Josh GibsonNine Consecutive National Negro League Championships

Black Babe Ruth was his nickname

Didn’t gain national respect… well not until 1972 when he went into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Power hitter all the way

All the way to his fame

Stroke…. Brain tumor….. Age of 35. 1946 was his last year alive.

Satchel Paige

Natural talent made him to be the oldest rookie in the Negro League Baseball

Gained popularity with the whites which sent him to the hall of fame first

Played until the age of 42 and was one of the greatest pitchers of the the Negro League

The Grays

Originally named The Blue Ribbons, but then went on to the name of The Murdock Grays

Homerun after homerun sent them to nine consecutive Negro League Baseball Championships

Detroit vs. The Major All-Stars

Detroit was the most powerful team in the late 1910’s

They took the second half title in 1930

The title was then lost in 1930 in a defeat against the St. Louis Stars Championship

Wilber Rogan

Was nicknamed Bullet Joe after hissuccessful career in his league

Rogan became the manager and a player of the Kansas City Monarchs

He played for 17 consecutive years on the Kansas City Monarchs

The End of the Negro League(and of this awesome power point)

• In 1962 the Negro League ended (in 2010 this power point ended)

• There were many times where the negro league was at its height

• There were many people that reached the hall of fame

• Although the Negro League ended it still lives on in history and in us

Sources

• http://www.nlbm.com/• http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com/index.h

tml• http://www.nlbpa.com/• Mr. Murray’s Licensed pictures