Nashville, TN - The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club closes out the first half of the season with a 12-game, 13-day homestand, first hosting the Gwinnett
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The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club announced today the donation of the book “Home Plate: Henry Kimbro and Other Negro Leaguers of Nashville, Tennessee” to every public middle and high school of Metro Nashville Public Schools as part of Black History Month.
The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club announced today the donation of the book “Home Plate: Henry Kimbro and Other Negro Leaguers of Nashville, Tennessee” to every public middle and high school of Metro Nashville Public Schools as part of Black History Month.
The 41-page short story was written by Dr. Kimbro-Hamilton and her son, Patrick Hamilton. The book highlights the experiences and stories of Negro League players in Nashville and documents the history of the Negro Leagues specific to Nashville. Dr. Kimbro-Hamilton’s father, Henry Kimbro, played for the Nashville Elite Giants prior to the team’s move.
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The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum continues to celebrate the history of the Negro Leagues, and MLB.com s Bill Ladson has written a series of articles on some of the league s legends. Today, the focus is on outfielder Turkey Stearnes.
Of the Negro Leagues players enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Norman Turkey Stearnes arguably is the most underrated. You don t hear his name in the same light as Josh Gibson or Satchel Paige.
Stearnes didn t hit tape-measure shots like Gibson nor was he considered the fastest man to ever play the game like Cool Papa Bell. But Stearnes was respected by his counterparts.