This week we continue our celebration of Black History Month. Today is our tribute the greatness of the Negro Leagues players who would go on to become members of the Baseball Hall of Fame – Part III.
Kevin L. Mitchell’s book Last Train to Cooperstown showcased the class of 17 that was inducted in 2006 -
- Ray Brown - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/brown-ray - THE SWITCH-HITTING BROWN ALSO PLAYED THE OUTFIELD AND PINCH-HIT WHEN HE WAS NOT ON THE MOUND.
- Willard Brown - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/brown-willard - PLAYING IN THE PUERTO RICO WINTER LEAGUE, WILLARD BROWN CAPTURED A PAIR OF TRIPLE CROWNS, TOPPED THE .400-MARK TWICE AND EARNED THE NICKNAME ESE HOMBRE (THE MAN).
- Andy Cooper - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/cooper-andy
- Frank Grant - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/grant-frank
- Pete Hill - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/hill-pete
- Biz Mackey - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/mackey-biz
- Effa Manley - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/manley-effa - THAT EFFA MANLEY AND HER HUSBAND ABE RAN THE NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE'S NEWARK EAGLES FROM 1936-1948.
- José Méndez - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/mendez-jose - THAT JOSÉ MÉNDEZ WAS NOT ONLY AN OUTSTANDING PITCHER. HE COULD ALSO PLAY THE CORNET, CLARINET AND GUITAR.
- Alex Pompez - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/pompez-alex
- Cumberland Posey - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/posey-cum - THAT CUM POSEY ORGANIZED THE HOMESTEAD GRAYS FROM A GROUP OF STEELWORKERS?
- Louis Santop - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/santop-louis - THAT IN 1917 IN A THREE-GAME SERIES AGAINST A MAJOR LEAGUE ALL STAR TEAM, SANTOP GOT SIX HITS OFF OF CHIEF BENDER AND BULLET JOE BUSH AS HIS HILLDALE SQUAD WON TWO OF THE THREE GAMES?
- Mule Suttles - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/suttles-mule - THAT MULE SUTTLES HIT THE FIRST HOME RUN IN THE ANNUAL EAST-WEST ALL-STAR GAME.
- Ben Taylor - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/taylor-ben
- Cristóbal Torriente - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/torriente-cristobal - THAT CRISTÓBAL TORRIENTE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE INAUGURAL CUBAN HALL OF FAME CLASS IN 1939?
- Sol White - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/white-sol - THAT SOL WHITE'S OFFICIAL BASE BALL GUIDE IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST-KNOWN WORKS FOCUSING ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN BASEBALL AND REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS BOOKS EVER PUBLISHED ON THE SUBJECT?
- J.L. Wilkinson - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/wilkinson-jl - THAT PRIOR TO THE MONARCHS, J.L. WILKINSON OWNED ONE OF THE FIRST ALL-GIRLS BARNSTORMING TEAMS, AS WELL AS THE MULTI-ETHNIC ALL-NATIONS SQUAD.
- Jud Wilson - https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/wilson-jud - THAT AT THE AGE OF 49, WILSON HIT TWO TRIPLES IN ONE GAME, AND HIT .288 AT 51 YEARS OF AGE
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