Tabron, Don 1934 Joe Louis Brown Bombers 1934 Chatman Colored All Stars 1934 Chatham All Stars (Canadian Provincial League Champs) 1935 Chatham All Stars (D) (Canadian Provincial League) 1935 Detroit Cubs 1936 Detroit Stars 1937 Zulu Cannibal Giants (Charlie Henry - Manager) 1937 Turpin All Stars 1937 Turned down contract w/pittsburgh Crawfords (NNL) 1937-1944 Turpin All Stars Turpin A.C. Detroit Stars Detroit Cubs North Detroit Cubs Ford UAW Local 600 1945 North Detroit Cubs 1934-1935 Chatham All Stars (Canadian Tournaments) Taborn, Earl 1942-1944 St. Louis Giants 1946-1949 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1949 Sold to New York Yankees (MLBB) Organization 1949 Newark (IL) 1950-1951 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) (D) 1951 Mexico City (Mexican League) 1952-1954 Aguila (Mexican League) 1954 Oriente (Dominican Summer League) 1955-1956 Aguila (Mexican League) 1957-1958 Nuevo Laredo (Mexican League) 1959 Mexico City Tigers (Mexican League) 1959 Cordoba (Liga Veracruzana) 1960 Aguila (Mexican League) 1961 Puebla (Mexican League) Winter League: 1947-48 Santurce Cangrejeros (Puerto Rico) 1948-49 Santurce Cangrejeros (Puerto Rico) 1949-50 Santurce Cangrejeros (Puerto Rico) 1950-51 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1951-52 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1952-53 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1958-59 Leon Melenudos (Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League) 1959-60 Puebla Camoteros (Liga Invernal Vercruzana) (Mexico) also played in Venezuela and Panama Puerto Rican League All Star Team (1949-50) Mexican League Homerun Title (1957-27 Homeruns) 367
Liga Invernal de Veracruzana All Star Team (1959-60) Mexican League All Star Team (1961) Tanner, Jack 1933 Tacoma Junior American Legion Team (Tacoma, Washington) 1934-1935 Johnson Point 1935 Wheelites (CA) 1936 Tacoma Stadium High School (State Baseball Champions) 1939 Seattle American Giants 1939 Seattle American Giants (Pugent Sound League) 1939-1942 General Motors (Valley League) Nauberts Recreation (Twilight League) Stadium Independents (Western Washington League) 1943-1945 U.S. Army (World War II - Pacific Theater) 1945-1946 College of Pugent Sound (College Baseball & Football) also played for the Seattle Ubangi - black football team Tarbero, Bert 1965-1967 Indianapolis Clowns Tasby, Willie 1948-1950 Mc Clymonds High School (Oakland, CA) 1948-1952 Trans Ocean Airlines (Industrial League) Oakland Giants 1950 Fargo-Moorhead (Northern League) 1951 Phoenix (Southwestern International League) 1952 Signed by St. Louis Browns (MLBB) 1952 Pocatello Bannocks (Pioneer League) 1953-1954 York (Piedmont League) 1955-1956 San Antonio Missions (Texas League) 1956 Texas City (Big State League) 1957 Vancouver (PCL) 1957 Knoxville (South Atlantic League) 1958 Louisville (AA) 1958-1960 Baltimore Orioles (ML) 1960 Traded to Boston Red Sox for Gene Stephens 1960 Boston Red Sox (ML) 1960 Drafted by expansion Washington Senators for $ 75,000 1961-1962 Washington Senators (ML) 1962 Traded to Cleveland Indians for Steve Hamilton and Don Rudolph 1962-1963 Cleveland Indians (ML) 1964 Portland Beavers (PCL) 1965 Monterrey (Mexican League) 1966 Reynosa (Mexican League) 1967 Plant City Pirates (FWCNL) 1954-1955 Caguas Criolles (Puerto Rico) 1956-1957 Cartegena (Colombian League) 1958-1959 Habana Leones (Cuban Winter League) 1959-1960 Habana Leones (Cuban Winter League) 368
Piedmont League Homerun and RBI Titles: (1954 27 homeruns and 121 RBI) Piedmont League All Star Team (1952) Puerto Rican League Doubles Leader: (1954-55 17 doubles) American Association League Rookie of Year (1958) American Association League All Star Team (1958) American League Rookie All Star Team (1959) Cuban League All Star Team (1958-59) Tatum, James Jr. 1968-1974 Chattanooga Royals Chattanooga Stars Chattanooga A s Taylor, Carl 1964-1966 Stockham Valves and Fittings (BIL) 1968-1974 Chrysler (Detroit Industrial League Panthers (Northeastern Park) Taylor, Charley 1958-1960 Grand Prairie High School (High School Football & Baseball) 1958-1960 Grand Prairie (Black semipro baseball team) (Barnstormed all over Texas and Midwest - 60/40 ball) (Theotis Smith - Owner/Manager) 1961-1963 Arizona State University (College Football & Baseball) 1964 Drafted number 1 by the Washington Redskins (NFL) 1964-1977 Washington Redskins (NFL) All Western Athletic Conference (1962 and 1963) National Football League Pro Bowl (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975) National Football League - Leading Pass Receiver: (1966, 1967, 1970 and 1972) National Football League - Super Bowl (1972) National Football Hall of Fame (1984) Taylor, Freddie 1948 Seguin Red All Stars 1949-1950 Texas Southern University (Ready) 1950-1951 Houston Stars 1952-1953 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1952-1953 U.S. Army (Fort Stewart Savannah, Georgia) 1956-1965 San Antonio All Stars Wheatley Court All Stars San Antonio Hawks Brooks Field AFB (San Antonio, TX) 369
All Army Baseball Team (1952 and 1953) Memphis Red Sox (played in one game with Bob Boyd) (NAL) Taylor, Herman 1945-1948 Asheville Blues (NSL) 1948 Greensboro Red Wings (NAA) (D) 1953-1956 High Point Red Sox 1953-1957 Greensboro Red Sox Taylor, Robert 1933-1935 Chappie Johnson's All Stars (Lightning, Harold Cooper's All Stars Flash) 1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords (NNL) 1937 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1938 Indianapolis ABC's (NAL) (D) 1938-1940 Albany Black Sox 1939 St. Louis Stars (NAL) 1940 New Orleans-St. Louis Stars (NAL) 1942 New York Black Yankees (NNL) Taylor, Roosevelt 1948-1951 Williamsburg Buckeyes (Town Team) Circle Black Sox (Town Team) 1950-1952 Williamsburg (VA) High School (High school football and baseball) 1951-1952 Baltimore Bruins (Brady Johnson owner) 1953-1955 Greensboro Red Birds (NCL) 1956 U.S. Army (Fort Eustis Military Baseball) 1956 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) (Played a couple of games on weekends while in Army) Taylor, Samuel T. (Sam) 1946 East St. Louis White Sox (Marlon Starling - Manager) 1946-1949 Sixth Street Stars 1949-1950 East St. Louis Giants (St. Louis City League) 1950-1957 East St. Louis Colts 1950-1952 Metropolitan All Stars 1952-1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1954 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1954 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1955 St. Louis Rams 1955-1957 East St. Louis Colts 1958 East St. Louis Midgets 1959-1962 Brooklyn Robins (Tandy League) Taylor, Tommy 1954 Blair Chapel (TN) 1955-1956 Bradenton Nine Devils (FL) 1956 Jack Rossiter's Baseball School Bill Virdon's Baseball School 1957 Signed by Cincinnati Reds (MLBB) 1957 Palatka (Florida State League) 1958 Hornell (New York Penn League) 1958 Geneva Redlegs (New York Penn League) 1958 Released by Cincinnati Reds (MLBB) 1958 Cocoa Beach (FSNL) 1959-1960 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1960 Kansas City Monarchs 370
(Post season barnstorming tours) 1960 Satchel Paige's All Stars (Canadian Tournament Tour) 1960 Saskatoon Gems (Western Canada League) 1961 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1961 Bismarck Man Dan Partners (Minnesota Twins Farm System) 1961 Edmonton Eskimos (Western Canada League) 1961 Lethbridge White Sox (Western Canada League) 1962-1964 Calgary (Canada) Coaching Career: Lane College - Baseball Coach (8 years) Teasley, Ronald 1939 Detroit Cubs (Ron, Schoolboy) 1939 Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company - Local 174 1940 Detroit Motor City Giants 1940-1943 Detroit Black Sox Detroit Red Sox Ypsilanti Detroit Wolves Detroit Motor City Giants 1941-1943 Northwestern High School (Detroit, Michigan) (10 Varsity letters) (All City - Basketball & Baseball)(Two times) (All State - Baseball) (.420 career batting average) 1941-1943 Numerous Detroit Amateur Teams Ford All-Stars Local Union 49 Great Lakes Insurance Heart of Detroit Highland Park Aces Dee's Sporting Goods 1943-1944 Toledo Cubs Toledo Crawfords 1944 Detroit Wolves 1944 UAW Local 600 (Team sponsored by Ford Motor Co.) (Team managed by Charles Red House) (Wichita Tournament) 1944-1945 Detroit Motor City Giants 1945 Toledo Cubs (USL) 1945 Toledo Rays (USL) 1945 Toledo Cubs 1945 Toledo Crawfords 1945 Detroit Motor City Giants (USL) 1945 Wayne State University (College baseball - hit.500) 1946 Navy All Stars (Sipan) (Military Baseball) 1947-1948 Wayne State University (College Baseball - hit.360 &.400) (College Basketball) 1947 Detroit Wolves 1948 Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB) 1948 Olean Oilers (Pony League) (Brooklyn Dodgers Organization) 1948 New York Cubans (NNL) 371
1949 Carmen Cardinals (Manitoba Senior Baseball League) 1950 Carmen Cardinals (Mandak League) 1950-1951 Motor City Giants 1951 Ford All Stars (NABF) (NABF League Champions) 1943-1944 All-American Whiz Kids (Barnstorming Basketball Team) 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers Spring Training (Vero Beach, Florida) Mandak League All Star Team (1949, 1950 and 1951) High School Coaching Career: Northwestern High School Varsity Baseball (20 years) 224-125 Varsity Basketball (2 years) 26-4 Junior Varsity Basketball (3 years) Varsity Golf Coached 15 championship teams Wayne State University Sports Hall of Fame Teel, Joseph Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame 1943-1946 Peekskill High School (Peekskill, New York) (High School Baseball & Basketball) 1946 Peekskill (NY) (American Legion) 1946-1951 U.S. Navy (Military Baseball and Basketball) (Norfolk Naval Air Flyers - Basketball) (Norfolk, Virginia) 1951-1953 Philadelphia Stars (NAL) (Oscar Charleston - Manager) 1953-1954 Harlem Globetrotters Thomas, Clint 1919 Bowers Easters (Sand lot team) (Hawk) 1920 Brooklyn Royal Giants 1921 Columbus Buckeyes (NNL) 1922 Detroit Stars (NNL) 1923-1928 Hilldale Daisies (ECL) 1928 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (ECL) 1929 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (ANL) 1930 New York Lincoln Giants (D) 1931 Harlem Stars 1932 Indianapolis ABC s (NSL) 1932 New York Black Yankees (EWL) 1933-1935 New York Black Yankees 1936 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1937-1938 New York Black Yankees (NNL) 1923-24 Habana Leones (Cuba) 1924 Habana (Special Season Gran Premio) (Cuba) 1924-25 Almendares (Cuba) 1925 All Yankees (American Series vs All Cubans) (Cuba) 372
1926-27 Alacranes (Special Season Triangular) (Cuba) 1927-28 Philadelphia Royal Giants (California Winter League) 1928-29 Almendares (Cuba) 1930 Almendarista (Special Season-UNICO) (Cuba) Thomas, Earl 1951 High Hat Barbershop 1952-1956 Fort Lauderdale Braves 1956-1960 U.S. Marines 1961-1962 Ft. Lauderdale Braves Thomas, George 1957-1958 Philadelphia Stars (Wardell Jackson - Owner) 1958 Chicago White Sox (MLBB) Tryout (Comiskey Park - Chicago, IL) 1959-1960 Raleigh Tigers (NAL) (Arthur Dove - Owner) 1960-1961 Shaw University (College Baseball & Basketball) 1960-1961 Philadelphia Stars (Based out of New Orleans, LA) 1962-1964 U.S. Army (Military Police) (Military Baseball & Basketball) (Fort Hood, Texas and Germany - Europe) 1966-1971 Chicago Yankees 1957-1958 Philadelphia Stars (Canadian Tournaments) 1960 Philadelphia Stars Spring Training (Birmingham, Alabama) 1961 Philadelphia Stars Spring Training (Birmingham, Alabama) 1961 Philadelphia Stars (Canadian Tournaments) Thomas, Henry Clyde 1958-1960 Alexandria Black Aces (Hank) (Alexandria, Louisiana) (Thomas "Big Train" Parker - Team Manager) 1960 Signed by Winfield Welch for Philadelphia Stars 1960 Philadelphia Stars (Based out New Orleans, Louisiana) 1960-1963 Alexandria Black Aces 1963-1965 U.S. Army (Military baseball & football) (Ft. Polk Louisiana and Ft. Knox - Kentucky) (Camp Casey & Camp Beaver - Korea) 1966-1968 Cox Clippers (Pontiac, Michigan) Thomas, Lavon 1965-1969 Alden Cardinals (BIL) 1969-1972 Ensley (BIL) 1972-1975 Stockham Valves and Fittings (BIL) 1975-1982 East Thomas Eagles (BIL) (Won three championships with East Thomas and one w/ Alden) 373
Thomas, Terry 1943-1944 Plant City Trojans (Semiprofessional - Black Florida Football League) 1944-1949 Plant City Aces (FSNL) Pepsi Cola Giants (FSNL) 1947 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) 1947 New Orleans Black Pelicans (NSL) 1950-1950 Plant City Aces (FWCNL) Thomas, Willie 1952-1953 Wheatley All Stars (San Antonio, Texas) 1954-1959 San Antonio Indians (STNL) 1954-1959 San Antonio Indians (Pittman-Sullivan League) Thompkins, Allie L. 1922-1926 Pittsburgh Monarchs 1927-1929 Pittsburgh Crawfords (D) 1929 Homestead Grays (ANL) 1930 Pittsburgh Crawfords Thompson, Frank A. 1945 Nashville Cubs (Hoss) 1947-1949 Nashville Cubs (NSL) 1949-1950 Morocco Stars 1951 Baltimore Elite Giants (NAL) (D) 1952-1954 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) plus played for New Era Giants and Cleveland Buckeyes Thompson, Henry Curtis (Hank) 1943-1947 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1944-1945 Military Service 1947 Signed with Willard Brown by Bill Veeck St. Louis Browns (MLBB) 1947 St. Louis Browns (ML) 1948 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) (D) 1949 Jersey City Giants (IL) 1949-1950 New York Giants (ML) 1951 Minneapolis Millers (AA) 1951-1956 New York Giants (ML) 1957 Minneapolis Millers (AA) 1945 Tampico (Mexican League) 1946 Kansas City Monarchs (Negro League World Series - Lost to Newark Eagles) 1946-1947 Havana Leones (Cuban Winter League) 1947-1948 Havana Leones (Cuban Winter League) 1948-1949 Havana Leones (Cuban Winter League) 1951 New York Giants - World Series (Lost to New York Yankees 4-2) 1954 New York Giants - World Series (Beat Cleveland Indians 4-0) 1957-1958 Ponce (Puerto Rican Winter League) Cuban League All Star Team (1946-47, 1947-48 and 1948-49) Thompson, James 1955-1966 Decatur Red Sox (Newton County league) 1960 Clarksdale (MS) (Town Team) 1963-1964 Mississippi Valley State College (College Baseball) 374
1966-1971 Biloxi Dodgers (GCNL) 1972-1977 Meridian Braves (MS) Thompson, Johnny 1957-1962 Decatur Red Sox (Newton County League) 1960 Clarksdale (MS) (Town Team) 1963-1964 Mississippi Valley State College (College Baseball) 1963-1965 Biloxi Dodgers (GCNL) Mobile Black Bears 1966-1969 United States Air Force (Military Baseball) Japan (USAF baseball)(1967-1968) 1969-1974 Biloxi Dodgers (GCNL) All Military Service All Star Team (1968) Thompson, Norman 1974-1983 Pasagoula Merchants (GCNL) Thompson, Sandy 1939 Palmer House Indians (Assumed name used by Joe B. Scott) Thompson, Thomas 1946-1950 Miami Giants (Bat Boy) (Pete) Thompson, Woody 1963-1967 Decatur Red Sox (Newton County League) Decatur Red Sox (GCNL) 1966-1968 Jackson State University (College baseball) Thornton, Otis 1963-1965 Ensley Steel (BIL) 1963-1965 Westfield High School (Baseball and football star) 1965 Signed by Houston Astros (MLBB) 1965 Bradenton Astros (Florida Rookie League) 1966 Bismark-Mandan (Northern League) 1966 Salisbury (Western Carolina League) 1967 Coco Beach (Florida State League) 1968 Greensboro (Carolina League) 1968 Williamsport (New York Penn League) 1969 Newport News (Carolina League) 1970 Columbus (Southern League) 1970 Raleigh Durham (Carolina League) 1971-1972 Oklahoma City 89ers (AA) 1973 Houston Astros (ML) 1973 Denver Bears (AA) 1974 Columbus (Southern League) 1979-1985 Stockham (BIL) 1971-1972 Dominican Republic Industrial League Most Valuable Player (Birmingham, AL) (1983 and 1985) Thurman, Earston 1959-1970 Fairmount Foundry (BIL) (Lil Darling) Norway Braves Newark Hawks (NJ) 1971-1979 Stockham (Y.M.C.A. Industrial League) 375
Thurman, Robert 1939 Barnett Fuel (Bob) (Denver Post Tournament) 1942-1945 U.S. Army (military Service) (New Guinea and Philippines) 1946-1948 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1949 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1949 Sold by Tom Baird (owner) of the Kansas City Monarchs to the New York Yankees organization (D) 1949 Sold by Yankees to Chicago Cubs (MLBB) 1949 Newark Bears (IL) 1950 Springfield Cubs (IL) 1951-1952 San Francisco Seals (PCL) 1953-1954 Suspended List 1953-1954 Escogido (Dominican Summer League) 1955 Signed by Gabe Paul and Birdie Tebbets of Cincinnati Reds (MLBB) for $ 10,000 1955-1959 Cincinnati Reds (ML) 1957 Seattle Rainiers (PCL) 1959 Omaha Cardinals (AA) 1959-1960 Seattle Rainiers (PCL) 1960 Charleston Senators (AA) 1961 Charlotte Hornets (South Atlantic League) 1947-48 Santurce Cangrejeros (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1948-49 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1949-50 Santurce Cangrejeros (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1950-51 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1951 Santurce (Caribbean World Series) 1951-52 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1952-53 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1953 Santurce (Caribbean World Series) 1953-54 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1954-55 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1955 Santurce (Caribbean World Series) 1955-56 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1956-57 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1957-58 Santurce (Puerto Rico) 1959-60 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) Major League Baseball Scout: Cincinnati Reds Kansas City Royals Major League Scouting Bureau Puerto Rican League Hits Leader: (1947-48 102 hits and 1950-51 112 hits) Puerto Rican League Doubles Leader: (1950-51 22 doubles) Puerto Rican League Triples Leader: (1947-48 9 triples, 1951-52 - 8 triples and 1957-58 8 triples) Puerto Rican League Homerun Title: (1948-49 - 18 Homeruns) 376
Puerto Rican Winter League MVP (1950-51) Puerto Rican Winter League All Time Homerun & RBI Leader: (120 Homeruns and 566 RBI's) Dominican Summer League Homerun and RBI Title (1954-11 Homeruns and 34 RBI) Puerto Rican All Star Team: (1950-51, 1951-52, 1954-55 and 1955-56) Puerto Rican Baseball Hall-of-Fame (1991) Tiddle, Milton E. 1950-1952 Parker High School (High School Baseball) 1950-1954 ACIPCO (BIL) 1952-1954 Tennessee State University (College Football) 1954-1955 ACIPCO (BIL) Connor Steel (BIL) 1955 Westfield Steel (BIL) 1955 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1955-1962 ACIPCO (BIL) Tillman, James 1935 Washington Aztecs 1939-1940 Rockville A.C. 1940-1941 D.C. Indians (D) 1941-1942 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1943-1948 D.C. Indians Charlotte Black Hornets (NCL) (played in Charlotte 2 years) 1943-1948 Washington Black Sox (Interstate League) also played football w/ Washington Lions Tinker, Harold 1920 Keystone Unions (Hooks) 1920 Keystone Juniors 1921 Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company (WEMCO) 1922-1926 Pittsburgh Monarchs 1926-1927 Edgar Thompson Community Team (D) (Edgar Thompson Steel Co.) 1927-1930 Pittsburgh Crawfords (Outfielder and Manager) 1931 Pittsburgh Crawfords 1938 St. Joe Church Baseball Team 1938-1939 Hazelwood Giants (Community League) 1949-1950 Terrace Village (Honus Wagner League - Pittsburgh) 1951-1954 Terrace Village (Greater Pittsburgh League) Pittsburgh Black Sandlot All Star Team (1927) (Discovered Josh Gibson in 1927) Tippins, James 1948-1949 Derkyville Projects (Raymond Johnson - Manager) 1950-1953 Moncreif Dodgers (Jacksonville City League) (Acosta Kittles - Manager) 377
1950-1953 Cunningham Clowns 1953-1976 U.S. Army (Military Baseball) All Marine Baseball Team (1957) Tobin, Al (Gizmo the Clown) (The Hose) (Business Manager - General Manager PA Announcer - Clown) 1979-1982 Baruch College (State University of New York) 1983 Winter Baseball Meetings (Nashville, Tennessee) 1985 State University of New York (Stoneybrook, New York) (Coach) 1986 Illinois State University (Masters Degree - Sports Admin.) 1986 Winter Baseball Meetings (Hollywood, Florida) 1987-1988 Ocala Professional Baseball Camp (Business Administrator) 1987-1989 Indianapolis Clowns Todd, Elzie 1950 Brighton Fire Fighters (Portsmouth, VA) (Snookie) 1951 Baltimore Elite Giants (NAL) (Turned down contract to sign with Clowns for more money) 1951-1952 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1953 St. Thomas (Canada) 1954 Retired Arm Problems Toles, Ted 1940-1943 Newton Falls (Ohio) 1944-1946 Warren Game Cocks 1946 Pittsburgh Crawfords (USL) 1946 Jackie Robinson All Stars 1947 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1947 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) 1948-1949 Warren (Ohio) 1949 Jacksonville Eagles 1950 Cleveland Indians Tryout (MLBB) 1950 Signed by Cleveland Indians (MLBB) 1950 Assigned by Cleveland Indians to Raleigh (NC) Race riots couldn't report to NC Sent to Canada in order to play everyday 1950 Eston (North Eastern Saskatchewan League) 1950 Saskatchewan (North Eastern Saskatchewan League) 1951 Jacksonville Eagles 1951 New Castle Indians (Middle Atlantic League) (Cleveland Indians Minor League Organization) 1952 Magic Valley Cowboys (Pioneer League) 1953 Fredericks (Maryland) 1953 St. Hyacinthe A s (Canadian Provincial League) 1953 Trois Rivieres Yankees (Canadian Provincial League) Amateur Boxing Career - Middleweight (1940's - Braceville A.C.) (Trumbull County Novice Boxing Tournament Champion - 1945) 378
Tombasco, Sebastian 1974-1976 Corning Community College (College Baseball) (Sal, Alabama Sal 1977 Daytona (semipro baseball) Rocko the Clown, 1977 Harry Wendlestedt Umpire School Rocko, Andre the 1977 (Daytona, Florida) Clown, Captain 1978-1982 Corning (NY) (Semipro team) Ahab, Rocco and 1983-1989 Indianapolis Clowns Indy Idiot) (Owner Player Entertainer) 1982-1995 Ocala Professional Baseball Camp (Owner - Baseball School - Florida) 1989-2004 Southern Tier Baseball Schools (Owner - Upstate New York) 1999 Bradford Braves Bradford Central High School (Head Baseball Coach) Major League Baseball Scout: Philadelphia Phillies (1988-1999) Tomlin, Robert 1944-1947 Peru All Stars (Bob) 1947 Stockham Steel (BIL) 1948-1949 Peru All Stars 1950 Cincinnati Reds (MLBB) Organization 1951-1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1954-1955 Detroit Stars (NAL) Tomlinson, John H. (Cutie) 1937-1942 Scripto Black Cats (Atlanta, Georgia) 1937-1942 Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL) Tonkins, James 1943-1945 Dudley High School (Jim) 1943-1945 Red Hill (Town Team) Collins Grove (Town Team) Sedalia (Town Team) 1946 Goshen Red Wings 1946 North Carolina A & T (College Baseball) 1947 Greensboro Red Wings (NCL) 1948-1949 Greensboro Red Wings (NAA) 1950 Greensboro Red Wings (NCL) 1950-1956 Greensboro Red Birds also played for Jackie Robinson All Stars and Roy Campanella s All Stars Toombs, Lowell 1951-1952 Kansas City Monarchs (Bat Boy) (NAL) (Tee) 1952 Kansas City Bulldogs (Kansas City Junior League) 1953 The Bachelors Club (Jackie Robinson League) (Hilton Smith - Manager) 1953-1954 Mc Guire Clothiers (American Legion League) (Don Motley - Coach) 1955-1956 Muelbach Braves (American Legion League) 379
(Don Motley - Coach) 1956-1957 Millgrams (Ban Johnson League) 1957 Kansas City Giants 1957 Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (MLBB) 1958 Albany (GA) 1958 Released by St. Louis Cardinals (MLBB) 1958-1960 Kansas City Giants 1960-1962 U.S. Army (Military Baseball - Germany) 1962 Grays Truck Line (Jay Hawk League) 1962-1964 Kansas City Giants (Jay Hawk League) 1964 Kansas City Monarchs 1960 Kansas City Giants (NBC District Champions - Kansas) (NBC State Tournament - Kansas) (NBC National Tournament - Wichita) American Legion All Star Team (1954) Kansas State NBC Baseball Tournament All Star Team: (1960) Torrey, James (Gabby) 1965-1967 Carver High School (High School Baseball) 1968-1972 Jackson State University (College Baseball) 1972-1982 Pascagoula Merchants (GCNL) 1983-1984 Pass Point Pirates (GCNL) Tooson, Roland Lorenzo 1953-1954 Tooson Family Baseball Team (Cypress, Alabama) 1954-1955 Central Foundry (Industrial team) 1956 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1956 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1956-1960 Ford Motor Company Local 849 (Detroit Industrial League) Townsell, Curtis 1958-1960 Kansas City Giants 1961-1962 U.S. Army Travis, Art 1935-1937 Zulu Cannibal Giants (Red) (Charlie Henry - Manager) 1938 Satchel Paige's All Stars 1938-1939 Detroit Stars Triggs, Alex 1954 Stoneyhill (LA) (Town Team) 1954 Shreveport Black Sports 1954 Harlem Globetrotters 1955 Detroit Stars (NAL) (D) 1955-1957 Shreveport Black Sports 1957 Pampa Oilers (West Texas - New Mexico League) 1957-1961 Shreveport Black Sports 1954 Harlem Globetrotters Spring Training (Meridian, Mississippi) 1956 Jasper Steers (NBC - Waco Tournament) 1961 Jasper Steers (NBC - Waco Tournament) 380
also played one season in Canada Trimont, Percy (D) Tripp, Robert 1945-1946 Dr. Nut's Tigers 1947 New Orleans Creoles (NSL) 1948 New York Cubans (NNL) 1948-1952 U.S. Air Force (Military Baseball) (Strategic Air Command - SAC) (Walker AFB, New Mexico)(Roswell, New Mexico) 1952 Turned down offer from Paul Brown (Cleveland Browns) to play professional football (fullback) 1952 Signed by Spec Richardson of Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB) for $3,000 1952 Mobile (Alabama) (Team refused to take his assignment because he was black) 1952 Indian Head Rockets (Saskatchewan, Canada) (Barnstorming & Tournament Ball) 1952 Jacksonville Eagles (Barnstorming tour of Canada) (Jim Williams - Owner) 1953 Regina Caps (Saskatchewan Baseball League) 1954 Saskatoon Gems (Saskatchewan Baseball League) (Won League Championship) 1955 Saskatoon Gems (Western Canadian Baseball League) (Won League Championship) 1956 Jacksonville Braves Spring Training (Milwaukee Braves Organization) 1956 Macon (Georgia) 1957-1962 Collins All Stars (Bob Bissant - Manager) 1953-1955 Edenton Sluggers (NC) Town Team) 1957 Norfolk Tigers (John Allen Owner) 1958 Chinese Corner Redlegs (Tidewater Negro Baseball League) 1959-1962 Chinese Corner Redlegs 1962 Indianapolis Clowns 1962-1964 Chinese Corner Redlegs Trouppe, Quincy Thomas (Big Train) 1927-1930 Vashon High School (St. Louis, Missouri) 1930 Tom Powell Post 77 (American Legion League) 1930-1931 St. Louis Stars (NNL) 1932 Detroit Wolves (EWL) 1932 Homestead Grays (EWL) 1932 Kansas City Monarchs (NSL) 1933 Chicago American Giants (NNL) (D) 1933-1934 Jamestown, North Dakota 1933-1936 Bismarck Giants (Bismarck, North Dakota) 1935 National Baseball Congress Tournament Champions (Wichita, Kansas) 381
Tournament All Star Team 1936 National Baseball Congress: Wichita National Tournament 1934-1935 Kansas City Monarchs 1935 Chicago American Giants (NNL) 1936 Kansas City Monarchs 1937 Voluntarily Retired 1938-1939 Indianapolis ABC's (NAL) 1939 Monterrey Carta Blanca (Mexican League) 1939 St. Louis Stars (NAL) 1940-1941 Monterrey Carta Blanca (Mexican League) 1942-1944 Mexico City Reds (Mexico) 1944-1947 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) 1948 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1949 New York Cubans (NAL) 1949 Drummondville Cubs (Canadian Provincial League) 1950-1951 Jalisco (Mexican League) (Guadalajara) 1952 Cleveland Indians (ML) 1952 Indianapolis (AA) 1930 St. Louis Stars (Four game series vs Max Carey's All Stars) 1932 Kansas City Monarchs Mexico Tour (Series vs Mexico City Aztecs) 1934 Kansas City Monarchs Denver Post Tournament Runner-up (First all-black team to appear in the tournament) 1934 Kansas City Monarchs (Barnstorming Tour) (Series vs Dean All Stars w/dizzy & Paul Dean in Chicago, Des Moines, Kansas City & Oklahoma City) 1936 Kansas City Monarchs (Exhibition game in Oklahoma City vs Dizzy Dean's All Stars) 1936 St. Louis Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion (Boxing) 1936 A.A.U. National Heavyweight Champion (Amateur Boxing) 1941 Mexican League All Stars (Two game series vs Kinloch Giants St. Louis, MO) 1941-1942 Guayama Brujos (Puerto Rican Winter League) 1943-1944 Kansas City Royals (CAWL) 1944-1945 Marianao (Cuba) 1944-1945 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rico) 1945 American All Stars (Venezuela) 1945-1946 Caracas (Venezuelan League) 1945-46 San Juan Senadores (Puerto Rico) 1946 Satchel Paige's All Stars (Eighteen Game Series vs Bob Feller's Major League All Stars) 1946 Magallanes (Venezuelan League) 1947-48 Mayaguez (Puerto Rican League) 1947-1948 Caguas-Guayama (Puerto Rican League Champions) (Player - Manager) 1948-1949 Caguas (Puerto Rico) (Player-Manager) 1949 Mayaguez Indians (Caribbean World Series) 382
1949-1950 Marianao (Cuba) 1949-1950 Aguadilla (Puerto Rico) 1950-51 Marianao (Cuba) 1950-51 Aguadilla (Puerto Rico) 1951-52 Magallanes (Venezuelan League) 1952-53 Caracas (Venezuelan League) 1952-53 Magallanes (Venezuelan League) 1953-54 Cartagena (Colombian League) 1956-57 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) (Manager) 1957-58 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) (Manager) 1957-58 Cartagena (Colombian League) (Manager) Puerto Rican League Runs Batted In Leader: (1941-42 57 RBI) Puerto Rican League Runs Triples Leader: (1941-42 10 triples) Negro League All Star Team: (1938-West, 1945-West, 1946-West, 1947-West & 1948-West) Mexican League All Star Team: (1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1950 & 1951) Puerto Rican League All Star Team (1941-42 & 1944-45) Venezuelan League All Star Team (1945-46 & 1946-47) Canadian Provincial League All Star Team (1949) Cuban Winter League All Star Team (1950-51) Colombian League All Star Team (1953-54) Puerto Rican Manager of the Year (1947-48) Major League Baseball Scout: St. Louis Cardinals (1960-1970) Troy, Donald 1942-1943 Biz Mackey's All Stars (Don) 1944 Chicago American Giants - Turned down contract(nal) 1944-1945 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1946 Los Angeles White Sox (NPCL) 1946-1949 Los Angeles Yankees 1947 Monterrey All Stars (Los Angeles City Municipal League) 1949-1950 Los Angeles Eagles (Southern California Semi-Pro League) 1951-1952 Los Angeles Yankees 1953 Victoria Tyrees (Western International League) 1942-1943 Royal Giants (CAWL) Los Angeles City Municipal League Batting Title: (1947 - Hit.365) 383
Tubbs, Charles 1948-1951 Dallas Red Devils (William Blair-Manager) Dallas Rough Riders 1952-1954 U.S. Army 1955-1961 Dallas Brown Bombers (Willie Richardson-Manager) Tucker, Larry Tucker, Robert P. 1966 Kenwood Outlaws 1968 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) 1968-1972 Military Service 1973-1978 San Antonio Reds (STNL) San Antonio Yankees (STNL) Colt 45 s (Spanish American League) (Box Seat Usher) 1946-1947 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) Turner, Clarence 1946-1947 Wadesboro (NC) (Town Team) 1948-1950 Winston-Salem Pond Giants (NCL) 1948-1950 Johnson C. Smith College 1951-1953 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1954 Jackie Robinson All Stars 1954 Poza Rica-Vera Cruz (Mexican League) (Player) 1954-1956 U.S. Army (Valley Forge Army Hospital) (Military baseball) 1957 Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB) 1957 Reno Silver Sox (California League) 1957 Released by Brooklyn Dodgers 1957 Indianapolis Clowns 1958 Signed by Chicago White Sox (MLBB) Rookie League team in Kansas (Basketball Coaching 1968-1970 Camden High School (Assistant Basketball Coach) Career) 1971-2004 Camden High School (Head Basketball Coach) All-time wins leader - basketball coach in South New Jersey 700+ wins 7 state titles 19 South Jersey Championships 24 conference championships 20+ wins in 25 of 29 seasons Turner, Everett 1948-1950 Houston Black Spiders (Bat Boy) (Big T) 1951 Texas Southern University 1951-1953 Houston Sluggers 1955-1979 United States Air Force 1959 Kelly Field Flyers 1960 San Antonio Red Birds 1961-1962 San Antonio Indians (STNL) 1967-1973 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) 1974-1976 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) (General Manager and Coach) Turner, James (Lefty) 1931-1935 Palatka Blue Caps 1935-1938 West Palm Beach Giants 1939 Jacksonville Red Caps 384
(D) 1940 Indianapolis-Toledo Crawfords (NAL) 1941-1943 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) Turner, Moses Lee 1946-47 United States Army (Military Baseball) (Anchorage, Alaska) 1947 Morristown (NJ) 1948 Newark All Stars 1951 Madison (NJ) 1952 Chicago White Sox Tryout 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers Tryout Camp 1952 Morristown (NJ) 1953 New York Giants Tryout 1954 Jacksonville Eagles Turner, Thomas 1935-1936 Tuskegee Institute (College Football) (Highpockets) 1936 Cincinnati Braves 1936 Dayton Monarchs (Indiana-Ohio League) 1937-1940 Cincinnati Stars (Indiana-Ohio League) (D) 1940-1945 U.S. Army (Military Baseball & Football) (368 th Infantry "H" Company) (Fort Huachuca, Arizona) 1946-1947 Hermosillo (Mexico) 1947 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1947 Topeka Giants 1947-1951 Valley Tigers (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1951-1952 General Electric (Cincinnati Industrial League) late 1940's and early 1950's - Try-out camps with: New York Yankees Cleveland Indians St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds 1946 Hermosillo (Mexican Pacific Coast League) 1947 Hermosillo (Mexican Pacific Coast League) 1947 Chicago American Giants Spring Training (Jackson, Mississippi) Professional football: 1930's with Cincinnati Stars (OH) - Field House League (league's only black team) Professional basketball: late 1940's "Big Five" Basketball Team (Sponsored by Shillito's Co.) (Cincinnati area league & barnstorming) Tweedle, Victor Indianapolis Clowns Tyson, Carlton 1985-1987 Irondale Braves 1987-1991 Hooper City (BIL) 1991-2008 Ensley Stars (BIL) Underwood, Ely 1931 Chattanooga Black Lookouts (NSL) 385
(Eli) 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords (EWL) 1932-1934 Brooklyn Cubans 1934 Padrone's Cuban Giants (D) 1935-1936 Grand Rapids Cubans 1937 Detroit Stars (NAL) Underwood, Robert 1951-1960 Westfield (BIL) 1954-1957 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1961-1975 Connor Steel (BIL) Birmingham Industrial League All Star Team: (1958 Western Division) Upshaw, Walter 1950-1951 ACIPCO (BIL) (Ed Bolden - Manager) 1952-1956 U.S.A.F (military baseball) Van Buren, William 1947-1951 Jefferson City Redbirds (Bill) Fulton Buffaloes Fulton Bombers 1952 Jefferson City Dodgers (D) 1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1954 Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Missouri) 1955 USAF Baseball Team (Germany) Vargas, Roberto E. 1948 Chicago American Giants (NAL) (Robert) 1949 Drummondville Cubs (Canadian Provincial League) 1950 Jalisco (Mexican League) 1951 Lakeland Pilots (Florida International League) 1952 Reading Indians (Eastern League) 1953 Escogido (Dominican Summer League) 1954 Reading Indians (Eastern League) 1955 Milwaukee Braves (ML) 1956 Wichita Braves (AA) 1957 Montreal Royals (IL) 1958 Macon Dodgers (South Atlantic League) 1958 Victoria Rosebuds (Texas League) 1959 Houston Buffs (AA) 1959 Montreal Royals (IL) 1959-1961 Poza Rica Petroleros (Mexican League) 1947-48 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1948-49 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1949-50 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1950 Caguas (Puerto Rico - Caribbean World Series) (Second place finish - 4-3 record) (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 1950-51 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1951 Santurce (Puerto Rico) (Caribbean World Series Champions) (Caracas, Venezuela) 1951-52 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1952-53 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1953 Santurce (Caribbean World Series Roster) (Habana, Cuba) 386
1953-54 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1954-55 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1955-56 Mayaguez Indios (Puerto Rico) 1955-56 Caguas-Rio Piedras (Puerto Rico) 1956 Caguas (Caribbean World Series) (Panama City, Panama) 1956-57 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1957-58 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1958-59 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1959-60 Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1960-61 Caguas Criollos (Puerto Rico) 1961-62 Arecibo Lobos (Puerto Rico) 1962-63 Arecibo Lobos (Puerto Rico) 1962-63 Caguas (Puerto Rico) Negro League All Star Game (1948-West) Puerto Rican League All Star Team: (1949-50, 1950-51, 1953-54, 1954-55 and 1955-56) Varona, Clemente 1942-1945 Olbay Cerato (Havana, Cuba) 1945-1946 Oriente Province B.B.C. (Cuba) 1946 Cuban Navy Baseball Team 1946-1949 North Carolina A & T (CIAA) (College Baseball) 1947 Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) 1947 Greensboro Red Wings (NCL) 1948 Greensboro Red Wings (NAA) 1949 Jacksonville Eagles (Barnstorming Tour of Canada) 1949-1951 Cuban Brooklyn Giants 1950-1951 Indian Head Rockets Saskatchewan Rockets 1952 Riverside (Southwest International League) 1953 Nuevo Laredo (Mexican League) 1953 Regina (Saskatchewan, Canada) 1955-1957 Brooklyn Cuban Giants (Brady Johnson - Owner) Vasquez, Armando 1941-1942 Club Marina Constitucional - Fuerzas Armadas 1942-1943 Orbay y Cerato (Havana, Cuba) 1944 Indianapolis-Cincinnati Clowns (NAL) 1945 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1946 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1947 Havana La Palomas 1947-1948 New York Cubans (NNL) 1949 Brandon Greys (Manitoba Senior Baseball League) 1950-1952 Brandon Greys (Mandak League) 1952 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1954 Thibodaux (Evangeline League) 1954-1955 Mexico City Tigers (Mexico) early 1960 s Club Cubano Interamericanos (Hispanic Baseball League)(Central Park, NYC,NY) 1942-1943 Olbay Cerato (Cuba) 1944-1945 Almendares Blues (Cuba) 387
1945 Panama Winter League 1946-1947 Oriente (Cuba) 1947-1948 Alacranes (Cuba) Vaughn, Joseph 1951-1952 Wheatley Heights All Stars (Lefty) 1953-1964 San Antonio Indians (STNL) San Antonio Indians (San Antonio City League) Vaughn, William (Billy) 1958-1961 Cashin Homes Tiers (Sandlot team) (Decatur, Alabama) 1958-1961 Lakeside High School Tigers (Decatur, AL) (Football) 1961-1967 Indianapolis Clowns 1967-1975 Decatur Nationals (Town Team) 1972 Indianapolis Clowns (Ed Hamman needed several replacement players) 1962-1968 Decatur Roughriders (Semiprofessional football team) (Only lost two games from 1960 to 1966) Coaching Career 1974-1999 Industrial and Independent softball teams 1976-1980 AOMOCO Chemicals (basketball) 1978-2012 Decatur City League and Pop Warner Football Six time Pop Warner Football Champions (1981-2003) North Alabama Pop Warner Sportsman of the Year (1994) Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame Veale, Robert 1953-1957 24 th Street Red Sox (BIL) (Bob) 1957 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) (Only played in one or two games) 1957 St. Benedicts College (College Baseball) (Atchinson, Kansas) 1957 Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (MLBB) 1958 Las Vegas (California League) 1959 Wilson (California League) 1960-1961 Columbus (IL) 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) 1962 Columbus (IL) 1963-1972 Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) 1972-1974 Boston Red Sox (AL) 1978 Greenwood Braves (Pitching Instructor) 1959-60 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1960-61 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1962-63 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates World Series California League Strikeouts Leader: (1959 187 S.O.) 388
International League Strikeouts Leader (1961 208 S.O.) Puerto Rican League Strikeouts Leader: (1962-63 104 SO) Puerto Rican All Star Team: (1962-63) National League Strikeout Leader: (1964 250 Strikeouts) National League All Star Team (1965 and 1966) Venable, Horace 1940-1958 Clarksville Hawks (Pete) Norfolk Battling Palms Norfolk Tigers 1948-1949 Danville All Stars (NCL) Richmond Giants 1948-1951 Baltimore Bruins (Brady Johnson Owner/Promoter) early 1950 s Murphy s House of David (Louis Murphy Promoter) 1953 Willie Mays All Stars 1958-1959 Kinston Greys 1958-mid 1960 s Richmond Giants Richmond All Stars Venable s All Stars Vickers, Robert 1960-1972 Alden Clippers (BIL) 1973-1974 Stockham (Manager) (BIL) Vigeant, Joe 1982-1986 Scituate Allies (Rhode Island Amateur League) 1983-1986 Rhode Island College (College Baseball) 1986 Indianapolis Clowns 1987 Scituate Allies (Rhode Island Amateur League) Villodos, Luis early 1940 s Ponce Cabanes (amateur team)(ponce, PR) (King Kong) 1946-1947 Baltimore Elite Giants 1951 1952 Aguilas Cibaenas (Dominican Summer League) 1954 Borger (Texas-New Mexico League) 1954-1955 Abilene (Texas-New Mexico League) (D) 1942-43 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1945-46 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1946-47 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1947-48 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1948-49 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1949 Mayaguez (Caribbean World Series) 1949-50 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1950 Caguas (Caribbean World Series) 1950-51 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1951-52 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1952-53 Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) 1953-54 Ponce (Puerto Rico) 1953-54 San Juan (Puerto Rico) 1954-1955 San Juan (Puerto Rico) 1955-1956 San Juan (Puerto Rico) (NNL) 389
Dominican Summer League Batting Title: (1951 -.346) Puerto Rican League All Star Team: (1943-44 and 1954-55) Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame (1993) Voegle, Larry 1950-1952 Beluah (ND) 1953 Bismarck (ND) Mandan Guards (Town Team) 1953 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) (played on Monarchs B team that barnstormed) 1954-1958 U. S. Marines Vollmuth, Jay 1983-1984 Biloxi Dodgers (GCNL) Wade, Robert 1962-1964 Boerne - Camp Stanley (TX) 1963 San Antonio All Stars 1965-1966 San Antonio Bombers (Spanish American League) 1967-1975 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) Wagner, Leon Lamar 1953-1954 Inkster Colored Panthers (Daddy Wags) 1954 Signed by New York Giants (MLBB) 1954 Danville (Mississippi - Ohio Valley League) 1955 St. Cloud (Northern League) (D) 1956 Danville (Carolina League) 1957 Minneapolis (AA) 1958 Phoenix (PCL) 1958-1959 San Francisco Giants (ML) 1959 Traded w/ Daryl Spencer to St. Louis Cardinals for Don Blasingame 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (ML) 1960 Rochester (IL) 1961-1963 Los Angeles Angles (ML) 1963 Traded to Cleveland Indians for Joe Adcock & Barry Latman 1964-1968 Cleveland Indians (ML) 1968 Chicago White Sox (ML) 1969 San Francisco Giants (ML) 1954 Inkster Colored Panthers (NBC - Michigan Tournament) (NBC - Wichita Tournament) 1956-57 Caguas Criollos (Puerto Rico) 1958-59 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) 1959-60 Ponce Leones (Puerto Rico) Northern League Homerun & RBI Titles: (1955 - Hit 29 HR and 127 RBI) Carolina League Homerun & RBI Titles: (1956 - Hit 51 HR and 166 RBI) Puerto Rican league Runs Batted In Leader: (1958-59 48 RBI) 390
Sporting News Rookie All Star Team (1958) Major League Baseball All Star Team: (1962 & 1963 - American League) Waiters, James E. (Bunnie) 1954-1956 O.R. Mitchell (San Antonio, Texas) 1957-1962 Young Wonders 1963-1970 San Antonio Bombers (East Side League) Walke, Charles 1957-1960 Virginia Beach Vikings (Tiny, Big Al) 1958 Chinese Corner Redlegs (Tidewater Negro Baseball League) 1958-1961 Chinese Corner Redlegs 1962-63 Hampton College (College Baseball & Football) 1962-1964 Indianapolis Clowns 1962-1964 Brooklyn Stars (Traveling team of Clowns) 1965 Got Ed Hamman to give him his release 1965 Signed free agent contract - Milwaukee Braves (MLBB) 1965 Sarasota Braves (Florida Rookie League) 1966 West Palm Beach Braves (Florida State League) 1966 Gulf Coast Braves (Gulf Coast League) 1967 West Palm Beach Braves (Florida State League) 1967 Signed by San Francisco Giants (ML) 1967 Retired - Injured Walker, Cleveland 1950-1955 Kramer Hawks (Chicago Industrial League) Chicago Wildcats (Chicago Industrial League) 1956-1957 Chicago American Giants 1958 Out of Baseball 1959 Chicago American Giants 1959 Mobile Black Barons 1960-1961 Chicago Veterans (Midwest League) Walker, Edsall Late 1920's Mohawk Giants (Semipro) (Big) 1934 Zulu Cannibal Giants 1935-1936 Albany Black Giants 1936-1941 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1941 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) (D) 1942 New York Black Yankees (NNL) (Never reported - worked in Baltimore shipyards for the entire season. But played for league teams in exhibition games as they came to Baltimore.) 1942 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1942 Philadelphia Stars (NNL) 1942 Newark Eagles (NNL) 1943-1944 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1944 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1945 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1946 Schenectady Royal Giants (Schenectady City League) (Davis Etkin - Business Manager) (Chuck Esmoke - Manager) 1946-1949 Ewing All Stars 391
Negro League All Star Team (1938-East) Walker, Herb 1949 Ann Arbor (MI) (American Legion) 1950-1951 Ann Arbor Pioneers (High School Baseball) (Won two state championships) 1950-1951 Ypsilanti Cubs 1951 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1951 Jackie Robinson's All Stars 1952-1955 U.S. Army (Military baseball - Germany) 1954 Hahn Hawks (Germany-Austria League) 1956-1957 Indianapolis Clowns 1956-1957 New York Black Yankees Jackie Robinson All Star Tour Most Valuable Player (MVP) (1951) Germany-Austria League Most Valuable Player (MVP) (1954) Walker, Issac L. (Ike) 1960-1962 Rochelle High School (Lakeland, FL) Lakeland American Legion Haines City (FWCNL) 1963 Tryout Camp for Satchel Paige All Stars (Raleigh, North Carolina) (Arthur Dove owner) 1963 Satchel Paige All Stars 1963 Signed by New York Mets (MLBB) 1964 Auburn Mets (New York Penn League) 1964 Released by Mets 1962 St. Lazare Athletics (Manitoba Senior Baseball League) Walker, James 1946-1949 Grand Rapids Black Sox (Bat Boy) (Jim) 1958-1961 Detroit Stars (NAL) 1958-1962 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1963- late 1960 s Kansas City Monarchs Publicity Director (Ted Rasberry was his uncle) Walker, Johnny 1956-1958 Grand Rapids Black Sox 1956-1958 Grand Rapids Black Sox (Grand Rapids City League) 1958-1959 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1960-1963 GAP Baseball Team (Grand Rapids City League) Walker, Larry 1942 Newark Eagles (NNL) (Assumed name used by Larry Doby) Walker, Oscar 1955-1958 Rochelle High School (Lakeland, Florida) Lakeland American Legion Lakeland Tigers (FWCNL) (Jesse Richardson Owner) 1959 Detroit Tigers (MLBB) (Offered contract, but refused because Tigers only offered $500 in signing bonus) 1960-1961 Raleigh Tigers (NAL) (Arthur Dove owner) 1962 out of baseball 1963 Satchel Paige All Stars 1963 Signed by New York Mets (MLBB) 392
1964 Cut in Spring Training by Mets 1964-1966 St. Lazare Athletics (Manitoba Senior Baseball League) 1966 Brandon (Canada) Manitoba Senior Baseball League Triples Leader: (1964 5 triples) Manitoba Senior Baseball League Batting Title: (1965 -.452 batting average) Manitoba Senior Baseball League Hits Leader: (1965 42 hits) Walker, Sherman 1950-1951 Dallas Brown Bombers (Willie Richardson - Manager) 1951-1953 Booker T. Washington High School (High School Football) 1952 Denver Black Hawks 1952-1954 Dallas Brown Bombers 1955 Denver Black Hawks 1955-1958 Dallas Brown Bombers Dallas Red Devils (William Blair - Manager) 1956 Dallas Eagles (Texas League) Tryout (Made it to last cut on last day) 1958 Tryout Camp - Los Angeles Dodgers (MLBB) (Tampa, Florida) (Late round cut) 1958 Referred to Indianapolis Clowns 1958 Indianapolis Clowns 1959 Cordova (Mexican Winter League) 1959-1961 Dallas Brown Bombers Walker, Willie 1940-1947 East Point Bears (Blood) 1948-1955 Pittsburgh Tigers (Atlanta, Georgia) Walker, Willie 1961-1962 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1961-1963 Philadelphia Stars 1963 Birmingham Black Barons 1964-1983 Moore-Handley (BIL) Connor Steel (BIL) WLJD Radio Station(Birmingham, AL) Loveman s Department Store Westover (AL) Ensley Union 1489 (BIL) Olive Mount (AL) Wallace, James (Bo) 1946-1947 Elizabeth City Braves Question Marks Baseball Team Belmont A.C. (Union County League) 1948 Newark Eagles (NNL) (D) 1949 Houston Eagles (NAL) 1950 Bridgeport (Colonial League) (Chicago White Sox Organization) 1950 Ottawa (Border League) 393
1949 Houston Eagles Spring Training (Hot Springs, AR) Union County Sports Hall of Fame Wallace, Johnny 1964-1981 Kenwood Outlaws San Antonio Yankees (STNL) 1981-1986 Kenwood Outlaws Wallace, Timothy (Cosby) 1972-1974 West Philadelphia High School Jim Brady Shoes (Philadelphia) Philadelphia Stars 1974-1976 Indianapolis Clowns (George Long Owner) 1977-1982 Philadelphia Stars 1983-2003 Various local teams Philadelphia area Walls, Perez 1974-2000 Fairfield Stars (BIL) 1974-2000 Keytona (BIL) Walls, Roderick 1973-1975 Avondale Braves (BIL) 1976-1980 Fairfield Stars (BIL) 1981-1985 Ketona Walsh, Timothy W. 1980-1983 Easton High School (High School Baseball) (Vorhees, New Jersey) (All-State - 1983) 1983-1987 Colgate University (College Baseball & Football) 1983-1987 Millers All Stars (Tri County League) 1983-1987 Millers All Stars (South Jersey Summer League) 1983-1987 Open Tryouts - Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies New York Mets 1988 Ocala Baseball Camp (Player) 1988 Indianapolis Clowns 1988 Tryout with Chicago White Sox (MLBB) 1988-1989 Moroleon Industrails (Mexican Central League) (Guanajuato, Mexico) 1990 Open Tryout - Chicago White Sox (Sarasota, Florida) 1990 Open Tryout - Philadelphia Phillies (Clearwater, Florida) 1990 Closed Tryout - New York Yankees (Tampa, Florida) 1990 Refused contract offer with Rattvik Bets (Sweden) 1990 Retired Ward, Hubert 1954 Huntsville Stars 1955-1957 Rocket City Dodgers 1958-1960 Huntsville Hawks Warren, Cicero 1937-1942 Raleigh Grays (NCL) (Lefty) 1942-1945 U.S. Army (Military Baseball - South Pacific) 1945-1946 Raleigh Grays (NCL) 394
1946 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1946 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1947 Homestead Grays (NNL) 1948-1950 Raleigh Tigers (NCL) (Arthur Dove - Owner) Warren, Elias T. 1950 Cincinnati Tigers (Ron Warren used his father's name to protect sports eligibility) Warren, Jesse 1940 Memphis Red Sox (NAL) 1941 New Orleans-St Louis Stars (NAL) 1942 Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) 1942 Boston Royal Giants 1946 Boston Blues 1947 Chicago American Giants (NAL) 1947 Washington Black Senators 1947 Detroit Senators Warren, Ron 1949-1950 Detroit Stars (Bunny) Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1950-1951 Cincinnati Tigers 1951 Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (MLBB) 1951 Sheboygan (Wisconsin State League) 1952-1954 Cincinnati Tigers 1955 Detroit Stars (NAL) 1955-1965 Cincinnati Tigers Warren, Wilford 1976-1979 San Antonio Black Sox (STNL) 1980-1986 San Antonio Black Sox (Spanish American League) Washington, Collin 1974-1980 Alden cardinals (BIL) Powderly Stars Washington, James 1932-1935 Maryland Black Sox (Nappy) 1936-1942 D.C. Pilots 1942-1945 Military Service 1946-1952 Washington Panthers 1953-1956 Maryland Wildcats Washington, John G. 1933 Montgomery Grey Sox (NSL) (Johnny) 1934 Birmingham Black Barons (NSL) 1936-1938 Pittsburgh Crawfords (NNL) (D) 1938-1940 New York Black Yankees (NNL) 1941 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1942-1945 U.S. Army (Military Service) 1946-1948 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1939-1940 Alemendares (Cuba) Negro League All Star Team (1936-West and 1947-East) Washington, Johnny B.1946-1948 Morgan Park High School 395
(Chicago, Illinois) 1948-1949 Swift Meat Packing (Chicago Industrial League) Armour Meat (Chicago Industrial League) 1949-1950 Washington Park Industrial League (Chicago, Illinois) 1950 Houston Eagles (NAL) 1951 Try out with Boston Red Sox (MLBB) 1951-1953 U.S. Marines (Military Baseball) (San Diego and Korea) (Marine Corps Championship - 1952) 1967-1990 Chicago and Midwest (numerous semipro teams) Washington, Levi 1953-1957 Mobile Black Shippers Nobile Black Bears 1956-1958 Grambling State University 1958 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1958 Signed by San Francisco Giants (MLBB) 1958 Hastings (Nebraska State League) (Assigned but never reported) Coaching Career: Coached football, baseball, basketball and track 1959-1973 Williamson High School Won four state football championships 1973-1990 s Mc Call Senior High School (Tallulah, LA) Won over 300 football games at Tallulah 10 th win ingest high school football coach in the nation Washington, Osethine 1952-1958 West Point (MS) Packers 1957 Northside High School 1958 Mary Home College (College Baseball) (West Point, Mississippi) 1958 Declined contract offer - New York Giants (MLBB) Washington, Rickey 1966-1968 Brummitt Heights 1969-1972 Fairmount Foundry (BIL) 1973 Stockham Valves and Fittings (BIL) 1974-1976 Warriors 1978-1980 Smithfield Estates 1981-1985 Alden Cardinals (BIL) Waters, Marshall 1926-1928 Harrisburg Giants (Bat Boy) (ECL) Watson, Amos 1941-1943 Lake Alfred (FL) 1944 Lakeland Tigers (FSNL) 1944 Jimmy Hill's All Stars 1945 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) (D) 1946 Indianapolis Clowns (NAL) 1946 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) 1947 Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL) 1948 New Orleans Creoles (NSL) 1948-1949 Elmwood Giants (Manitoba Senior Baseball League) 1950 Neepaw (Northern Senior League)(Canada) 396