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Baseball

ProudMNDemocrat

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1. Visit the a museum in Kansas City...

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 09:32 AM

Feb 2020

The Negro League Baseball Hall of Fame. They are all there.

A very good book to read....ONLY THE BALL WAS WHITE. Chronicles the league prior to 1949 with Jackie Robinson breaking the all-white color barrier.

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Biz Mackey: The Negro Leagues' great catcher [View all] Ohiogal Feb 2020 OP

Visit the a museum in Kansas City... ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2020 #1

Thanks! Ohiogal Feb 2020 #5

Thanks for the info. I knew of Gibson and Campanella, but not of Mackey. brush Feb 2020 #2

Campy talks about Gibson and Mackey extensively in his book Docreed2003 Feb 2020 #3

This is great information, but now I'm angry. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #4

I know what you mean! Ohiogal Feb 2020 #6