Sir Lurksalot photopack (Negro League players)

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Jack Emery, P, is shown in the uniform of the Philadelphia Giants. I've also seen the spelling of his last name as Emory.

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Jerry Fisher, P, is shown in the uniform of the Philadelphia Giants. This is the player listed as unknown-first-name Fisher with the Philadelphia Giants in 1909 and 1910 in several references.

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James Patton, OF/P, is shown in the uniform of the Philadelphia Giants. This is the same player who is listed as E. Patton in the Negro Baseball Register by Dick Clark and Larry Lester and as unknown-first-name Patton by James Riley in his encyclopedia.

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Eugene Johnson was a first baseman and outfielder for the Detroit Stars in 1956 and 1957. He is shown here as an older man in a Detroit Stars cap and jersey.

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Percy Howard was a catcher and outfielder for the Detroit Stars and Indianapolis Clowns in 1954 and 1955. He is shown here in the uniform of the Winnipeg Buffaloes of the ManDak League.

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Rutledge Pearson was a first baseman for the 1952 Chicago American Giants according to The Negro Baseball Register by Dick Clark and Larry Lester. I've seen elsewhere that he played for the 1952 New York Black Yankees. As indicated by this cover from Jet Magazine, he was also a noted civil rights activist.

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Dave "Slim" Johnson is listed as a shortstop on the 1919 Brooklyn Royal Giants by the Seamheads.com website. He is shown here in the Brooklyn Royal Giants uniform.

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John "Johnny" Johnson, P, is shown in the uniform of the Newark Eagles. Johnny was with six Negro League teams during the 1939-46 period.

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Ralph "R. B." or "Big Cat" Johnson, SS/3B/OF, is shown as an older man in a Birmingham Black Barons uniform. According to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum website, he played for the Black Barons in 1950. The Negro Leagues Register, by Dick Clark and Larry Lester, has him playing for the Indianapolis Clowns and Kansas City Monarchs during the 1950-52 period.

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Ralph "R. B." or "Big Cat" Johnson, SS/3B/OF, is shown as an older man in a Birmingham Black Barons uniform. According to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum website, he played for the Black Barons in 1950. The Negro Leagues Register, by Dick Clark and Larry Lester, has him playing for the Indianapolis Clowns and Kansas City Monarchs during the 1950-52 period.

OOPS. Don't know how the same dialogue was repeated!

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John "Nippy" Jones, OF/1B, is shown in a Detroit Stars uniform. This is an improved version of the image of him posted previously.

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John "Johnny" Keene was an outfielder with the 1952 Chicago American Giants. He is shown here in the uniform of the Harlem Globetrotters baseball team.

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Garvin Keyes, INF, is shown in a Philadelphia Stars uniform.

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The registers shown Willie Dunn as a pitcher with the 1942 Jacksonville Red Caps. This is a photo of Willie in a Philadelphia Stars uniform at the beginning of the 1943 season.

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Calvin Medley was a pitcher with the 1946 New York Black Yankees. He is shown here in the uniform of the 1945 Fleet Marine Force baseball team which was stationed in Hawaii.

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Christopher Columbus "Crush" Holloway, OF, is shown in a Baltimore Black Sox uniform.

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John "Mule" Miles, Jr., OF, is shown in the uniform of the Chicago American Giants.

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Pedro Miro was a second baseman with the New York Cubans from 1945 to 1948. He is shown here on a Cuban baseball card. The uniform seems to be Cienfuegos. He did play for that team about that time.

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This was already posted but I ran across a cleaner and sharper image of Willie Mays with the 1948 Birmingham Black Barons. Also included is a separate photo.

Both are from: T .H. Hayes Collection, Memphis and Shelby County Room, Memphis Public Library and Information Center

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William "Schoolboy" or "Willie" Rowe, P, is shown in the uniform of the Pittsburgh Crawfords.