Thursday, July 21, 2011

Baltimore Black Sox


1923 - Jud Wilson
Wikipedia - "The Baltimore Black Sox were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Black Sox started as an independent team in 1916 by George Rossiter and Charles Spedden. They were one of the original six teams to make up the Eastern Colored League in 1923. In 1929, The Black Sox boasted the 'Million Dollar Infield' of Jud 'Boojum' Wilson (first baseman), Frank Warfield (second baseman), Oliver 'Ghost' Marcelle (third baseman) and Sir Richard Lundy (shortstop)."
Wikipedia, Negro League Baseball Players Association, Baseball Reference, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Google

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