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Sweet 16 - Gus Greenlee Region - Negro League Centennial Tournament
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. Sweet 16.
Gus Greenlee Region
3 - Satchel Paige vs. 14 - Ray Dandridge
By Dick Perez
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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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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22 - Hilton Smith vs. 6 - Pop Lloyd
By Kadir Nelson
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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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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