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Gus Greenlee Region - Filling the Void - Negro League Tournament - Round 1
While we may not have March Madness or even baseball for now, we can still have fun with a tournament of great Negro League players in our 64 player tournament
A review of where we are after the first 3 brackets:
Today we feature the first round of the Gus Greenlee Region
3 - Satchel Paige vs. 62 Peanut Johnson
Satchel Paige career highlights:
2× MLB All-Star (1952, 1953)
5× Negro league All-Star (1934, 1936, 1941-1943)
World Series champion (1948)
Negro World Series champion (1942)
National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (1971)
Some estimates are that Paige played for over 100 teams in 22 seasons.
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Peanut Johnson career highlights:
Posted a 33–8 win-loss record over two seasons.
Indianapolis Clowns (1953-1955)
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30 - Ray Brown vs. 35 - Quincy Trouppe
Ray Brown career highlights:
1945 Negro Leagues Champion
1x Perfect game
Posted a 109–30 record in his career (Fifth on all-time win list)
National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2006)
Dayton Marcos (1930), Indianapolis ABC's (1931), Detroit Wolves (1932), Homestead Grays (1932–1945, 1947–1948)
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Quincy Trouppe highlights:
8× All-Star
St. Louis Stars (1930–1931), Kansas City Monarchs (1932), Homestead Grays (1932), Detroit Wolves (1932), Chicago American Giants (1933), Kansas City Monarchs (1935), Indianapolis ABC's (1938), Cleveland Buckeyes (1945–1947), Chicago American Giants (1948), & Cleveland Indians (1952)
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19 - Willie Foster vs. 46 - Toni Stone
Willie Foster career highlights:
2× All-Star (1933, 1934)
2× Negro League World Series champion (1926, 1927)
Win–loss record: 143–69
Earned run average: 2.40
National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (1996)
Memphis Red Sox (1923–24), Chicago American Giants (1923–1930, 1932–1935, 1937), Birmingham Black Barons (1925), Homestead Grays (1931), Kansas City Monarchs (1931), & Pittsburgh Crawfords (1936)
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Toni Stone career highlights:
Broke the gender barrier in the Negro Leagues as the first Female player
Began her professional career with the San Francisco Sea Lions (1949), where she batted in two runs in her first time up.
Replaced Hank Aaron on the Indianapolis Clowns
Hit .243 over 50 games including a hit off Satchel Paige.
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14 - Ray Dandridge vs. 51 - Dan Bankhead
Ray Dandridge career highlights:
3× All-Star (1935, 1937, 1944)
1949 American Association Rookie of the Year
American Association MVP (1950)
Lifetime batting average: .355
National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (1987)
Detroit Stars (1933), Nashville Elite Giants (1933), Newark Dodgers (1933–1935), Newark Eagles (1936–1939, 1942, 1944), Azules de Veracruz (1940–1943; 1945–1948), Sabios de Vargas (1946), New York Cubans (1949), Minneapolis Millers (1949–1952), Sacramento Solons (1953), Oakland Oaks (1954), & Bismarck Barons (1955)
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Dan Bankhead career highlights:
First African American pitcher in MLB
Played 7 years in Negro Leagues
Birmingham Black Barons (1940–1942, 1944), Memphis Red Sox (1946–1947), & Brooklyn Dodgers (1947, 1950–1951)
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11 - Turkey Stearnes vs. 54 - Ernie Banks
Turkey Stearnes career highlights:
5× All-Star
Batted over .400 three times
Led the league in HR's seven times
Credited with 176 HR's
Writer Bill James ranked Stearnes as the 25th greatest baseball player of all-time and the best left fielder in the Negro leagues.
Career statistics include a .344 batting average, 176 home runs, and a .621 slugging percentage.
National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2000)
Nashville Giants (1920), Montgomery Grey Sox (1921), Detroit Stars (1923–1931, 1937), New York Lincoln Giants (1930), Kansas City Monarchs (1931, 1934, 1938–1940), Chicago American Giants (1932–1935, 1937–1938), & Philadelphia Stars (1936)
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Ernie Banks career highlights:
Signed with the Monarchs in 1953 hitting .347
14× All-Star
2× NL MVP (1958, 1959)
Gold Glove Award (1960)
2× NL home run leader (1958, 1960)
2× NL RBI leader (1958, 1959)
Chicago Cubs No. 14 retired
National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (1977)
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22 - Hilton Smith vs. 43 - Bingo DeMoss
Hilton Smith career highlights:
6× All-Star
Negro League World Series champion (1942)
National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2001)
Monroe Monarchs (1932–1935), Kansas City Monarchs (1936–1948), & Bismarck (1935–1936)
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Bingo DeMoss career highlights:
Hit .314 for the 1929 Detroit Stars and .292 for the 1920 Chicago American Giants.
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27 - Ben Taylor vs. 38 Willard Brown
Ben Taylor career highlights:
Initiated career as a pitcher for the Birmingham Giants in 1908. Made his name playing for the team one of his brothers, C.I. Taylor, managed and owned, the Indianapolis ABCs.
Batted over .300. During his career
National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2006)
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Willard Brown career highlights:
One of the greatest power hitters in Negro League history
First African-American to hit a home run in the American League
Hit for a batting average of .374 in 1948 and regularly hitting over .350.
National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2006)
Kansas City Monarchs (1936–1944, 1948–1950), St. Louis Browns (1947)
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6 - Pop Lloyd vs. 59. Elston Howard
Pop Lloyd career highlights:
Lifetime batting average: .343
According to the historian John Holway, Lloyd batted .337 (970 hits in 2881 at bats) in the Negro leagues. According to a recent study sponsored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame that covers the organized (post-1920) Negro leagues, Lloyd batted .343 with a .450 slugging percentage.
National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (1977)
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Elston Howard career highlights:
First African American for New York Yankees
12× All-Star
6× World Series champion
AL MVP (1963)
2× Gold Glove Award (1963, 1964)
New York Yankees No. 32 retired
Monument Park honoree
Kansas City Monarchs (1948–1950), New York Yankees (1955–1967), Boston Red Sox (1967–1968), & New York Yankees (1969–1979)
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