THE TEAMBROWN BLOG

#Spotlight – From George Levis Lee’s Chicago Defender Series – Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe from 1935, showcasing his amazing career #HistoryInYourSize

#Spotlight – This week we celebrate the world of Baseball and Editorial Cartoons – From George Levis Lee’s Chicago Defender Series – The Negro National League losing some of its star players #Histo...

Lastly we have Sam Bankhead who as a 7X All-Star and star for the Crawfords and Rap Dixon who was an unheralded star, often overshadowed by more famous teammates but who hit over .370 against white...

Another player that shows up multiple times is Satchel Paige who played for the Crawfords for 4 seasons & Judy Johnson who played his last seasons for the Crawfords before going into the HOF as...

Owner Gus Greenlee, the colorful owner, helped build one of the games great teams & Josh Gibson who played for four season for the Crawfords 

Players changed teams often and were equally great, and that is why both Cool Papa Bell and Oscar Charleston appear again 

#Spotlight – Rube Foster was not only known as the Father of the Negro Leagues, but was also a great player and manager for the team as well – Last we have Turkey Stearnes, one of the games best OF...

John Henry Lloyd played 3 years for the American Giants and this HOFer is considered the games best Shortstop & Oscar Charleston could be on every teams list, starring for the team in 1919 

Cool Papa Bell (with Lou Brock) makes another appearance, starring for the team in 1942 as part of his HOF resume & Cristóbal Torriente, the Cuban national was one of the teams stars with a lif...