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Baseball through the Color Line
Celebrating the Negro Leagues and all those who paved the way to 1947

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August 31, 1941. Satchel Paige, near the peak of his Negro League fame, put his name to work and pitched for the Kansas City Monarchs in a fundraiser at Comiskey Park to raise money for Provident Hospital. At the time, Provident was one of the first non-segregated hospitals in the country. Satch was the winning pitcher, as the Monarchs defeated the Chicago American Giants 8-3.
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#satchelpaige #negroleague #baseball #hospital #tickets @mlb @nlbmuseumkc @baseballhall @theatlantic @nmaahc @johnathorn @shesta_hof @topps @fanatics @jrfoundation taken in New York, New York by @18thvine

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1946 Negro League All-Star Game redemption ticket. This, and 85 cents, got one lucky spectator into one of the last pre-integration Negro League All-Star game ever played. The ‘46 game saw greats such as Buck Leonard. Josh Gibson, Dan Bankhead, Larry Doby, Howard Easterling, Monte Irvin, and many others.

This was the first time the East-West game was played at Griffith Stadium and drew 16,268 fans. The game was actually delayed for 15 minutes due to a player strike over a financial dispute, but was ultimately resolved. and the East triumphed 6-3.

#negroleague #baseball #allstargame #joshgibson #ticket @mlb @nlbmuseumkc @nationals @smithsonian @baseballhall @theathletichq @buckleonardassociation @joshgibsonfoundation taken in New York, New York by @18thvine

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While April 15, 1947 is recognized as the breaking of the color barrier, one could argue that officially occurred on Oct 23, 1945. News began to circulate late that day that the Dodgers had signed Jackie Robinson to a contract, and became front page news on the 24th. The rest is history…
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#jackierobinson #jackierobinsonday #dodgers #negroleagues #brooklyn @mlb @espn @nlbmuseumkc @bloomberg @nydailynews @jrfoundation @baseballhall @mets @dodgers @jackierobinsonofficial @shesta_hof @johnathorn @nytimes @jeffpassan taken in Brooklyn, New York by @18thvine

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Judy Johnson’s 1920’s Hilldale Baseball Club ticket book, signed by owner Ed Bolden. Amazing to me that a ticket book, from one of the greatest Negro League players and teams ever, has survived over a hundred years. The ‘20’s Hilldale teams, in addition to winning the ‘25 chip, contained legendary players such as Louis Santop, Oscar Charleston, Biz Mackey, and many others of the leagues best.
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#negroleague #tickets #baseball #baseballmemorabilia @nlbmuseumkc @mlb @theathletichq @espn @baseballhall @black_baseball @smithsonian taken in New York, New York by @18thvine

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Boston Royal Giants - May 6th, 1934

“Come along and see a first class ball game.
See the Giants stage their “ Shadow Ball” and comedy!
See the outstanding negro players of the world and let Jackman and White entertain you with their playing and comedy.”
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#boston #negroleague #negroleagues #baseball #bostonroyalgiants #blackbaseball #collection #baseballprogram #mlb #nlbm #cooperstown #baseballhalloffame #collector #bostonbaseball @mlb @espn @theatlantic @baseballhall @nlbmuseumkc taken in Boston, Massachusetts by @18thvine

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Last professional baseball game at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn - August 23, 1959. Amazingly, it was not the Dodgers who would take the field that day, but rather, the Kansas City Monarchs versus the Stars and Cubans - a barnstorming doubleheader. Perhaps the best part — Satchel Paige took the hill for the last pro game ever at Ebbets.

The Kansas City Monarchs topped the Stars 3-1 in the opener. Then Satch — wearing a Chicago White Sox uniform lent to him by former employer Bill Veeck — came on to strike out four in a three-inning start. The master allowed three runs, but only one was earned.
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#satchelpaige #negroleague #ebbetsfield #brooklyn #dodgers #brooklyndodgers #kcmonarchs #kansascitymonarchs #blackbaseball #integration #ticket #baseball #baseballticket #collector #nlbm #baseballhalloffame @baseballhall @nlbmuseumkc @espn @theathletichq @cllctmedia #monarchs @johnathorn @shesta_hof @jrfoundation #colorline @nyhistory @dodgers taken in New York, New York by @18thvine

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Advertising pass to the July 4th, 1941 Negro League (World’s Championship) game between the Kansas City Monarchs and Chicago American Giants, featuring none other than the greatest showman of the time, Satchel Paige.
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#negroleague #ticket #satchelpaige #kansascitymonarchs #monarchs #blackbaseball #baseball #mlb #sportsmanpark #july4th #nlbm #cooperstown #hof #baseball @espn @theatlantic @baseballhall #satchelpaige #baseballhistory #history #memorabilia #collection #colorline #integration taken in New York, New York by @18thvine

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1903 Harvard program featuring William Clarence Matthews.

“Matthews May Play Ball with Tenney’s Team”

So the Boston Traveler headline read in July 1905, 42 years prior to Jackie Robinson broke the color line.

Matthews was of course, William Clarence Matthews, an incredible shortstop for Harvard, who lead the team in hitting his Sophomore, Junior and Senior seasons.

Post graduation, the Northern League, a whites-only semi-pro league, opened their door to Matthews — a tremendous breakthrough in American society. Matthews integrated that league, played well to start, and T he Boston Nationals were rumored to have an interest in Matthews joining the team, but it was not to be. Ironically, and sadly, Boston was the last team to achieve integration in the major leagues.

#negroleague #negroleagues #harvard #upenn #soldiersfield #blackbaseball #baseball #mlb #integration #colorline #cooperstown #nlbm #baseballhof #halloffame #jackierobinson #apeoplesjourney #anationsstory @johnathorn @nlbmuseumkc @baseballhall @harvard @harvardbaseball #williamclarencematthews #harvardbaseball #scorecard #baseballmemorabilia #fanatics #memorabilia #boston taken in Boston, Massachusetts by @18thvine

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1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords Season ticket for Greenlee Field belonging to HOF’er Judy Johnson. One of the strongest teams to ever suit up, the roster consisted of Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, Satchel Paige, Judy Johnson, Sam Bankhead, Oscar Charleston, Leroy Matlock, to name but a few.
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#negroleague #negroleagues #blackbaseball #joshgibson #satchelpaige #oscarcharleston #ticket #nlbm #fanatics #baseball #mlb #espn #collectible #sportscollector #sambankhead #coolpapabell #colorline @mlb @espn @nlbmuseumkc @baseballhall @fanatics #baseballhalloffame #cooperstown #pittsburgh #pittsburghcrawfords @johnathorn @shesta_hof @huntauctions @joshgibsonfoundation #crawfords #memorabilia taken in New York, New York by @18thvine

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80 Years ago today, Jackie Robinson played for the Kansas City Monarchs against the Chicago American Giants at Comiskey Park, going 1-3 with a double. This game was one of Jackie’s earliest Negro League games, and would be a stepping-stone for his breaking the color barrier.
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#jackierobinson #42 #negroleagues #monarchs #kansascity #brooklyn #dodgers #ticket #mlb #espn #nlbm #baseball #satchelpaige #jackie #kansascitymonarchs #colorline #colorbarrier #giants #chicagoamericangiants #comiskeypark #1945 #cooperstown #baseballhalloffame #hof #goat #baseballtickets #jackierobinsonmuseum @mlb @espn @baseballhall @theatlantic #newyork taken in Brooklyn, New York by @18thvine

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Before he was Jackie to the world, he was Jack.
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#jackierobinsonday #april15 #42 #jackierobinson #civilrights #baseball #colorline #integration #mlb #cooperstown #nlbm #brooklyn #brooklyndodgers #jackrobinson #rachelrobinson #espn @mlb #negroleagues #ebbetsfield #pologrounds #ticket #collector taken in Brooklyn, New York by @18thvine

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