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‘Octopus:’ Birmingham’s superstar shortstop belongs in the Hall of Fame
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
‘In the Negro Leagues, they called Artie Wilson “Octopus” because it was like he had eight arms that reached everywhere.’
If you’re a baseball fan and even if you’re not, I urge you to read every word of Joseph Goodman’s column about one of the greatest shortstops of all time and why he belongs in the National Baseball Hall of Fame:
Here are a few excerpts:
The best shortstop that most young baseball fans have never heard of was from speck-of-nothing Springville, Alabama, and when he would walk into the dugout for spring training he’d say, “Never fear, Artie’s here.”
Negro Leagues film hit home for Mets Smith
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Late last year, Major League Baseball announced its intention to declare several Negro Leagues as official big leagues.
Last week, a committee of the Society for American Baseball Research recommended that 7 leagues be recognized: the Negro National League I (1920-31), Negro National League II (1933-48), Negro American League (1937-48), Eastern Colored League (1923-28), American Negro League (1929), East-West League (1932) and Negro Southern League (1932).
MLB also said it would incorporate team and player statistics from the Negro Leagues into the existing records, which include data from the American and National leagues, American Association (1882-91), Union Association (1884), Players League (1890) and Federal League (1914-15).
MLB task force recommends seven Negro Leagues for major league status
The task force is examining leagues excluded in 1969 when a special committee on baseball records identified just six official major leagues dating to 1876.
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NEW YORK Seven Negro Leagues have been recommended for major league status by a task force of the Society for American Baseball Research.
The announcement Thursday followed Major League Baseball’s decision on Dec. 16 that it was reclassifying the Negro Leagues to majors. They had been excluded in 1969 when a special committee on baseball records identified six official major leagues dating to 1876.
SABR recommended big league status for the Negro National League I (1920-31), Negro National League II, (1933-48), Negro American League (1937-48), Eastern Colored League, (1923-28), American Negro League (1929), East-West League 932) and Negro Southern League (1932).
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