Spotlight: Carl Long
South Carolina native Carl Long starred in the Negro Leagues and Minor Leagues.
Negro Leagues
Spotlight: Dave Barnhill
North Carolina native Dave Barnhill was one of the Negro Leagues top pitchers during the 1940s.
Spotlight: Larry Doby
South Carolina native Larry Doby became the American League’s first black player and Major League Baseball’s second in 1947.
Spotlight: Barney Brown
South Carolina native Barney Brown was a four-time Negro League All-Star.
Spotlight: C.I. Taylor
Taylor is regarded alongside Rube Foster as the two greatest managers of all time in the Negro Leagues.
Spotlight: Bert Simmons
Simmons played baseball for the Greensboro Red Wings and Asheville Blues of the Negro Southern League from 1946-1949.