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Old 08-29-2013, 10:04 AM   #18415
KenRaffensberger16
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: New jersey most of my life; Gulf Coast Florida since 2010.
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Originally Posted by Braves70 View Post
1956 Cincinnati Reds - Joe Black (P) - Stan Palys (OF) - Ray Jablonski (3B) - Pat Scantlebury (P) - Birdie Tebbetts (Manager)
Nice photos of two Negro League veteran pitchers who reached the majors: Pat Scantlebury and Joe Black. Scantlebury, despite the Non-Latino sounding name was Panamanian. Black was one of the very first Black major league pitchers after the racial barrier fell.
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