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According to SI.
John McGraw
Joe McCarthy
Casey Stengel
Johnny Bench
Yogi Berra
Roger Clemens
Ty Cobb
Joe DiMaggio
Dennis Eckersley
Lou Gehrig
Lefty Grove
Rogers Hornsby
Walter Johnson
Sandy Koufax
Mickey Mantle
Christy Mathewson
Willie Mays
Stan Musial
Mariano Rivera
Alex Rodriguez
Mike Schmidt
Warren Spahn
Honus Wagner
Ted Williams
Cy Young
For the defensive alignment,
Josh Gibson is the catcher
Oscar Charleston is the first baseman
Jackie Robinson is the second baseman
Ernie Banks is the shortstop
Judy Johnson is the third baseman
The best outfielders consist of:
Turkey Stearnes (left fielder)
Cool Papa Bell (center fielder)
Willie Mays (right fielder)
The bench players consist of:
Monte Irvin (right fielder)
Hank Aaron (shortstop)*
Roy Campanella (catcher)
Larry Doby (center fielder)
Willie Wells (shortstop)
Ray Dandridge (third baseman)
Pop Lloyd (shortstop)
Buck Leonard (first baseman)
The pitchers have a staff loaded with stars like:
SP: Rube Foster
SP: Satchel Paige
SP: Martin Dihigo
SP: Smokey Joe Williams
SP: Bullet Joe Rogan
The reliable relief pitchers hold a bullpen featuring:
CP: Leon Day
RP: Hilton Smith
RP: Bill Foster
There it is: your twenty-five (25) best Negro League players of all time.
*Hank Aaron was a shortstop playing for the Indianapolis Clowns in the Negro Leagues before being switched to right field on the Milwaukee Braves in 1954.
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What did Hank Aaron do in college?
Hank Aaron never attended college. During his junior year of high school, he joined a negro baseball league team.
Why did the initial negro league fail?
After the integration of professional baseball two factors combined to bring about the collapse of the Negro Leagues: (a) the best players from the top Negro League teams were signed by Major League organizations, thus weakening the top Negro League teams, and (b) the interest of black fans was quickly drawn away from the Negro Leagues as they focused their interest on the performance of Jackie Robinson and other black pioneers in the major leagues
What major league team is the Somerset Patriots the farm team for?
The Patriots are not affiliated with Major League Baseball. They are a professional baseball team based in New Jersey and a member of the Freedom Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
What is the Oldest baseball team in major league?
The Cincinnati Reds, is recognized as the first "professional" baseball team.
What baseline is the home team dugout in little league baseball?
In little league baseball, the home team dugout is the 3rd base dugout.
What negro league baseball team had the initials BB on their uniforms?
The Negro League Baseball Team who had the initials BB on their uniforms were the Birmingham Black Barons
What is the all time negro league baseball team?
Homestead Grays
What was the reasoning for the Negro League?
The Negro League was a league founded by Ruth Foster. The Negro League let black people play baseball in their own league. The Negro League was the major league for black people. Most people do not believe this but the Negro League was rougher than the major league back around the 1900s. When Ruth Foster died the Negro League shut down. A few years later Gus Greenlee took over the Negro League. He was a manager of a team. He had the team with Sachel Paige on it. If you weren't aware he was the best Negro baseball player.
Who were the kanasas city monarchs?
They were a Negro League Baseball team. Satchel Paige pitched for 'em.
What team was in the negro league?
Birmingham barons
What was the first negro league team that Jackie played for?
Kansas City Monarchs
What was the first Negro league team that Jackie Robinson played for?
Kansas City Monarchs
Which team won the negro national league World Series in 1948?
The Homestead Grays.
Did Jackie Robinson ever play on a negro baseball team?
yes
First baseball team west of Mississippi River?
The St. Louis Cardinals were original members of the National League1901 and was the first professional major league team west of the Mississippi River. The St. Louis Browns joined the American League in 1902 as Milwaukee francise moved to St. Louis.
Does North Dakota have major league baseball team?
North Dakota does not have a Major League Baseball team.
What number did Satchel Paige wear?
It depends because Satchel Paige played on several minor and major league teams; as well as the Negro League. When he played on the Kansas City Monarch's team (one of the Negro League teams), his number was 25.
