Minnesota's Black Baseball Players

The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 88; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 186.

393 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 91; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 198.

394 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 93; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 208.

395 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 96; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 223.

396 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 98; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 235.

397 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 102; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 266.

398 Fairmont [MN] Daily Sentinel, April 19, 1932, p. 6.

399 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 114.

400 "Range Team Wins From Keystones," Duluth News Tribune, August 15, 1909, p. 1, Sports [boxscore]; "Keystones 4, Waukon 2," Waukon [IA] Republican, July 21, 1909, p. 1 [boxscore].

401 "Keystones In the Field," Minneapolis Tribune, March 13, 1910, p. 3, Sports.

402 "Keystones Off for West Baden," Minneapolis Tribune, April 16, 1911, p. 3, Sports.

403 John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 88; Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 63.

404 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 64.

405 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 66.

406 Lyle K. Wilson, "The Chicago American Giants in the Northwest," on the website of Society of American Baseball Research, www. sabr. org, accessed May 20, 1999; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 104.

407 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 68; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 111.

408 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 70.

409 "Keystones Blank Coughlin's Men," Minneapolis Tribune, April 27, 1908, p. 5 [boxscore].

410 "Keystones Get One of Three Games," Alexandria [MN] Post News, July 6, 1911, p. 1, boxscore; "First Game From Keystones," Alexandria [MN] Post News, July 6, 1911, p. 1, boxscore.

411 Identity as James Willis in "Keystones Off for West Baden," Minneapolis Tribune, April 16, 1911, p. 3, Sports; listed incorrectly as "Wilson" in "First Game from Keystones," Alexandria [MN] Post News, July 6, 1911, p. 1, boxscore.

412 "First Game from Keystones," Alexandria [MN] Post News, July 6, 1911, p. 1, boxscore.

413 "First Game from Keystones," Alexandria [MN] Post News, July 6, 1911, p. 1, boxscore.

414 "First Game from Keystones," Alexandria [MN] Post News, July 6, 1911, p. 1, boxscore.

415 "First Game from Keystones," Alexandria [MN] Post News, July 6, 1911, p. 1, boxscore.

416 "Lelands Clout Gopher Hurler, St. Paul Pioneer Press, July 26, 1907, p. 7, boxscore.

417 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 76, 77; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 141.

418 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 80; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 155.

419 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 83.

420 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 88; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 189.

421 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 87; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 198.

422 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 95; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 223.

423 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 92; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 208.

424 Bruce Mellor, "Little Falls Semi-Pro Baseball Team, 1928 Season," file in Little Falls, MN, History Museum, photocopy.

425 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 98; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 239.

426 Bruce Mellor, "Little Falls Semi-Pro Baseball Team, 1929 Season," file in Little Falls, MN, History Museum, photocopy.

427 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 100; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 245.

428 Bruce Mellor, "Little Falls Semi-Pro Baseball Team, 1930 Season," file in Little Falls, MN, History Museum, photocopy.

429 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 101, 102; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 266, 270.

430 Bruce Mellor, "Little Falls Semi-Pro Baseball Team, 1931 Season," file in Little Falls, MN, History Museum, photocopy.

431 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 105, 106; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 286.

432 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 115; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 306.

433 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 117 John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 318.

434 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 119; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 329.

435 John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 355.

436 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 125; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 364..

437 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 128; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 379.

438 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 129.

439 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 72.

440 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 73.

441 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 75; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 140-141.

442 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 78; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 154, 155.

443 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 82; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 155, 165, 166

444 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 85; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 180.

445 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 88; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 189.

446 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 91; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 204.

447 Long Prairie [MN] Leader, March 15, 1928, p. 5 [P. Gorton files].

448 Larry Lester, Sammy J. Miller, and Dick Clark, Black Baseball in Chicago (Chicago: Arcadia Publishing, 2000), p. 35.

449 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 76; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 141.

450 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 80; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 155.

451 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 82; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's NegroLeagues, p. 167.

452 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 85.

453 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 87; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 191.

454 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 91; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 198.

455 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 93; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 209.

456 Staples World, April 28, 1927, p. 1 [P. Gorton files]; Long Prairie [MN] Leader, September 8, 1927, p. 1 [P. Gorton files]; Long Prairie [MN] Leader, September 29, 1927, p. 7 [P. Gorton files].

457 Long Prairie [MN] Leader, March 15, 1928, p. 5 [P. Gorton files].

458 Bruce Mellor, "Little Falls Semi-Pro Baseball Team, 1929 Season," file in Little Falls, MN, History Museum, photocopy.

459 Bruce Mellor, "Little Falls Semi-Pro Baseball Team, 1930 Season," file in Little Falls, MN, History Museum, photocopy.

460 Bruce Mellor, "Little Falls Semi-Pro Baseball Team, 1931 Season," file in Little Falls, MN, History Museum, photocopy.

461 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 110, 111; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 286.

462 Fairmont [MN] Daily Sentinel, April 19, 1932, p. 6.

463 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 112.

464 "Pretzels Trim Plutos Again," St. Cloud Daily Times, August 25, 1913, p. 4; boxscore.

465 "Pretzels Trim Black Plutos," St. Cloud Daily Times, August 18, 1913, p. 4; boxscore.

466 "Plutos Burn Their Fingers," St. Cloud, MN, Daily Times, July 27, 1914, p. 8, boxscore.

467 "Plutos Put it over Pretzels," St. Cloud Daily Times, July 20, 1914, p. 3.

468 "Falls Drop Two," St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press, July 31, 1914, p. ?.

469 Little Falls [MN] Daily Transcript, August 8, 9, 1912 [Peter Gorton files].

470 Good Thunder [MN] Herald, August 28, 1913, p. 1 [Peter Gorton files].

471 "Falls Drop Two," St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press, July 31, 1914, p. ?.; McIntosh [MN] Times, July 16, 1914, p. 6 [P. Gorton files]; Barnesville [MN] Record Review, July 16, 1914, p. 1 [P. Gorton files]; Anoka Union, August 5, 1914, p. 1 [P. Gorton files]; New Ulm Review, July 29, 1914, p. 1, Sports [P. Gorton files].

472 John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 104.

473 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 68; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p.111, 115.

474 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 69; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 117.

475 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 72, 73; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 126.

476 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 74; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 129.

477 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 76; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 141.

478 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 80; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 155.

479 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 82; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 167.

480 Northwestern Bulletin [Minneapolis], June 23, 1923, p. 4 [P. Gorton files].

481 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 84; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues (Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, 2001), p. 177.

482 Long Prairie [MN] Leader, May 15, 1924, p. 1 [P. Gorton files]; Long Prairie [MN] Leader, September 25, 1924, p. 7 [P. Gorton files],

483 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book (Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1994), p. 88.

484 Long Prairie [MN] Leader, April 30, 1925, p. 2 [P. Gorton files]; Long Prairie [MN] Leader, August 27, 1925, p. 5 [P. Gorton files]; Long Prairie [MN] Leader, June 18, 1925, p. 6 [P. Gorton files]; Long Prairie [MN] Leader, July 16, 1925, p. 7 [P. Gorton files]; Murray County Herald, August 20, 1925, p. 1 [P. Gorton files]; Clarkfield [MN] Advocate, October 15, 1925, p. 1 [P. Gorton files].

485 Murray County Herald, September, 1926, p. 1 [P. Gorton files].

486 Staples World, April 28, 1927, p. 1 [P. Gorton files]; Long Prairie [MN] Leader, September 8, 1927, p. 1 [P. Gorton files]; Long Prairie [MN] Leader, September 29, 1927, p. 7 [P. Gorton files].

487 Long Prairie [MN] Leader, May 24, 1928, p. 7 [P. Gorton files]; Long Prairie [MN] Leader, July 12, 1928, p. 5 [P. Gorton files]; Melrose [MN] Beacon, August 30, 1928, p. 1 [P. Gorton files].

488 Marshall [MN] News Messenger, May 31, 1929, p. 1 [P. Gorton files]; Granite Falls [MN] News, September 6, 1929, p. 1 [P. Gorton files].

489 Crookston [MN] Daily Times, July 18, 1931, p. 5; Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 105; John Holway, The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, p. 274, 281.

490 Fairmont [MN] Daily Sentinel, April 19, 1932, p. 6.

491 Dick Clark and Larry Lester, The Negro Leagues Book, p. 114.

492 "Locals and Keystones Split Bill," Willmar Tribune, July 6, 1921, p. 9.

493 Belle Plaine Herald, June 3, 1926, p. 1.

494 Mankato Daily Free Press, May 28, 1926, p. 14; Mankato Daily Free Press, June 4, 1926, p. 14.

495 "David Barnhill: Blazing Fastball Took Him to the Top," Negro League Baseball Dot Com, September 1999, www. negro league baseball . com, accessed on 2/28/2003.