Frank Dyll was one of the five white professional
baseball players
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to be the first to join the
Negro American League
The Negro American League was one of the several Negro leagues created during the time organized American baseball was segregated. The league was established in 1937, and disbanded after its 1962 season.
Negro American League franchises
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. He was signed to the
Chicago American Giants
The Chicago American Giants were a Chicago-based Negro league baseball team. From 1910 until the mid-1930s, the American Giants were the most dominant team in black baseball. Owned and managed from 1911 to 1926 by player-manager Andrew "Rube" Fo ...
in
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...
by
Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe with the support of the team’s owner,
Dr. J.B. Martin, who was concerned about black players joining
Major League teams. The other four young white players were
Lou Chirban
Louis John Chirban (August 26, 1930 – December 5, 2008)Louis John Chirban
Lou Clarizio
Louis Clarizio, Jr. (born September 21, 1931) is one of the six white professional baseball players signed to play in the Negro leagues, the second ever signed. He played in the Negro American League. He was signed to the Chicago American Giants ...
,
Al Dubetts
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and
Stanley Miarka.
See also
*
List of Negro league baseball players
This list comprises players who have appeared in Negro league baseball.
Complete list of players
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* List of Negro league baseball players (A–D)
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References
1929 births
1991 deaths
Chicago American Giants players
Baseball players from Chicago
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