- Baltimore Black Sox
Baltimore Black Sox
Leagues
Independent (1916 - 1922, 1930 - 1931)
Eastern Colored League (1923 - 1928American Negro League (1929)
East-West League (1932)
Negro National League (1933 - 1934)Significant Players
Satchel Paige
Jud “Boojum” Wilson
Frank Warfield
Ben Taylor
Oliver "Ghost" Marcelle
Sir Richard LundyLeon Day The Baltimore Black Sox were a professional
baseball team based out of Baltimore,Maryland which played in theNegro Leagues . The Black Sox started as an independent team in 1916 by George Rossiter and Charles Spedden. They were one of the original six teams to make up theEastern Colored League in 1923.In 1929, The Black Sox boasted the "Million Dollar Infield" of Jud "Boojum" Wilson (
first baseman ), Frank Warfield (second baseman ), Oliver "Ghost" Marcelle (third baseman ) and Sir Richard Lundy (shortstop ). The nickname was given to them by the media because of the prospective worth had they been white players. The Black Sox won over 70% of their games during the 1929 season and won theAmerican Negro League Championship.During their only season in the East-West League, the Black Sox won the league championship.
In 1933, Joe Cambria took over ownership of the team and moved it into
Gus Greenlee 's new Negro National League. During that same year, the team moved its home games to Bugle Field. The team only lasted one year and disbanded. In 1934, another team entered the league using the Black Sox name, but it didn't meet with much success and disbanded after only one year.On
6 September 2007 , theBaltimore Orioles wore Black Sox uniforms in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Black Sox' 1932 championship season.
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