http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/ Community News and Information Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:45:17 PST en-us http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/negroleaguebaseball/A_Tragic_Tale_of_Prejudice.shtml Negro League Baseball His career, which included three trips to the East-West All-Star Classic, began in 1934 with the Cincinnati Tigers. The Tigers, charter members of the Negro American League, were founded by another Cincinnati native DeHart Hubbard, the first black to win a individual gold medal in the Olympics. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:43:00 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/negroleaguebaseball/A_Tragic_Tale_of_Prejudice.shtml http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/negroleaguebaseball/An_Historic_Day_In_The_Hill.shtml Negro League Baseball Greenlee Field stood on Bedford Avenue in the Hill District for only six years. But the black-owned ballpark was home to one of the best baseball teams ever, the 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:21:00 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/negroleaguebaseball/An_Historic_Day_In_The_Hill.shtml http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/negroleaguebaseball/The_Pride_of_San_Pedro_de_Macoris.shtml Negro League Baseball A shortstop who also played third base, Horacio "Rabbit" Martinez played 13 seasons in the Negro Leagues with the New York Cubans (1935-36, 1939-47) and the Cuban All-Stars (1937-38). Along the way, he established himself as one of the best shortstops in his era. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:19:00 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/negroleaguebaseball/The_Pride_of_San_Pedro_de_Macoris.shtml http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/negroleaguebaseball/A_Record_For_The_Ages.shtml Negro League Baseball Nearly a decade before Dale Long recorded his feat, John "Mule" Miles had already established a professional baseball record with 11 homers in 11 consecutive games while playing for the Chicago American Giants. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 06:56:00 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/negroleaguebaseball/A_Record_For_The_Ages.shtml http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/negroleaguebaseball/History_of_Negro_League_Baseball.shtml Negro League Baseball Best known to today's baseball world are Hall of Farmers Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson. But as Satchel himself said, "There were many Satchels, many Joshs." Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:26:01 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/negroleaguebaseball/History_of_Negro_League_Baseball.shtml