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BONUS | Full Breakdown of Negro Leagues Stats Entering the Major League Record Books
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BONUS | Full Breakdown of Negro Leagues Stats Entering the Major League Record Books
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jun 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Bob Kendrick reacts to the news of Negro Leagues statistics officially entering the Major League record books, following three years of intensive work by the Negro Leagues Statistical Review Committee. With the accomplishments of more than 2,300 Negro Leagues ballplayers from 1920-1948 being recognized, Bob looks at the path taken to reach the historic announcement, and examines the triumphs of Negro Leagues legends such as Josh Gibson, who becomes the all-time leader in several MLB categories. Audio of Ernest Burke courtesy of the University of Baltimore - Negro League Oral History Collection
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Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.com Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future
Released:
Jun 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (86)
"Why Jackie?" Part 1: Bob Kendrick & Jerry Hairston on the life of Jackie Robinson: Hear from Negro Leagues icons Buck O'Neil, Henry Aaron, and Jackie Robinson himself, as Bob Kendrick takes you deep inside the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to tell the story of Jackie Robinson's rise from the Kansas City Monarchs to the Brooklyn Dodgers and American History, and answers the simple question: "Why Jackie?" Then, (37:49) former Dodger Jerry Hairston joins Bob to talk about his grandfather's Negro Leagues career, and the legacy of Jackie Robinson in the Dodger Blue, 74 years later. by Black Diamonds