Negro Leagues All-Time Team

We select a 28-player roster of the greatest players from Negro Leagues history.

STARTING LINEUP

Josh GIBSON

1930-1940, 1942-1946

Catcher

Buck LEONARD

1935-1948

first base

Newt ALLEN

1923-1944, 1947

second base

Pop LLOYD

1906-1929

shortstop

Ray DANDRIDGE

1933-1942, 1944

third base

Monte IRVIN

1938-1943, 1945-1948

left field

Oscar CHARLESTON

1920-1941

center field

Martín Dihigo

1923-1945

right field

Turkey STEARNES

1923-1940

DH

Vic HARRIS

1936-1942, 1945-1948, 1950

manager

BENCH

Louis SANTOP

1911-1926

Catcher

Mule SUTTLES

1924-1944

1B / LF

Marvin WILLIAMS

1943-1945

2B

Willie WELLS

1924-1948

SS

Judy JOHNSON

1921-1936

3B

Jud WILSON

1923-1945

3B / 1B

Cristóbal TORRIENTE

2006-2015

Outfield

Cool Papa BELL

1922-1946

center field

Pete HILL

1904-1925

right field

STARTING ROTATION

Satchel PAIGE

1928-1947

ACE

Smokey Joe WILLIAMS

1907-1932

STARTER

Bullet Joe ROGAN

1920-1938

starter

Willie FOSTER

1923-1937

starter

Ray BROWN

1931-1945

starter

BULLPEN

Ted "Double Duty" RADCLIFFE

1928-1946

closer

Leon DAY

1934-1943, 1946

reliever

Andy COOPER

1920-1939

reliever

Hilton SMITH

1932-1948

reliever

Frank BRADLEY

1937-1942

reliever