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MLB.com Profiles Teenage Collector/Negro League Historian
You might remember our story last year that hooked us up with the Boston Globe's piece on high school student Cam Perron from Arlington, Mass., a huge baseball fan and collector. He's different than...
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Royals, Twins Throwback Jersey Auction to Benefit Negro Leagues
The Kansas City Royals are hosting an online auction in conjunction with the annual Salute to the Negro Leagues celebration set for Saturday, July 21. The Royals host the Minnesota Twins that evening...
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COMC Challenge: Checklist for This Set of Negro Leaguers
When I was at Beckett and the primary editor of the Beckett Almanac of Baseball Cards and Collectibles, there were always some cards which bothered me because I wanted to get to catalog them and add...
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Limited Nature Part of Satchel Paige Appeal
“Maybe I’ll Pitch Forever” was the title of Satchel Paige’s autobiography and even when that book was released it appeared Paige just might be able to pitch at a reasonably high level forever. For...
View ArticleBaseball Glove Art at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
The extraordinary 'glove art' of Sean Kane, featuring baseball greats, is coming to the Negro Leagues Museum.
View Article1940s A.L. Document Disparaging Negro League Players Up for Bid
A document at auction this week reveals a "don't rock the boat" philosophy and a short-sighted opinion on the skills of Negro League players in the 1940s.
View ArticleGibson, Other Negro Leaguers on Autograph Page at Auction
A newly discovered autograph page from a 1944 baseball publication contains the autographs of Negro League figures including Josh Gibson.
View ArticleNegro Leagues Memorabilia Donated to Institute for Baseball Studies
One man's collection of signed baseballs featuring Negro League players, along with dozens of other items associated with baseball's past, have a new home.
View ArticleNotes: New Negro Southern League Museum Opens
A huge new museum with some Negro League artifacts opens in Alabama; big bucks for Gretzky; Topps still hiring in Florida and Oscar Gamble's Afro.
View ArticleWilmer Fields’ 1943 Homestead Grays Photo at Auction
An 8x10 photo of one of baseball's all-time great teams, one owned by a former Grays player, is on the auction block.
View ArticleRare Real Photo Postcard Of Willard Brown Up For Auction
One of the few baseball card-related items featuring one of the all-time great Negro Leaguers, an extremely rare Willard Brown postcard dates to 1952.
View ArticleConsignment of the Week: Early Negro Leagues Pennant
A 1917 Hilldale championship pennant is coming to auction early next year.
View ArticleNotes: NSCC Signers; GQ Checklist; Topps NOW Kicks off with Ichiro
National autograph signers announced; some fresh Ichiro Topps NOW cards; the Gypsy Queen checklist is out; a cool 1920s Negro Leagues photo sells at auction, a 1960s kid laments how he burned up his...
View ArticlePreserving Negro Leagues History Part of NSCC
A 100th birthday celebration of the Negro Leagues kicked off at the National Sports Collectors Convention as collector Jay Caldwell brought his message to the masses.
View ArticleNegro Leagues Bobblehead Campaign Launches
The Negro Leagues are honored with a new series of bobbleheads, designed in part as a fundraiser for the Kansas City-based museum.
View ArticleOscar Charleston Glove Art Celebrates Negro Leagues’ 100th Anniversary
Created on a 1930s era glove, Sean Kane's latest "baseball glove art" honors the great Oscar Charleston and the inaugural game in the Negro Leagues, played 100 years ago this week.
View ArticleNew Negro Leagues Centennial Card Set Features Artwork of Graig Kreindler
The set includes big names you'll know from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, but begins in 1871 with Octavius Catto, an early civil rights leader and educator, and ends with Connie Morgan in 1954.
View ArticleNegro Leagues Memorabilia Donated to Institute for Baseball Studies
One man's collection of signed baseballs featuring Negro League players, along with dozens of other items associated with baseball's past, have a new home.
View ArticleNotes: New Negro Southern League Museum Opens
A huge new museum with some Negro League artifacts opens in Alabama; big bucks for Gretzky; Topps still hiring in Florida and Oscar Gamble's Afro.
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Indianapolis Clowns’ Hank Aaron Publicity Handout Honors...
The Negro Leagues team that sold him to the Boston Braves touted Hank Aaron on this 1950s photo.
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