/----/ Yes, I was a kid growing up in Greenville, SC. My grandparents lived across the street from McPherson Park, where the King would play. Here's a newsreel. For you millennials, that was a news broadcast shown at the movies before the featured movie.
I saw him in the Bronx in the 70’s
I never knew that, that some list!
the negro league has their own stats.....MLB will include them in when you see lifetime records just for comparison,just like they do the dead ball era and the guys from the 1800's,who also should not be in the modern record book.... but in the MLB record books they are not included because they were not a part of MLB .....
I remember hearing people talk about Cool Papa Bell, fastest man to ever play baseball. How fast was he? They say he was so fast that when he went to bed, he'd turn the light out and be under the sheets before the room got dark. Some catchers said they would throw to second when Cool Papa bunted and they'd throw to third when he was stealing second. Guys like Cool Papa and Josh Gibson would have been great in any league. Too bad they never got a chance to play in the majors.
I believe that also. I also believe there is a drop off in talent in the old Negro leagues quicker than the then Major Leagues that made stats look better.
in the 1890's they were being talked about letting them play, Cap Anson and a few others said they would leave the league and start their own if they allow it.....Anson was arguably the best player in that era and carried a lot of weight i guess....
they only played 50-60 games a season thats why their numbers are so high....
.the negro leagues came after dead ball....
Why did he never play in the MLB?
he was soft ball.....
