Sylvester "Hooks" Foreman (August 4, 1895 – August 23, 1940) was an American

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding ...

catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catcher ...

in the

Negro leagues The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...

. He played from 1921 to 1933, playing with several teams. Foreman initially made the rolls and is listed on reserve lists with the

Kansas City Monarchs The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri, and owned by J. L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 1 ...

from 1920 to 1924, but usually played for owner

J. L. Wilkinson J Leslie Wilkinson (May 14, 1878 – August 21, 1964) was an American sports executive who founded the All Nations baseball club in 1912, and the Negro league baseball team Kansas City Monarchs in 1920. Early life Born in Algona, Iowa, Wilkinso ...

's barnstorming team

All Nations All Nations was a barnstorming professional baseball team that toured the Midwest from 1912 to 1918, and again in 1920 and 1921, and from 1923 to 1925. It derived its name from the fact that its team included players of several nationalities, incl ...

during those years, following and often catching for John Donaldson."Spencer Loses to Sherburn"
''Spencer Reporter'', Spencer, IA, Wednesday, August 22, 1923, Page 1, Columns 3 and 4 He would continue to work with Donaldson and other top Negro league pitchers after that, playing in Bertha, Minnesota,

Little Falls, Minnesota Little Falls is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States, near the geographic center of the state. Established in 1848, Little Falls is one of the oldest European-American cities in Minnesota. It is the county seat of Morrison County. ...

, and

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians ...

. Foreman is buried in

Coffeyville, Kansas Coffeyville is a city in southeastern Montgomery County, Kansas, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States, located along the Verdigris River in the state's Southeast Kansas, southeastern region. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, ...

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* 1895 births 1940 deaths People from Sequoyah County, Oklahoma All Nations players Homestead Grays players Indianapolis ABCs players Milwaukee Bears players Kansas City Monarchs players Cleveland Browns (baseball) players Washington Pilots players Baseball players from Oklahoma Burials in Kansas 20th-century African-American sportspeople Baseball catchers {{Oklahoma-stub