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Name Game
Terms of the Time
All in the Numbers
The Way They Were
100
Where African American players played before being allowed in the Major Leagues.
What is the Negro Leagues.
100
The unfair treatment of a person because of the color of their skin.
What is prejudice.
100
The 1st African American person to be chosen to play in the Major Leagues.
Who is Jackie Robinson.
100
Because he was smart, a good athlete, and willing to go through a lot for what is right.
What are the reasons Jackie was chosen to join the major leagues.
200
He was called the black Babe Ruth because he hit so many home runs.
Who is Josh Gibson.
200
African American teams traveled on bus from town to town, looking for a game wherever they could find one.
What is barnstorming.
200
The number of years Jackie played for the Dodgers.
What is 10 years.
200
How Jackie's team reacted when the opposing team called him names.
What is angry and protective of Jackie.
300
The greatest pitcher in the history of baseball.
Who is Satchel Paige.
300
This term was used to describe Leroy Paige, and is also a name for a bag or suitcase.
What is a satchel.
300
The year Jackie Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
What is 1962.
300
A man with great speed who could "flip off a light switch and be in bed before the room was dark."
Who is Cool Papa Bell.
400
A third baseman known for his speed and fast arm.
Who is Judy Johnson.
400
A baseball that has vaseline on it, to make the ball slippery.
What is a shine ball.
400
The number of players from the Negro Leagues in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
What is 11.
400
He was 60 years old when he finally stopped pitching!
Who is Satchel Paige.
500
The manager who scouted and signed Jackie Robinson.
Who is Branch Rickey.
500
A person who looks for people to be on a team.
What is a scout
500
The year the first Negro League player, Satchel Paige, was elected to the Hall of Fame.
What is 1971.
500
He wanted black baseball to be as good as the white leagues, and spent his life making the Negro National League.
Who is Rube Foster.