Negro Leagues – Players 1920-1989 (Men)
Norman Thomas “Turkey” Stearnes (1901-1979)
Norman “Turkey” Stearnes was one of the Negro League Baseball’s (NBL) most feared hitters. Born on May 8, 1901 in...
Herbert Alphonso “Rap” Dixon (1902-1944)
Herbert Alphonso Dixon was a Negro Baseball League (NBL) baseball outfielder. Nicknamed “Rap,” Dixon was born on September 15, 1902...
Richard “Cannonball Dick” Redding (1893-1948)
Richard “Cannonball Dick” Redding was a pitcher, outfielder, and manager in the Negro Leagues. Redding was born on April 15,...
Willie James Wells (1906-1989)
Willie James Wells, who gained the baseball nickname “The Devil,” was a baseball player who played shortstop during his baseball...
John Preston “Pete” Hill (1882-1951)
John Preston “Pete” Hill was a baseball outfielder and manager for the Negro Leagues from 1920 to 1925. Hill was...
Ray Emmitt Dandridge (1913-1994)
Ray (Raymond) Emmitt Dandridge was a third baseman in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Dandridge was born on August 31, 1913...
Hilton Lee Smith (1907-1983)
Hilton Lee Smith was a right-handed pitcher who played for the Monroe, Louisiana Monarchs and Kansas City Monarchs. Smith was...
Monford Merrill Monte Irvin (1919-2016)
Monford Merrill Monte Irvin was a baseball player who played the left fielder and right fielder in the Negro Leagues...
Charles Wilber “Bullet” Rogan (1893-1967)
Charles Wilber “Bullet” Rogan, also known as Bullet Joe, was a pitcher and outfielder who played most of his baseball...
