NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE ESTABLISHED IN KANSAS CITY
Kansas City, Missouri (JFK+50) On February 13, 1920, the Negro National Baseball League (NNL) was established at a YMCA here in Kansas City. The "driving force" behind the league was Andrew "Rube" Foster* who became known as "the Father of Black Baseball."
The NNL included teams located in the South and Midwest United States. They included...Chicago American Giants, Chicago Giants, Dayton Marcos, Detroit Stars, Indianapolis ABCs, Kansas City Monarchs, St. Louis Giants and Cuban Stars.
In 1937, the Negro American League (NAL) was founded and included many of the teams from the NNL. The NAL continued until 1948, the year following the admittance of a black player to MLBB.
Negro League all-stars who went on to success in the Majors included Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Roy Campanella, Willie Mays and Jackie Robinson.
*Andrew "Rube" Foster (1879-1930) was born in Calvert, Texas & made his debut in the Negro Leagues in 1902 for the Chicago Union Giants. Rube is considered the best African American pitcher in the first decade of the 20th Century. ARF became a manager and executive in the negro leagues. He was admitted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
SOURCE
"This Day in Black Sports History: February 13, 1920," by Ronald Monestime, www.bleacherreport.com/
Kansas City, Missouri (JFK+50) On February 13, 1920, the Negro National Baseball League (NNL) was established at a YMCA here in Kansas City. The "driving force" behind the league was Andrew "Rube" Foster* who became known as "the Father of Black Baseball."
The NNL included teams located in the South and Midwest United States. They included...Chicago American Giants, Chicago Giants, Dayton Marcos, Detroit Stars, Indianapolis ABCs, Kansas City Monarchs, St. Louis Giants and Cuban Stars.
In 1937, the Negro American League (NAL) was founded and included many of the teams from the NNL. The NAL continued until 1948, the year following the admittance of a black player to MLBB.
Negro League all-stars who went on to success in the Majors included Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Roy Campanella, Willie Mays and Jackie Robinson.
*Andrew "Rube" Foster (1879-1930) was born in Calvert, Texas & made his debut in the Negro Leagues in 1902 for the Chicago Union Giants. Rube is considered the best African American pitcher in the first decade of the 20th Century. ARF became a manager and executive in the negro leagues. He was admitted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
SOURCE
"This Day in Black Sports History: February 13, 1920," by Ronald Monestime, www.bleacherreport.com/
Chicago American Giants (1919)
