The Baseball Hall of Fame Remembers Ernie Banks
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum mourns the passing of Class of 1977 member Ernie Banks. January 31, 1931 - January 23, 2015.
The second Negro National League was established in 1933 by Gus Greenlee, an African-American businessman of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, two years after the first Negro National League (NNL) had disbanded, after the start of the Great Depression. Formation of NNL consisting of 7 teams — Baltimore Black Sox, Cole's American Giants, Columbus Blue Birds, Indianapolis ABCs (II) (moved to Detroit in April), Homestead Grays, Nashville Elite Giants and Pittsburgh Crawfords; Homestead was expelled early in the season for raiding Detroit's roster, Columbus was replaced mid-season by the Akron Black Tyrites who were then replaced by the Cleveland Giants.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum mourns the passing of Class of 1977 member Ernie Banks. January 31, 1931 - January 23, 2015.
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