When baseball championships are discussed metropolitan giants like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles figure prominently in the conversaion. A small town like Darby, Pa. seems out of place on the map of baseball capitols, but Darby lays claim to a baseball world championship of it’s own–the 1925 Negro World Series championship.

The Hilldale Giants, a Negro league baseball team from Delaware County that won the league’s world series championship in 1925, may be honored with a historical marker. Get the full story here.

Denver–Byron “Mex” Johnson, former Kansas City Monarchs shortstop, died September 24th from prostate cancer in Denver. In addition to his tenure with the Monarchs, Johnson performed with the Satchel Paige All-Stars exhibition team during the 1939 and 1940 seasons. Read more…

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