They were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball’s Negro leagues ... independently before they joined the National Negro League. The team’s original name was the ‘St. ...

However, organized Black baseball rose again in 1933 with the founding of the new Negro National League, soon followed by the Negro American League. Nineteen thirty-three also saw the introduction of ...

The National Baseball Hall of Fame features over 300 members in its famous Plaque Gallery, but the path for 35 of them was a little more circuitous than the rest. The Negro Leagues and ...

The Royals Foundation is sponsoring free admission to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in February, offering expanded access to Black baseball history.

“the father of black baseball.” He was a pitcher, manager, and executive who created the Negro National League. According to the documentary, his long-term vision was to have his league ...

A search of New Orleans area newspaper archives revealed that his baseball journeys took him to New Orleans on numerous ...

MLB’s decision in December to recognize the Negro ... or National leagues but were denied an opportunity based on their skin color. “Bittersweet because it took Major League Baseball so ...

And in 2021, Baseball Reference, a trusted source for baseball stats ... and sixth in batting average (.369) in the 1922 Negro National League season. Bottom line: Boojum? That was the sound that his ...

President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick, said. The Historic 18th and Vine is a historically Black ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A plan to expand the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and add a hotel is moving forward. According to a city website, a request to rezone five properties near the baseball ...

The Royals got a shout-out from a “CBS Mornings” anchor on Wednesday for their support of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.