Good Morning POU! Today's feature is a ballplayer that hit a remarkable .368! Connie Morgan Many African-American men joined the Negro Leagues in the first half of the 20th Century because it was the only way they could get a chance to play baseball, as the Major League was not yet fully integrated. However, being a woman was not going to stop Connie Morgan from … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Women In The Negro Leagues
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Wednesday Open Thread: Women In The Negro Leagues
Happy Hump Day POU! Today's feature is the one of the few ballplayers ever that got a hit off Satchel Paige. Toni Stone Marceni Lyle Stone (January 21, 1921 – November 2, 1996) was born in West Virginia and spent her childhood in St Paul, Minnesota. Her married name was Marceni Lyle Stone Alberga. Alberga, a man 40 years her senior, like her parents was not … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Women In The Negro Leagues