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Overview
Teams of the 1929 Negro National League
- Kansas City Monarchs
- St. Louis Stars
- Chicago American Giants
- Detroit Stars
- Birmingham Black Barons
- Cuban Stars West
- Memphis Red Sox
1929 Nashville Elite Giants Players
- Thomas T. Wilson, owner
- Joe Hewitt, ss and mgr - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Charles Blackwell, cf - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- William Bobo, ss and 1b - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Black Bottom Buford, 3b - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- John "Red" Charleston, c - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- William "Sug" Cornelius, p, rf, and lf - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Jessie Edwards, 2b - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Gray, 3b and rf - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Kid Harney (Lit Harvell, Harvey), ss - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Tom (Jack) Jackson, p - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Al Morris, rf - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Eddie Noel, p - BBRef Link
- Pennington, p - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Jack Ridley, lf and ss - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Jimsey Roussell, rf - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Singlong (Sing Long, Singalong), ph - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- William Spearman, p - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Felton (Leroy) Stratton, ss - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Clarence Trealkill, ss and lf - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Clarence "Red" White, lhp - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Jim "Bullet" Williams, lhp and rf - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Lennie Williams - Seamheads Link
- Nish Williams, c and rf - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Jim Willis, p - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
- Henry "Red" Wright (Sid Wright), p - BBRef Link / Seamheads Link
1929 Season and Schedule
Date | Opponent | Location (City) | Park | Opp. League | NSL W | NSL L | NSL T | IND W | IND L | IND T | NNL W | NNL L | NNL T | Runs | Opp. Runs | Notes | Source |
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Sat, Apr 20, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Memphis, TN | |
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The Indianapolis Recorder, Sat, Apr 27, 1929 | ||||||||||
Sun, Apr 21, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Memphis, TN | |
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10 innings called on account of darkness | The Chicago Defender, Sat, Apr 27, 1929 | |||||||||
Sun, Apr 28, 1929 | Evansville Reichet Giants | Nashville, TN | Sulphur Dell | |
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DH – 11 inning game, box score | Nashville Banner, Mon, Apr 29, 1929 | ||||||||
Sun, Apr 28, 1929 | Evansville Reichet Giants | Nashville, TN | Sulphur Dell | |
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DH - Called for darkness after 7 innings | Nashville Banner, Mon, Apr 29, 1929 | ||||||||
Mon, Apr 29, 1929 | Evansville Reichet Giants | Nashville, TN | |
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The Tennessean, Tue, Apr 30, 1929 | ||||||||||
Sat, May 4, 1929 | Birmingham Black Barons | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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Opening of Wilson Park | Nashville Banner, Sun, May 5, 1929 | ||||||||
Sun, May 5, 1929 | Birmingham Black Barons | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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14 innings, box score | The Tennessean, Mon, May 6, 1929 | ||||||||
Mon, May 6, 1929 | Birmingham Black Barons | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Tennessean, Wed, May 8, 1929 | |||||||||
Sat, May 11, 1929 | Cuban Stars West | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Tennessean, Sun, May 12, 1929 | |||||||||
Sun, May 12, 1929 | Cuban Stars West | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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DH | The Tennessean, Mon, May 13, 1929 | ||||||||
Sun, May 12, 1929 | Cuban Stars West | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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DH - Called for darkness after 7 innings | The Tennessean, Mon, May 13, 1929 | ||||||||
Mon, May 13, 1929 | Cuban Stars West | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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no score provided | Nashville Banner, Wed, May 15, 1929 | ||||||||||
Sat, May 18, 1929 | Kansas City Monarchs | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Chicago Defender, Sat, May 25, 1929 | |||||||||
Sun, May 19, 1929 | Kansas City Monarchs | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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DH scheduled | The Tennessean, Mon, May 20, 1929 | ||||||||
Mon, May 20, 1929 | Kansas City Monarchs | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Tennessean, Tue, May 21, 1929 | |||||||||
Mon, Jun 3, 1929 | Evansville Reichet Giants | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Tennessean, Tue, Jun 4, 1929 | |||||||||
Sun, Jun 9, 1929 | Evansville Reichet Giants | Evansville, IN | Bosse Field | |
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DH, Box score | The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jun 15, 1929 | ||||||||
Sun, Jun 9, 1929 | Evansville Reichet Giants | Evansville, IN | Bosse Field | |
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DH – 5 innings | The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jun 15, 1929 | ||||||||
Mon, Jun 10, 1929 | Evansville Reichet Giants | Evansville, IN | Bosse Field | |
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3rd game in series | The Evansville Press, Tue, Jun 11, 1929 | ||||||||
Sat, Jun 15, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jun 22, 1929 | |||||||||
Sun, Jun 16, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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11 inning game, 2 box scores | The Tennessean, Mon, Jun 17, 1929 | ||||||||
Sun, Jun 16, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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7 innings called on account of darkness | The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jun 22, 1929 | ||||||||
Mon, Jun 17, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jun 22, 1929 | |||||||||
Tue, Jun 18, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jun 22, 1929 | |||||||||
Fri, Jun 21, 1929 | Louisville Black Caps | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jun 29, 1929 | |||||||||
Sat, Jun 22, 1929 | Louisville Black Caps | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Tennessean, Sun, Jun 23, 1929 | |||||||||
Sun, Jun 23, 1929 | Louisville Black Caps | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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DH, Box score | The Tennessean, Mon, Jun 24, 1929 | ||||||||
Sun, Jun 23, 1929 | Louisville Black Caps | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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DH – 7 innings | The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jun 29, 1929 | ||||||||
Mon, Jun 24, 1929 | Louisville Black Caps | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Tennessean, Tue, Jun 25, 1929 | |||||||||
Thu, Jul 4, 1929 | Chicago American Giants | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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DH – box score | Nashville Banner, Fri, Jul 5, 1929 | ||||||||
Thu, Jul 4, 1929 | Chicago American Giants | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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DH – 7 innings, box score | Nashville Banner, Fri, Jul 5, 1929 | ||||||||
Sat, Jul 6, 1929 | Chicago American Giants | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jul 13, 1929 | |||||||||
Sun, Jul 7, 1929 | Chicago American Giants | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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DH | The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jul 13, 1929 | ||||||||
Sun, Jul 7, 1929 | Chicago American Giants | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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CAG asked the game be called in the 5th inning | The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jul 13, 1929 | ||||||||
Sat, Jul 13, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Memphis, TN | Lewis Park | |
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The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jul 20, 1929 | |||||||||
Sun, Jul 14, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Memphis, TN | Lewis Park | |
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The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jul 20, 1929 | |||||||||
Sun, Jul 14, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Memphis, TN | Lewis Park | |
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7 innings | The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jul 20, 1929 | ||||||||
Mon, Jul 15, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Memphis, TN | Lewis Park | |
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The Chicago Defender, Sat, Jul 20, 1929 | |||||||||
Sat, Jul 20, 1929 | St. Louis Stars | St. Louis, MO | Stars’ Park | |
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box score | St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sun, Jul 21, 1929 | ||||||||
Sun, Jul 28, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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Nashville Banner, Mon, Jul 29, 1929 | |||||||||
Sun, Jul 28, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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7 innings | Nashville Banner, Mon, Jul 29, 1929 | ||||||||
Mon, Jul 29, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Tennessean, Tue, Jul 30, 1929 | |||||||||
Tue, Jul 30, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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called on account of darkness in the 10th | The Tennessean, Wed, Jul 31, 1929 | ||||||||
Fri, Aug 2, 1929 | Birmingham Black Barons | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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10 innings | The Birmingham News, Sat, Aug 3, 1929 | ||||||||
Sat, Aug 3, 1929 | Birmingham Black Barons | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Birmingham News, Sun, Aug 4, 1929 | |||||||||
Sun, Aug 4, 1929 | Birmingham Black Barons | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Chicago Defender, Sat, Aug 10, 1929 | |||||||||
Sun, Aug 11, 1929 | Chicago American Giants | Chicago, IL | |
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DH | The Tennessean, Mon, Aug 12, 1929 | |||||||||
Sun, Aug 11, 1929 | Chicago American Giants | Chicago, IL | |
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DH | The Tennessean, Mon, Aug 12, 1929 | |||||||||
Wed, Aug 14, 1929 | Grasselli Giants | Munster, IN | |
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The Times, Thu, Aug 15, 1929 | ||||||||||
Sat, Aug 17, 1929 | Indianapolis Lincoln Highways | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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Newspaper calls them “ABCs” | The Tennessean, Sun, Aug 18, 1929 | ||||||||
Sun, Aug 18, 1929 | Indianapolis Lincoln Highways | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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DH | The Chicago Defender, Sat, Aug 24, 1929 | ||||||||
Sun, Aug 18, 1929 | Indianapolis Lincoln Highways | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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DH | The Chicago Defender, Sat, Aug 24, 1929 | ||||||||
Sat, Sep 7, 1929 | Birmingham Black Barons | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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Rain halted game in the 4th inning | The Tennessean, Sun, Sep. 8, 1929 | |||||||||
Sat, Sep 14, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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no score provided | The Tennessean, Sun, Sep 15, 1929 | ||||||||||
Sun, Sep 15, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Tennessean, Mon, Sep 16, 1929 | |||||||||
Sun, Sep 15, 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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7 innings | The Tennessean, Mon, Sep 16, 1929 | ||||||||
Sat, Sep 21, 1929 | Cuban Stars West | Nashville, TN | Wilson Park | |
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The Tennessean, Sun, Sep 22, 1929 |
References / Resources
- various newspapers at ProQuest (Library of Congress)
- various newspapers at Newspapers.com
- various newspapers at GenealogyBank.com
- [Seamheads Negro League Database
- Baseball-Reference.com
- Notes compiled by Kevin D. Johnson
Credit
This page was assembled and presented by Mark D. Aubrey.
Please see Copyright info.
Overview
Early base ball games (1867-68) involving the Holston Base Ball Club of Knoxville, Tennessee.
1867
Match Date | Reported | Club | Club | Notes |
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May 4, 1867 | May 8, 1867 - Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (article link) | Holstons L | Knoxville W | |
May 11, 1867 | May 15, 1867 - Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (article link) | Holstons W | Knoxville L | |
May 20, 1867 - Memphis Daily Post (article link) | Holstons 45 | Mountain City (Chattanooga) 86 | ||
July 4, 1867 | July 6, 1867 - Knoxville Daily Free Press (article link) | Holstons 65 | Emmett 12 | Game closed after 5 innings |
Sep. 3, 1867 | Sep. 5, 1867 - Knoxville Daily Free Press (article link) | Holstons 50 | Mountain City (Chattanooga) 79 | 1st game of championship of the state series. |
Sep. 13/14, 1867 | Sep. 18, 1867 - Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (article link) | Holstons 52 | Mountain City (Chattanooga) 31 | 2nd game of championship of the state series. |
Sep. 21, 1867 | Sep. 25, 1867 - Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (article link) | Holstons W | Mountain City (Chattanooga) L | 3rd game of championship of the state series. Game played in Athens. |
Nov. 6, 1867 | Nov. 7, 1867 - Knoxville Daily Herald - (article link) | Holstons 90 | Knoxville 25 | 2nd day of Knoxville Base Ball Tournament |
Nov. 28, 1867 | Nov. 30, 1867 - Knoxville Daily Herald (article link) | Holstons 18 | Gate City (Atlanta) 21 | Also reported on Dec. 4, 1867 in Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (article link) |
Dec. 7, 1867 | Dec 8, 1867 - Knoxville Daily Herald (article link) | Holstons (2nd 9) 34 | Knoxville 14 | "Only five innings were played." |
1868
Match Date | Reported | Club | Club | Notes |
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Aug. 25, 1868 | Aug. 26, 1868 - Daily Press and Herald (article link) | Holstons 14 | Picked Field (Picked Nine) 15 | Game stopped on account of rain at end of 3rd inning. |
Aug. 29, 1868 | Aug. 30, 1868 - Daily Press and Herald (article link) | Holstons 44 | Picked Nine (Picked Field) 10 | Seven innings played. |
Sept. 3, 1868 | Sep. 4, 1868 - Daily Press and Herald (article link) | Holstons 26 | Cumberland (Jr. Club) 32 | also reported on Sep. 10, 1868 in Knoxville Press and Messenger (article link) |
Sep. 12, 1868 | Sep. 13, 1868 The Tennessean (article link) | Holstons 10 | Nashville 34 | 1st game for Championship of the State. |
Sep. 24, 1868 | Sep. 25, 1868 - Daily Press and Herald (article link) | Holstons 30 | Nashville 29 | 2nd game for Championship of the State. Also reported on Oct. 1, 1868 in Knoxville Press and Messenger (article link) |
Oct. 9, 1868 | Oct. 11, 1868 - Daily Press and Herald (article link) | Holstons 18 | Nashville 21 | 3rd game for Championship of the State. |
References / Resources
- various newspapers at Newspapers.com
- Christopher Ryland's early base ball blog Three Hands Dead
- Holston Club of Knoxville at Protoball.org
- Allen, Ronald R. Same Old Smokies: A brief history of baseball in Knoxville, Tennessee, 1865-1954, self published, 2008
Credit
This page was researched by Dr. William Hardy and Mark D. Aubrey. Formatted and presented by Mark D. Aubrey.
Please see Copyright info.