmingham Black Barons. This shows him with the Chicago American Giants. This is a baseball card designed by artist Gary Cieradkowski.

[LansdowneSt]

Jess Brooks played for the Monarchs in 1937 and given MLB's reclassification of the NeL, that's a now major league season. Seamheads doesn't have a photo for him, but I found these sites that reference his career, and one had this photo. He was a local star in Tacoma, WA and there is good citation work for the photo if additional research needs to be done.

OOTP has his name as "Jesse Brooks" in error but the Minors ID works for him: brooks000jes

Follow-up websites are:

https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/p...rID=brook01jes

https://www.tacomasportsmuseum.com/o...essBrooks.html

https://wertacoma.com/black-baseball-history-in-r-city/

[cinemaodyssey]

I'm just beginning my foray into a NGL Facepack so forgive me if I didn't go through this thread extensively. I didn't see Jefferson posted, nor do I see him on Seamheads so here he is, courtesy of the 4/19/1994 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. They include a very nice summary of his life accomplishments.

[Cusick]

Russell Betts was a pitcher with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1950 and 1951. The photo of Betts below was posted to the SABR Pictorial History Committee's Facebook page recently as a member in the team photo of the 1954 Canadians of St. Jean of the Provincial League. The full team photo is at:

https://www.lesfantomesdustade.ca/19...jean-canadiens

[Cusick]

Continuing with posts that emanate from new finds on the SABR Pictorial History Committee Facebook page ...

Jim Echols was a pitcher with the 1943 Atlanta Black Crackers. He is shown here in a Black Crackers uniform. This photo is from the Jackson (MS) Advocate of May 1, 1943.

[Cusick]

Another SABR PHC discovery ....

Leonard H. "Willie" Kendrick was a catcher and pitcher for the 1943 Atlanta Black Crackers. He is shown here in a Black Crackers uniform. The photo is from the July 24, 1943 issue of the Jackson (MS) Advocate.

[Cusick]

... and another lead from SABR's Pictorial History Committee.

Brennan L. "Bee" King was a pitcher with the 1943 Cincinnati Clowns. He also pitched for the 1945 Atlanta Black Crackers while he managed the same club. He is shown here with the Atlanta team. The photo is from the Jackson (MS) Advocate of Aug. 25, 1945.

[Cusick]

... and another lead from SABR's Pictorial History Committee.

Francisco Martinez was a pitcher with the Cuban Stars in 1937 and 1939. This photo shows him with the Cuban Stars. It's from the Belleville Daily Advocate of Aug. 9, 1937.

[Cusick]

... and the last lead (for now) from SABR's Pictorial History Committee.

Jim "Jimmy" Reynolds played 3B for the 1940 Indianapolis Clowns and 2B for the 1948 Cleveland Buckeyes. He is shown here with the Buckeyes. The photo is from The Weekly Review (Birmingham, AL) of July 31, 1948.

[cinemaodyssey]

I hadn't seen this player pictured either here or at Seamheads. This image comes from his obituary photo in the 9/25/1955 edition of The Indianapolis Star.

[cinemaodyssey]

Here's another find, thanks to the 4/5/1987 edition of The South Bend Tribune. Casey pitched very briefly in his recorded career but lived a very long life.

[Penale52]

A photo of Jimmy Cockerham accompanied his 1963 obituary.

[Penale52]

Adolphus Grimes pictured as an elderly man in the Dec. 25, 1990 issue of The Atlanta Constitution.

[Penale52]

Didn't see any photos here of Eddie Klep, who I believe was the only white man to play in the Negro leagues.

[Penale52]

Just like his brother Buck, Warren O'Neil lived into his mid-90s, and accepted Buck's Presidential Medal of Freedom after Buck's death in 2006.

[Cusick]

Originally Posted by Penale52

Didn't see any photos here of Eddie Klep, who I believe was the only white man to play in the Negro leagues.

There were two other white men. Lou Clarizio and Lou Chirban played for the 1950 Chicago American Giants. At first I had forgotten that I'd found photos of them. They were posted on this thread on the following pages:

Lou Clarizio -- https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...199642&page=41

Lou Chirban -- https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...99642&page=131

[Cusick]

Herbert Franklin "Laudie" Walker was a third baseman and pitcher with the Pittsburgh Keystones in 1921 and Homestead Grays in 1921-22 plus 1924. He is pictured here in a Grays uniform. The photo was found by Chuck McGill and shared via SABR's Pictorial History Committee.

[Cusick]

Matthis "Matt" Williams was a third baseman and shortstop with the Pittsburgh Keystones in 1921-22 and the Cleveland Tate Stars in 1923. The photo shows him with the Keystones. The photo was found by Chuck McGill and shared via SABR's Pictorial History Committee.

[Penale52]

Originally Posted by Cusick

There were two other white men. Lou Clarizio and Lou Chirban played for the 1950 Chicago American Giants. At first I had forgotten that I'd found photos of them. They were posted on this thread on the following pages:

Lou Clarizio -- https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...199642&page=41

Lou Chirban -- https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...99642&page=131

Interesting. Guess it would be more accurate to say Klep was the only known white player in what is now considered the Negro major leagues, unless MLB/Elias/SABR push back that 1948 end date.