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 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.