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12 Cards in this Set
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Rube Foster
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Founder of the Negro National League
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Homestead Grays
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Black team. Formed by Cum Posey
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Crawfords
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Formed by Cus Greenlee. Pittsburgh
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Forbes Field
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field that Negro League teams played on
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Al Simmons
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Polish, changed name to be more accepted
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A. Philip Randolph
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Created first black union for porters (servants on trains) against Pullman Co
Brotherhood of Sleeping car |
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Double Duty Radcliff
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played 2 games right after each other, pitched first caught second
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Oscar Charleston
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Black Ty Cobb
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Judy Johnson
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greatest Negro League 1st baseman
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Buck Leonard
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Homestead Grays: Black Lou Gehrig
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James "Cool Papa" Bell
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very fast
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Josh Gibson
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Black Babe Ruth
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