Teams
Finish this team name: Baltimore Elite _____
Giants
Who is this? Rube ______
Foster
Negro baseball was________
Stats were consistently kept during the Negro league.
False. Not until Jackie Robinson went up to the majors.
Play was a lot "______" in the major leagues than the Negro leagues.
"nicer"
Teams played a different ______ of baseball.
Brand
Who is this? Willis _______
Jones
In the Negro league, pitchers threw any type of ball they could. True or False?
True
Occasionally, a local newspaper would send out a _________ to keep stats.
Reporter.
Back then, movies made full-grown Negroes look like ______ or children, always telling jokes or dancing.
fools
Some teams kept ______ for their players, but not all.
Stats
Who is this? Hank _____
Aaron
Negro baseball was always a serious game. True or false?
False. There were many players who would clown around.
When stats were recorded, teams would have to stop and find a _________ on the road while they were headed to the next town.
Mailbox.
Throwing at a batter was common. True or false?
True.
The ________ couldn't travel with the teams, even though they were official.
Umpires
What is something players didn't wear until they started getting hit?
Helmet
Sometimes players would whip an __________ ball around the bases.
imaginary
The white papers did not run the scores of the Negro leagues.
False.
The Negro league had spring training.
False. They played down in Cuba or Mexico all winter.
When white umpires called the Negro league games, they made mistakes because they had never seen our _____ of baseball.
Type
Who is this? Cool Papa _______
Bell
Negro league baseball could be dangerous. True or false?
True
Most guys kept their own stats. True or false?
True.
Games would only last about _______ hours and ___ minutes.
2 hours and 15 minutes.