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3 unusual facts about Negro National League


Alex Pompez

Several owners in the Negro National League, including Pompez, were numbers bankers.

Bert Gholston

He umpired for 20 years, from 1923 to 1943, in both the Negro National League and the East-West League.

Lorenza Cobb

After his playing career, he became secretary of the Negro National League.


1924 Colored World Series

The 1924 Colored World Series was a best-of-nine match-up between the Negro National League champion Kansas City Monarchs and the Eastern Colored League champion Hilldale.

Douglas Brei

New York Black Yankees: In 2005, while working on a project documenting the histories of professional sports franchises in Rochester, NY, Brei discovered that the New York Black Yankees of the Negro National League had moved to Rochester for their final season (1948), a fact that had been erroneously omitted from every reference material for the ensuing 57 years.

Milwaukee Bears

-- Infobox ends --> The Milwaukee Bears were a Negro National League team that operated during the 1923 season, its only season in the league, representing Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

West Philadelphia High School

The park was the home field of the Eastern Colored League's Philadelphia Bacharach Giants starting in 1931, and the Negro National League's Philadelphia Stars in 1934 and 1935.


see also

Cleveland Stars

Cleveland Tate Stars, Negro league baseball team in the Negro National League in 1922