Shut out by the white establishment, Black players formed their own leagues. During that time, Black baseball stars played their White counterparts at least 438 times in offseason exhibition games.

Baseball pioneer or baseball footnote? When he trotted out to first base at Messer Street Grounds in Providence, White may have been the only person who knew that a black man was playing in the ...

Spring Training has started and we wanted to share with you some interesting baseball history about an all-black team called "The White Elephants." The team -- one of the best in Colorado -- was ...

During the first half of the 20th century, the major leagues of baseball were White only and Black owners formed their own leagues. Andrew “Rube” Foster was instrumental in the foundation of ...