Negro Leagues DB Update: 1914 & 1915 Negro Leagues

January 15, 2012 by Gary Ashwill · Leave a Comment

New to the DB this week are the 1914 and 1915 Negro leagues. The 1914 season in particular marks a turning point in black baseball history, as Charles Isham Taylor, former manager of the Birmingham Giants and West Baden Sprudels, arrived in Indianapolis to take over the A.B.C.s, bringing along with him his three ballplaying […]

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