In a career interrupted by military service during World World II, Ross “Satch” Davis made a name for himself in big time Negro League baseball with the Baltimore Elite Giants and Negro American League champion Cleveland Buckeyes. Davis recalls his life in black baseball in an entertaining inferview with Doug Krikorian in the Long Beach Press Telegram. Read the whole story here…

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On Monday (June 26th) the Pittsburgh Pirates will present a Negro League exhibit that will become a permanent fixture at PNC Park. The exhibit will be focused on the history and achievements of Negro League teams with specific emphasis on the two legendary teams from the Steel City area, the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays. Read the whole story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

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Charlie Johnson, 1930s outfielder for the Chicago American Giants and numerous barnstorming teams, passed away on June 10 in Chicago. Johnson had battled prostate cancer for some time prior to his death.

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