Agate Type: Adventures in Baseball Archeology
Gary AshwillA newsletter about Negro League & Latin American baseball, from the co-founder & lead researcher of the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database.
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Oldest Pitcher to Win a Game: Connie Rector, 1944 New York Black Yankees
Cornelius (Connie) Rector, an Arkansas native, pitched in Arkansas independent ball and later the Texas Colored League in the 1910s. In mid-season 1920, already in his late twenties, he joined the Hilldale Club, and went on to a long career...
Most Wins by a 17-Year-Old Pitcher: Steel Arm Tyler, 1925 Memphis Red Sox
William “Steel Arm” Tyler, a player so obscure that I haven’t been able to find a single image of him, was only 17 years old when he made the Memphis Red Sox pitching staff in 1925. That year he went 10-13 with a 3.22 ERA (149 ERA+) in game...
Youngest Major League Player: Roy Campanella, 1937 Washington Elite Giants
In addition to Wild Bill Chatman being the oldest known player to make his debut at the major league level in 1944 with the Memphis Red Sox, there are a few other age-related records achieved by Negro league players. Here’s the first of a (...
The 42-Year-Old Rookie: Wild Bill Chatman, 1944
A pitcher named Edgar “Wild Bill” Chatman from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, called a “promising newcomer” by the Pittsburgh Courier (April 8, 1944, p. 12), joined the Memphis Red Sox in 1944. He wasn’t one of the team’s frontline pitchers that...
Photo(s) of the Week II: Indianapolis ABCs 1923
There are (as far as I’m aware) two team photos of the 1923 Indianapolis ABCs. Along with great images of some very well-documented players (Oscar Charleston, Dizzy Dismukes, George Shively, Connie Day), they also provide rare images of les...
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