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Leagues

The Negro Leagues were an association of professional baseball leagues that are best defined by many baseball historians as a lost chapter in the 186 year book that is the history of Major League Baseball.

negroleagues.org explores the teams, players, and cultural significance of the leagues and their lasting impact on the game of baseball.

Players

Scant information on the league and its players has left a void in understanding of the significance of the Negro Leagues. Few have attempted to put this information in an organized format with varied exceptions.

HISTORY

Learn more about your favorite teams and players that played in the collective known as professional Negro League Baseball. Historian Bill James is one of the few writers who have organized information on the league and its players in his periodical baseball abstracts.

Mission

The stated purpose of negroleagues.org is to help the reader acquire a better understanding of the leagues historical and cultural impact on Major League Baseball, while maintaining an understanding of it's cultural significance in a sociological context, highlighted by the players of the past who have helped grow the sport of baseball within the African American and Latino Community.