Negro Leagues/ Baseball

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Buck O'Neil was the first African American coach in Major League Baseball. Before that he played first base and coached for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues. He was an incredible man and the best ambassador baseball ever had.
Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks and Other Creeps-Volume 1 - New York City
Satchel Paige...This legendary Negro Leagues pitcher played for the Kansas City Monarchs and pitched in two Negro World Series and five East-West All Star games
The 1931 Homestead Grays Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Jud "Boojum" Wilson, Smokey Joe Williams and Willie Foster
John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil (November 13, 1911 – October 6, 2006) was a 1st baseman and manager in the Negro American League, mostly with the Kansas City Monarchs. After his playing days, he worked as a scout, and became the first African American coach in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Cubs. He later played a major role in establishing the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.
Negro League Baseball
Lee Moody - Kansas City Monarchs
City of Starkville
Hall of Fame outfielder Cool Papa Bell was born in Starkville in Mississippi.
Satchel Paige & Jackie Robinson - Kansas City Monarchs
Home - SHSMO Historic Missourians
Leroy "Satchel" Paige. Paige became a pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs in 1941. [Courtesy of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum]
Pre-game show
Joshua "Josh" Gibson, catcher in baseball's Negro Leagues. He also played for the Dominican League, the Mexican League & served as the 1st manager of the Santurce Crabbers, one of the most historic franchises of the Puerto Rico League. He was considered one of the very best catchers & power hitters in the history of ANY league, including the MLB. Known as the "Black Babe Ruth," some fans called Ruth the white Josh Gibson. He never played in MLB; it excluded non-whites during his lifetime.