Sports – Baseball
David Ray “Doc” Roberts (1972- )
David Ray “Doc” Roberts is a baseball manager and former outfielder. Roberts was born on May 31, 1972, to Waymon...
Clarence Edwin “Cito” Gaston (1944- )
Clarence Edwin “Cito” Gaston is a baseball manager, coach, and outfielder. He became the first African American baseball manager to...
Johnnie B. “Dusty” Baker Jr. (1949- )
Johnnie B. “Dusty” Baker Jr. is currently the baseball manager of the Houston Astros and a former major league player....
Deion Luwynn Sanders (1967- )
Deion Luwynn Sanders is a college football coach, former professional football player, and baseball player. Sanders was born on August...
Patrick Mahomes Sr. (1970-)
Patrick Mahomes, who is also known as Patrick Lavon Mahomes, Sr. or Pat Mahomes, is a former American professional baseball...
Ronald LeFlore (1948- )
On August 1, 1974, twenty-six-year-old Ron LeFlore made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the Detroit Tigers. Thirteen months...
The Negro Baseball Leagues [Children’s Edition]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This entry is for juvenile audiences. To see the full version of this entry, click here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]What happened: In 1867, after...
The Negro Baseball Leagues (1920-1950)
The first recorded game of baseball in America occurred on June 19, 1846 in Hoboken, New Jersey. In its first...
Ted Rasberry (1913-2001)
Ted Rasberry was a player and team owner in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Rasberry was born on October 8, 1913,...
