Comments on: 18th & Vine

By: Chas

Chas — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:37:13 +0000

Sorry guys, forgot to respond to Wally’s trivia answer. No, it wasn’t Monte Irvin. Good guess, though. I suppose since there are no other guesses, I should give the answer:

St. Louis Browns, Hank Thompson: July 17. 1947

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_first_black_Major_League_Baseball_players_by_team_and_date

By: Rey

Rey — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:04:58 +0000

Great stuff, Chas. I had no idea that the museum was in KC. A KC/St. Louis trip would be quite the trip for baseball purists. Glad we have ‘the bench’ for articles like these because othrwise I might not have ever known.

By: Smitty

Smitty — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:42:53 +0000

Chas,

Great article. I have been fortunate to tour the Negro Leagues Baseball Musuem and it is fantastic facility. Unfortunate that most of the players were never able to touch a major league field – but it is a great place to acknowledge their contribution to the game of baseball.

When I was there, Buck O’Neill was supposed to give us a tour of the building. Unfortunately Mr. O’Neill didn’t feel well and wasn’t able to attend. Instead he autographed about 40 baseballs and had them waiting for us. He died shortly afterwards and that baseball has been one of my most prized posessions since.

By: Wally

Wally — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:31:18 +0000

Was the player Monte Irvin (Giants)??