Sir Lurksalot photopack (Negro League players)

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THE NEGRO LEAGUES BOOK, by Dick Clark and Larry Lester, listed this player as Robert Clarence "Spoony" Palm. Seamheads.com has dropped the Robert part of the name, and has him as Clarence "Spoony" Palm. Spoony was a catcher in the Negro Leagues from 1927 through 1946, having played with a multitude of teams. He is shown here with the Chicago American Giants in a photo from Phil Dixon's THE NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY.

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One of the first Negro Leagues teams in history dating from 1894.
Back Row - Home Run Johnson, Charlie Grant, Cannonball Miller, John Patterson
Middle Row - George Taylor, William Binga, unknown, Pete Burns
Front Row - Chappie Johnson, A.S. Parsons-mgr, unknown

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Henry Merchant was an outfielder with the Chicago American Giants and Indianapolis Clowns from 1940 through 1948. He is shown here with the Clowns in a photo from Ernest C. Withers' NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL.

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David "Showboat" Thomas was a first baseman in the Negro Leagues from 1929 through 1946. He was with the New York Cubans, Birmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Black Sox, New York Black Yankees, and a few other teams. The photo shows him with the New York Cubans; it's from the Seamheads.com website.

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Bill Byrd pitched in the Negro Leagues from 1933 through 1948, mostly for the Baltimore Elite Giants. He is shown here with that team in a photo from John Holway's BLACK GIANTS.

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Outfielder Valentine Dreke played in the Negro Leagues from 1919 through 1927 with various iterations of the Cuban Stars. He is shown here with the Almendares, Cuba, team on his 1923-24 Billiken Cuban baseball card.

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Verdell Mathis pitched in the Negro Leagues from 1940 through 1948, mostly for the Memphis Red Sox. He is shown here with that team in a photo from Robert Retort's PICTORIAL NEGRO LEAGUE LEGENDS.

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Ted Trent pitched in the Negro Leagues from 1927 through 1939, mostly for the St. Louis Stars and Chicago American Giants. He is shown here with the St. Louis Stars in a photo from Phil Dixon's THE NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY.

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Burnis "Wild Bill" Wright played the outfield for the Nashville Elite Giants and Baltimore Elite Giants during the 1932-45 period. He appears here with the Baltimore Elite Giants in a photo from Robert Retort's PICTORIAL NEGRO LEAGUE LEGENDS.

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William "W" Bell pitched in the Negro Leagues from 1923 through 1937, hurling the most games for the Kansas City Monarchs and Pittsburgh Crawfords. He is shown here with the Homestead Grays in a photo from THE NEGRO LEAGUES BOOK, by Dick Clark and Larry Lester.

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Bernard Fernandez pitched for the Atlanta Black Crackers (1938), Cleveland Bears (1939), and Philadelphia Stars 1945). He is shown here with the Philadelphia Stars in a photo from Seamheads.com.

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Elvis William "Bill" Holland pitched in the Negro Leagues from 1919 through 1941 for numerous teams, hurling the most games for the Detroit Stars, New York Black Yankees, New York Lincoln Giants, and Brooklyn Royal Giants. He is shown here with the Hilldale Giants in a photo from John Holway's book, BLACK GIANTS. His Seamheads.com entry pictures him with the Detroit Stars.

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Webster McDonald pitched in the Negro Leagues from 1925 through 1940, mostly for the Philadelphia Stars and Chicago American Giants. He is seen here with the Chicago American Giants in a photo from Phil Dixon's THE NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY.

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Robert Lawns "Bobby" Williams played in the Negro Leagues from 1917 through 1934, mostly at shortstop. He spent most of those years with the Chicago American Giants, but also played for eight other teams. The photo is from the Seamheads.com website.

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This image of Smokey Joe was painted by artist Graig Kreigler. It was published in SABR's Negro Leagues Committee March, 2020 Newsletter. Smokey Joe is seen in his New York Lincoln Giants uniform.

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This image of Hilton Smith was painted by artist Graig Kreindler. It was published in SABR's Negro League Committee Newsletter of March, 2020. Hilton appears in his Kansas City Monarchs uniform.

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Eufemio Abreu was a catcher with the Cuban Stars from 1919 through 1925. He is shown here with the Havana, Cuba team in a photo from the Seamheads.com website.

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"Buddy" Armour played shortstop, third base, and outfield for several Negro League teams during the 1933-47 period. He is shown here with the St. Louis Stars in a photo from Robert Retort's PICTORIAL NEGRO LEAGUE LEGENDS.

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"Chin" Evans pitched in the Negro Leagues from 1937 through 1948, mostly with the Atlanta Black Crackers and Memphis Red Sox. He appears here with Memphis in a photo from the Seamheads.com website.

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Jimmie Armstead was a pitcher with the Birmingham Black Barons, St. Louis-New Orleans-Harrisburg Stars, and Baltimore Elite Giants during the 1938-40 period and again in 1946. He is shown here with the Baltimore Elite Giants in a photo from CATCHING DREAMS, by Frazier "Slow" Robinson.