The restoration of the Kansas City home where Negro Leagues pitcher Satchel Paige lived for 32 years received a major financial boost from the Mellon Foundation of New York, which donated $750,000.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An usually large baseball card is on display in Kansas City’s 18 th & Vine District to honor a Negro Leagues legend. Satchel Paige played for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1941-1947 ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Hormigas are gearing up to play in next season’s Pecos League, they’ll be the newest addition to the independent baseball league and will play their home games at ...
Former Yankee and current FOX analyst Derek Jeter thought he was putting Bonds on the spot when he asked, “What would you do against Satchel Paige?” Bonds sounded almost insulted that he even had to ...
The legendary Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, was the site for Major League Baseball Thursday night, and the Negro leagues were top of mind given the diamond's importance to its history. The ...
Barry Bonds knows exactly what would happen if he stepped into the box against the iconic Satchel Paige. The all-time MLB home run king sat on a panel alongside fellow baseball greats Alex Rodriguez, ...
Barry Bonds has a strong statistical case as the greatest hitter in baseball history. He holds all-time records for career home runs (762) and home runs in a season (73), and his seven MVP awards are ...
The weeds at the front of the house stand 10 inches high. It’s clapboard is rotted and peeling in sheets. The walls, floors and ceilings inside the Kansas City home that Negro Leagues legend Leroy ...