From their site.
The museum is in Kansas City, Missouri and was formed in 1990. They have photographs and artifacts from the late 1800s through the 1960s.
Its permanent 10,000 square foot facility opened in 1997, sharing the new 18th and Vine museum complex with the American Jazz Museum.
--Cooter
Showing posts with label Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Negro League Throwback Uniforms: Leland Giants vs. Homestead Grays
Earlier I wrote about the uniforms the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates were wearing on June 9 of this year. They definitely weren't the usual Cubs or Pirates ones.
From the June 10, 2017, Chicago Tribune.
The teams wearing the jerseys was part of the Pittsburgh Pirates annual Negro Leagues Heritage Game at PNC Park.
The Cubs were wearing the jerseys of the Leland Giants, one of the top Negro leagues teams in the Midwest in the early 1900s.
The Pirates were wearing the uniforms of the Homestead Grays who were from Pittsburgh.
The Pirates definitely had the better looking uniforms. But I was pulling for the Cubs anyway.
Go Leland!! --Cooter
From the June 10, 2017, Chicago Tribune.
The teams wearing the jerseys was part of the Pittsburgh Pirates annual Negro Leagues Heritage Game at PNC Park.
The Cubs were wearing the jerseys of the Leland Giants, one of the top Negro leagues teams in the Midwest in the early 1900s.
The Pirates were wearing the uniforms of the Homestead Grays who were from Pittsburgh.
The Pirates definitely had the better looking uniforms. But I was pulling for the Cubs anyway.
Go Leland!! --Cooter
Friday, June 30, 2017
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum-- --Part 2: To Keep It From Being Forgotten
All of its endeavors cost money and Major League Baseball and the players union have stepped in and presented the museum with a $1 million grant to help with operating costs, expansion plans and educational opportunities.
The integration of baseball in the 1940s and 1950s led to the decline of the Negro Leagues, and the last teams folded in the early 1960s. By the late 1980s, the era was largely forgotten.
Tony Clark, the first black executive director of the players union, said the grant will help ensure the Negro Leagues and their players are never forgotten. "Today's players are committed to providing opportunities for underserved populations to play baseball," Clark said. "We all believe the Negro Leagues' storied history can play an important role in our game's future by inspiring minority youth to play."
Well, I am hoping most of the money will be going to preserving the history of the Negro Leagues. Kids can always pick up a glove and a bat and learn to play on their own.
--Cooter
The integration of baseball in the 1940s and 1950s led to the decline of the Negro Leagues, and the last teams folded in the early 1960s. By the late 1980s, the era was largely forgotten.
Tony Clark, the first black executive director of the players union, said the grant will help ensure the Negro Leagues and their players are never forgotten. "Today's players are committed to providing opportunities for underserved populations to play baseball," Clark said. "We all believe the Negro Leagues' storied history can play an important role in our game's future by inspiring minority youth to play."
Well, I am hoping most of the money will be going to preserving the history of the Negro Leagues. Kids can always pick up a glove and a bat and learn to play on their own.
--Cooter
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