Sir Lurksalot photopack (Negro League players) - Page 143

Cusick · 10-28-2019, 02:57 PM

George Minor was an outfielder in the Negro Leagues during the 1944-49 period. He was with the Chicago American Giants, Cleveland Buckeyes, and Louisville Buckeyes. He is shown here with the Louisville Buckeyes in a photo from the Louisville Courier-Journal of April 16, 1949.

Cusick · 10-29-2019, 02:07 PM

Billy Joe Moore was a first baseman with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1955.

This photo of Moore appeared in the St. Joseph (MO) Gazette of June 3, 1954. At that time, he had just been released from the Oklahoma penitentiary, where he had served time for seven years for burglary. He was described as a 24-year-old slugging first baseman, who was 6-2 in height and weighed 220 pounds. He had signed a Class C Yankee contract, but was headed for the Grand Forks (ND) independent team, i.e. not affiliated with the Yankees. Baseball-reference.com shows him as William Joe Moore, with just that one minor league season with Grand Forks.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=moore-014wil

Cusick · 10-29-2019, 02:19 PM

Excell Moore was a pitcher with the Cleveland Buckeyes, New Orleans Eagles, and Indianapolis Clowns during the 1950-52 period. He is shown here in his 1941 Eureka High School basketball uniform. The high school is in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The photo was published in the Hattiesburg American of Oct. 31, 1982.

Cusick · 10-29-2019, 04:06 PM

Ismael "Mule" Morales was an outfielder with the Cuban Stars in 1932. He is shown here with the Havana winter league team in a photo from the Milwaukee Journal of Nov. 2, 1932. At that time, the newspapers were reporting that it was expected that he would get a tryout with the Washington Senators the following spring. He may be the same Ismael Morales who appears in Baseball-reference.com as a minor leaguer a few years later, also as an outfielder:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=morale001ism

Cusick · 10-30-2019, 09:39 AM

Fred Morefield was an outfielder with the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1945 and 1946. He is shown here with the Crawfords in a photo published in the Racine (WI) Journal Times on August 1, 1945.

Cusick · 10-30-2019, 10:16 AM

William "Sack" Morgan was a pitcher with the Memphis Red Sox, Baltimore Elite Giants, and Birmingham Black Barons during the 1945-49 period. He is shown here as a hitter in the Alabama Tribune (Montgomery, AL) of Sept. 9, 1960. The caption indicates that he was a leading hitter for the Atlanta team at the time, though the cap appears to be a Memphis one instead.

Cusick · 10-31-2019, 12:32 PM

According to the book, THE NEGRO LEAGUES BOOK, by Dick Clark and Larry Lester, Willie Neal was an infielder with the 1952 Memphis Red Sox. The attached photo shows a Willie Neal with the Pocatello Bannocks. The photo is from the Idaho State Journal of April 20, 1954.

The following is the logic I used in concluding that they are the same Willie Neal. The Carroll (IA) Times Herald of June 26, 1952 indicated that a Willie Neal, a pitcher/outfielder, had just reported to the Wall Lake Kernels, "an all-Negro club." The timing of this reporting fits well with Willie Neal's brief experience in the Negro Leagues. Baseball-reference.com lists a minor leaguer Willie Neal who was with Pocatello in 1954 as well as with some additional minor league teams during the 1955-57 period. That Willie Neal was a pitcher/outfielder. This all seems to fit well.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=neal--004wil

Cusick · 10-31-2019, 01:12 PM

Alex Newkirk was a pitcher with the New York Black Yankees, New York Cubans, and Boston Blues during the 1946-49 period. The photo is from the Seamheads.com website.

Cusick · 10-31-2019, 01:32 PM

Taft Newman was an outfielder with the Nashville Elite Giants in 1930. The photo is his obit photo from the Indianapolis News of January 9, 1985. He spent the bulk of his career as a Baptist minister. When he died, he had been pastor of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church for more than 21 years, and also served as a teacher at the Central Theological Seminary.

Cusick · 11-05-2019, 01:39 PM

Alcibiades Palma was a pitcher with the Cuban Stars West in 1930. The photo is from the Seamheads.com website.

Palma also pitched in the Mexican League for four years, and was an umpire in that league in 1955 and 1956.

Cusick · 11-06-2019, 12:31 PM

George Parago was a pitcher in the Negro Leagues in 1887 with the Cuban Giants. The photo is from the Seamheads.com database. It shows him in a Cuban Giants uniform.

Cusick · 11-07-2019, 12:32 PM

Rafael "Sungo" Pedroso was a catcher and pitcher with the Cuban Stars and Stars of Cuba in 1928 and 1930. The photo is from the Seamheads.com website and shows him with the Almendares, Cuba, team.

Cusick · 11-07-2019, 12:58 PM

Julian "Fallanca" Perez was a pitcher and outfielder with the Stars of Cuba and the Cuban Stars of Havana in 1910 and 1911. The photo is from the Seamheads.com website.

Cusick · 11-08-2019, 04:03 PM

Claude Poole was mostly a pitcher, but also played a little outfield, for the New York Black Yankees in 1945 and 1946. He is shown here with the New Brunswick (NJ) Royals, a semi-pro team. The photo is from the Central New Jersey Home News, a New Brunswick newspaper dated Aug. 22, 1948.

Cusick · 11-08-2019, 04:25 PM

James Portier was a catcher with the Indianapolis Clowns in 1954 and 1955. He was named to the 1954 East-West Negro Leagues All-Star Game. He entered the Negro Leagues at age 16 after being pursued by major league scouts.

The photo shows him in 2019 wearing the jersey of the Milwaukee Bears before a Pittsburgh Pirates/Milwaukee Brewers game at Miller Park in Milwaukee. It is a Getty image.

Cusick · 11-10-2019, 08:56 PM

Benjamin Franklin Reese was a pitcher with the Cuban Giants in 1911. The photo is from the Seamheads.com website.

Cusick · 11-11-2019, 03:32 PM

E. J. Butler was the business manager of the 1923 Washington Potomacs. The image is from the 1923 Washington Potomacs team photo as displayed on the swanngalleries.com website in 2017. The identification was done by Gary Ashwill via Worthpoint and Swann Galleries.

Cusick · 11-11-2019, 03:42 PM

An image was previously posted on this thread showing catcher Mack Eggleston in a Baltimore Black Sox uniform, but this gives us an opportunity to see him in his Washington uni. The image is from the 1923 Washington Potomacs team photo as displayed on the swanngalleries.com website in 2017. The identification was done by Gary Ashwill via Worthpoint and Swann Galleries.

Cusick · 11-11-2019, 03:59 PM

Morris Williams was a pitcher with the Indianapolis ABC's in 1920 and 1921, but there has been no photo of him posted on this thread previously. The image is from the 1923 Washington Potomacs team photo as displayed on the swanngalleries.com website in 2017. The identification was done by Gary Ashwill via Worthpoint and Swann Galleries. The team photo was dated May 10, 1923, which was the beginning of the Potomacs' season. Since Williams is not listed with the Potomacs in the basic Negro League references, my assumption is that he didn't last much longer with the team.

Cusick · 11-11-2019, 04:09 PM

An image was previously posted on this thread of outfielder Ralph Jefferson, but it showed him with the Philadelphia Giants. This image shows him in a Washington uni. The image is from the 1923 Washington Potomacs team photo as displayed on the swanngalleries.com website in 2017. The identification was done by Gary Ashwill via Worthpoint and Swann Galleries.

10-28-2019, 02:57 PM	#2841
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	George Minor George Minor was an outfielder in the Negro Leagues during the 1944-49 period. He was with the Chicago American Giants, Cleveland Buckeyes, and Louisville Buckeyes. He is shown here with the Louisville Buckeyes in a photo from the Louisville Courier-Journal of April 16, 1949. Attached Images

10-29-2019, 02:07 PM	#2842
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Billy Joe Moore Billy Joe Moore was a first baseman with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1955. This photo of Moore appeared in the St. Joseph (MO) Gazette of June 3, 1954. At that time, he had just been released from the Oklahoma penitentiary, where he had served time for seven years for burglary. He was described as a 24-year-old slugging first baseman, who was 6-2 in height and weighed 220 pounds. He had signed a Class C Yankee contract, but was headed for the Grand Forks (ND) independent team, i.e. not affiliated with the Yankees. Baseball-reference.com shows him as William Joe Moore, with just that one minor league season with Grand Forks. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=moore-014wil Attached Images

10-29-2019, 02:19 PM	#2843
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Excell Moore Excell Moore was a pitcher with the Cleveland Buckeyes, New Orleans Eagles, and Indianapolis Clowns during the 1950-52 period. He is shown here in his 1941 Eureka High School basketball uniform. The high school is in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The photo was published in the Hattiesburg American of Oct. 31, 1982. Attached Images

10-29-2019, 04:06 PM	#2844
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Ismael Morales Ismael "Mule" Morales was an outfielder with the Cuban Stars in 1932. He is shown here with the Havana winter league team in a photo from the Milwaukee Journal of Nov. 2, 1932. At that time, the newspapers were reporting that it was expected that he would get a tryout with the Washington Senators the following spring. He may be the same Ismael Morales who appears in Baseball-reference.com as a minor leaguer a few years later, also as an outfielder: https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=morale001ism Attached Images

10-30-2019, 09:39 AM	#2845
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Fred Morefield Fred Morefield was an outfielder with the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1945 and 1946. He is shown here with the Crawfords in a photo published in the Racine (WI) Journal Times on August 1, 1945. Attached Images

10-30-2019, 10:16 AM	#2846
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Sack Morgan William "Sack" Morgan was a pitcher with the Memphis Red Sox, Baltimore Elite Giants, and Birmingham Black Barons during the 1945-49 period. He is shown here as a hitter in the Alabama Tribune (Montgomery, AL) of Sept. 9, 1960. The caption indicates that he was a leading hitter for the Atlanta team at the time, though the cap appears to be a Memphis one instead. Attached Images

10-31-2019, 12:32 PM	#2847
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Willie Neal According to the book, THE NEGRO LEAGUES BOOK, by Dick Clark and Larry Lester, Willie Neal was an infielder with the 1952 Memphis Red Sox. The attached photo shows a Willie Neal with the Pocatello Bannocks. The photo is from the Idaho State Journal of April 20, 1954. The following is the logic I used in concluding that they are the same Willie Neal. The Carroll (IA) Times Herald of June 26, 1952 indicated that a Willie Neal, a pitcher/outfielder, had just reported to the Wall Lake Kernels, "an all-Negro club." The timing of this reporting fits well with Willie Neal's brief experience in the Negro Leagues. Baseball-reference.com lists a minor leaguer Willie Neal who was with Pocatello in 1954 as well as with some additional minor league teams during the 1955-57 period. That Willie Neal was a pitcher/outfielder. This all seems to fit well. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=neal--004wil Attached Images

10-31-2019, 01:12 PM	#2848
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Alex Newkirk Alex Newkirk was a pitcher with the New York Black Yankees, New York Cubans, and Boston Blues during the 1946-49 period. The photo is from the Seamheads.com website. Attached Images Last edited by Cusick; 10-31-2019 at 01:15 PM.

10-31-2019, 01:32 PM	#2849
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Taft Newman Taft Newman was an outfielder with the Nashville Elite Giants in 1930. The photo is his obit photo from the Indianapolis News of January 9, 1985. He spent the bulk of his career as a Baptist minister. When he died, he had been pastor of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church for more than 21 years, and also served as a teacher at the Central Theological Seminary. Attached Images

11-05-2019, 01:39 PM	#2850
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Alcibiades Palma Alcibiades Palma was a pitcher with the Cuban Stars West in 1930. The photo is from the Seamheads.com website. Palma also pitched in the Mexican League for four years, and was an umpire in that league in 1955 and 1956. Attached Images Last edited by Cusick; 11-05-2019 at 01:43 PM.

11-06-2019, 12:31 PM	#2851
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	George Parago George Parago was a pitcher in the Negro Leagues in 1887 with the Cuban Giants. The photo is from the Seamheads.com database. It shows him in a Cuban Giants uniform. Attached Images Last edited by Cusick; 09-10-2023 at 08:38 PM. Reason: Identify the uniform.

11-07-2019, 12:32 PM	#2852
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Rafael Pedroso Rafael "Sungo" Pedroso was a catcher and pitcher with the Cuban Stars and Stars of Cuba in 1928 and 1930. The photo is from the Seamheads.com website and shows him with the Almendares, Cuba, team. Attached Images Last edited by Cusick; 11-07-2019 at 12:33 PM.

11-07-2019, 12:58 PM	#2853
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Julian Perez Julian "Fallanca" Perez was a pitcher and outfielder with the Stars of Cuba and the Cuban Stars of Havana in 1910 and 1911. The photo is from the Seamheads.com website. Attached Images Last edited by Cusick; 11-07-2019 at 12:59 PM.

11-08-2019, 04:03 PM	#2854
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Claude Poole Claude Poole was mostly a pitcher, but also played a little outfield, for the New York Black Yankees in 1945 and 1946. He is shown here with the New Brunswick (NJ) Royals, a semi-pro team. The photo is from the Central New Jersey Home News, a New Brunswick newspaper dated Aug. 22, 1948. Attached Images Last edited by Cusick; 11-08-2019 at 04:05 PM.

11-08-2019, 04:25 PM	#2855
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	James Portier James Portier was a catcher with the Indianapolis Clowns in 1954 and 1955. He was named to the 1954 East-West Negro Leagues All-Star Game. He entered the Negro Leagues at age 16 after being pursued by major league scouts. The photo shows him in 2019 wearing the jersey of the Milwaukee Bears before a Pittsburgh Pirates/Milwaukee Brewers game at Miller Park in Milwaukee. It is a Getty image. Attached Images Last edited by Cusick; 11-08-2019 at 04:28 PM.

11-10-2019, 08:56 PM	#2856
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Benjamin Reese Benjamin Franklin Reese was a pitcher with the Cuban Giants in 1911. The photo is from the Seamheads.com website. Attached Images

11-11-2019, 03:32 PM	#2857
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	E. J. Butler E. J. Butler was the business manager of the 1923 Washington Potomacs. The image is from the 1923 Washington Potomacs team photo as displayed on the swanngalleries.com website in 2017. The identification was done by Gary Ashwill via Worthpoint and Swann Galleries. Attached Images

11-11-2019, 03:42 PM	#2858
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Mack Eggleston An image was previously posted on this thread showing catcher Mack Eggleston in a Baltimore Black Sox uniform, but this gives us an opportunity to see him in his Washington uni. The image is from the 1923 Washington Potomacs team photo as displayed on the swanngalleries.com website in 2017. The identification was done by Gary Ashwill via Worthpoint and Swann Galleries. Attached Images

11-11-2019, 03:59 PM	#2859
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Morris Williams Morris Williams was a pitcher with the Indianapolis ABC's in 1920 and 1921, but there has been no photo of him posted on this thread previously. The image is from the 1923 Washington Potomacs team photo as displayed on the swanngalleries.com website in 2017. The identification was done by Gary Ashwill via Worthpoint and Swann Galleries. The team photo was dated May 10, 1923, which was the beginning of the Potomacs' season. Since Williams is not listed with the Potomacs in the basic Negro League references, my assumption is that he didn't last much longer with the team. Attached Images

11-11-2019, 04:09 PM	#2860
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,209	Ralph Jefferson An image was previously posted on this thread of outfielder Ralph Jefferson, but it showed him with the Philadelphia Giants. This image shows him in a Washington uni. The image is from the 1923 Washington Potomacs team photo as displayed on the swanngalleries.com website in 2017. The identification was done by Gary Ashwill via Worthpoint and Swann Galleries. Attached Images