Dixon published a work in which he painstakingly researched, collected, and collated every box score available for the 1931 Grays. In 2009, Kansas City baseball historian Phil S.
Among Negro League historians, one of the favorites (among many) is the 1931 Homestead Grays. Later generations might favor the 1975 Cincinnati Reds. Most historians of an earlier generation would nominate the 1927 New York Yankees as the greatest team of all time. 3 But the greatest Homestead Grays team wasn’t one of those nine. The Grays set a record that has never been equaled by any professional team in any sport by winning nine consecutive league titles from 1937 through 1945. 2Īs great as the Crawfords of the 1930s were, there was a greater Negro League team in Pittsburgh: the Homestead Grays, led by Gibson, a larger-than-life figure. Led by future Hall of Famers Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, Oscar Charleston, and Cool Papa Bell, the Pittsburgh Crawfords won three Negro National League championships in a four-year span beginning in 1933. In 1932, numbers king Gus Greenlee put together the finest black baseball team money could buy. The Negro Leagues had a strong presence in Western Pennsylvania from the 1920s through the 1940s. 1 Alongside that well-known history, there’s a rich heritage of another brand of baseball in Pittsburgh. Major-league baseball has been a fixture in Pittsburgh since 1882. Kneeling (L–R): George Britt, P-C-OF-INF Lefty Williams, P Jud Wilson, 3B Vic Harris, OF Ted Radcliffe, P-C Tex Burnett, C Ted Page, OF. Standing (L–R): Cum Posey, owner Bill Evans, SS-OF Jasper Washington, 1B-3B Ambrose Reid, OF-INF Smokey Joe Williams, P Josh Gibson, C George Scales, 2B Oscar Charleston, 1B Charlie Williams, office. Among Negro League historians, one of the favorites is the 1931 Homestead Grays, who featured Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Smokey Joe Williams, and other stars.ġ931 Homestead Grays.
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