Negro Leagues Players Who Have Been Overlooked by the Hall of Fame

August 29, 2013 by Chris Jensen · 4 Comments

When I set out to write my book, Baseball State by State, which features all-time teams by players’ state of birth, I originally did not include Negro Leagues players. I quickly realized the error of my ways, since how can you name an All-Time Georgia team and leave out Josh Gibson or compile an All-Time […]

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Negro Leagues Database Update: 1923 Negro National League

November 29, 2011 by Gary Ashwill · 5 Comments

We’re pleased to announce the addition of the 1923 Negro National League, compiled by Patrick Rock, to the Negro Leagues Database. Patrick’s work was the first statistical compilation of a Negro league season to reach the levels of thoroughness and completeness that we’re aspiring to here, and has been a key inspiration for my own […]

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