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60-second documentary: The turning point in young Buck O'Neil's life.
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx0rcaTzoDkM0GCHcEDR97H_Tgw4IXhRpC
53 seconds · Clipped by Yusuf Toropov · Original video "An Evening with John "Buck" O'Neil and his Memories of the Negro Baseball Leagues" by PPLDTV
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This is #1947League, a dice/cards replay of '47 #baseball season with 13% #Black players from the era, not 0.01%
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#GuesstheSong based on lyric below. Click link to check your guess. Anyone can play.
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#1947League preview
Tigers (32-35) player-manager Cool Papa Bell sends hard-drinking Jimmie Newberry (2-2, 3.36) to the mound to face down the Giants.
Giants (31-36) skipper Mel Ott counters with Fritz Ostermueller (4-7 3.45), recently acquired from the Tigers!
#baseball
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GIANTS CRUSH TIGERS
The Giants took the first game of a three-game series behind a solid performance from former Tiger Fritz Ostermueller. New York''s offense somehow still overpowering -- despite the loss of Cooper and Mize.
NYG (32-36) 992
DET (32-26) 263
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Today's #1947League brought to you by @YakyuNightOwl, whose #Mariners are leaving my #Athletics in the dust in the AL West, and by Joe Turner and his Boogie Woogie Boys.
Jazz? Boogie? Rock? R&B? All of the above, thank God.
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Today's #1947League game also brought to you by Dave Bartholomew, who asks a timeless musical question:
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@YakyuNightOwl , I have Logan Gilbert in my fantasy league, and he's pitching tonight. Can you please make sure he doesn't let me down?
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#1947League question
Not known as a power hitter, this future Hall of Famer was the first slugger to connect for three home runs in a single game during Cuban professional play. He did it in 1929.
Can you name him?
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Call Papa Bell is correct! What would you like to hear, @tabletopmania ?
This February is not only Black History Month, but also the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, which were born on Feb. 13, 1920. To help celebrate this centennial, MLB.com will be looking back at some Negro Leagues legends throughout the month. "One time he hit a line drive right
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