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Memphis Red Sox ( Negro American League)
The Memphis Red Sox were an American Negro league baseball team that was active from 1920 to 1959. Originally named the Barber College Baseball Club, the team was initially owned and operated by Arthur P. Martin, a local Memphis barber. In the late 1920s the Martin brothers, all three Memphis doctors and businessmen, purchased the Red Sox. J. B. Martin, W. S. Martin, and B. B. Martin, would retain control of the club till its dissolution in 1959. The Red Sox played as members, at various times, of the Negro Southern League, Negro National League, and Negro American League. The team was never a titan of the Negro leagues like wealthier teams in northern cities of the United States, but sound management led to a continuous thirty-nine years of operation, a span that was exceeded by very few other teams. Following integration the team had five players that would eventually make the rosters of Major League Baseball teams and two players that were inducted into the Baseball Hall of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 In Baseball
Champions *World Series: Cleveland Indians over Brooklyn Robins (5–2) Statistical leaders 1 National League Triple Crown pitching winner Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Negro league final standings All Negro leagues standings below are per Seamheads. Negro National League final standings This was the first season of organized Negro league baseball. The first Negro National League would run for the next decade and is considered to be of major league status. The Chicago American Giants, managed by league founder and former player Rube Foster, won the first league pennant. East (independent teams) final standings A loose confederation of teams were gathered in the East to compete with the West, however East teams did not organize a formal league as the West did. *Win-loss records were sporadically reported due to lack of interest by the press mainly in New York. *Bacharach claimed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Memphis Red Sox And Dallas Black Giants At The Colored Dixie Series
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
