Nashville may receive an MLB expansion franchise soon. Which means it’s a good time to look back at Biz Mackey, the Hall of Fame catcher who is likely the greatest pro baseball player to ever represent Nashville.
Observers insist Dick Redding could throw a baseball at least as fast as Walter Johnson. Yet, the color of his skin kept him from proving it in the white major leagues.
Easter was physically impressive: 6’4 and close to 250 pounds. He looked like a defensive end instead of a baseball player. He was a hulking, left-handed power hitter and a bit of an enigma. Few people knew where he was from or when he was born, and ultimately when Easter met his maker in a violent manner, he still clung to his secrets.
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
Hall of Fame shortstop Willie Wells was probably every bit as great at hitting a baseball as Rogers Hornsby was.
On the 17th anniversary of Jackie Robinson Day, the dearth of black players in baseball is a concern for some observers of the sport. In a program
