Rickwood Field game honors Negro Leagues Birmingham Black Barons and Montgomery Gray Sox milb.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from milb.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Negro Leagues stats put Josh Gibson on top workers.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from workers.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell and others played in Alberta and will be in the MLB's record book after the league announced it will absorb the stats from the Negro Leagues.
The recent inclusion of Negro League statistics into the Major League record book has not only further legitimized the careers of legends like Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige and Cool Papa Bell, but has also highlighted the careers of lesser-known Negro League players.
After more than a century, Major League Baseball admitted this week the Negro Leagues rocked beyond Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Cool Papa Bell. But hold your applause.