Baseball Guru
06-24-2001, 04:47 PM
The Society for American Baseball Research, SABR, is the most widely recognized authority on baseball history. Their research in
every field of baseball has lead to more books and information found in books than any other group in history. Members of SABR
voted in 1999 on five different lists and these are the results of the forty greatest Negro League figures.
They are ranked from #40 (top) to #1 (bottom)
40 Greatest Negro League Figures
Name
Elwood "Bingo" DeMoss
Bruce Petway
Quincy Trouppe
Sam Jethroe
Newt Allen
John Beckwith
Sol White
Jose Mendez
Ben Taylor
Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe
Larry Doby
William Augustus "Gus" Greenlee
Dick Lundy
Hilton Smith
John "Buck" O'Neil
Ernest "Jud" Wilson
J.L. Wilkinson
Effa Manley
Cumberland "Cum" Posey
Louis Santop
"Cannonball" Dick Redding
Cristobal Torriente
Monte Irvin
William "Willie" Foster
Raleigh "Biz" Mackey
Leon Day
William "Judy" Johnson
George "Mule" Suttles
"Smokey" Joe Williams
Ray Dandridge
Wilber "Bullet' Rogan
Martin Dihigo
Norman "Turkey" Stearnes
Willie "The Devil" Wells
Andrew "Rube" Foster
Josh Gibson
John Henry "Pop" Lloyd
Oscar Charleston
James "Cool Papa" Bell
Walter "Buck" Leonard
Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Me personally, I am suprised that Gibson is at #6 as I thought for sure he would rank in the top 3.....
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"Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run."
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every field of baseball has lead to more books and information found in books than any other group in history. Members of SABR
voted in 1999 on five different lists and these are the results of the forty greatest Negro League figures.
They are ranked from #40 (top) to #1 (bottom)
40 Greatest Negro League Figures
Name
Elwood "Bingo" DeMoss
Bruce Petway
Quincy Trouppe
Sam Jethroe
Newt Allen
John Beckwith
Sol White
Jose Mendez
Ben Taylor
Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe
Larry Doby
William Augustus "Gus" Greenlee
Dick Lundy
Hilton Smith
John "Buck" O'Neil
Ernest "Jud" Wilson
J.L. Wilkinson
Effa Manley
Cumberland "Cum" Posey
Louis Santop
"Cannonball" Dick Redding
Cristobal Torriente
Monte Irvin
William "Willie" Foster
Raleigh "Biz" Mackey
Leon Day
William "Judy" Johnson
George "Mule" Suttles
"Smokey" Joe Williams
Ray Dandridge
Wilber "Bullet' Rogan
Martin Dihigo
Norman "Turkey" Stearnes
Willie "The Devil" Wells
Andrew "Rube" Foster
Josh Gibson
John Henry "Pop" Lloyd
Oscar Charleston
James "Cool Papa" Bell
Walter "Buck" Leonard
Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Me personally, I am suprised that Gibson is at #6 as I thought for sure he would rank in the top 3.....
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"Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run."
LETS GO METS!!!
HELP BE AN ADDICT AND CLICK ON AN AD!!