San Antonio Black Aces

San Antonio Black Aces
Information
LeagueTexas Colored League
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
Established1919
Disbanded1920
League titles1919

The San Antonio Black Aces were a minor Negro league baseball team in the Texas Colored League from 1919 to 1920. The team was the winner of the 1919 championship of that league.[1][2][3]

Team members

San Antonio Black Aces (1919) from left to right: L.W. Moore, Highpockets Hudspeth, Henry Blackman [sic], Riley [sic] Mackey, Steel Arm Davis, Crush Holloway, Johnny Jones, Andrew Wilson, Neighman [sic] Washington, Wyatt Davis, Grant Don, and James Holland
1919 Lineup
Name Position
L. W. Moore President and Manager
Robert "Highpockets" Hudspeth First Base
Henry Blackmon Captain and Third Base
James Raleigh "Biz" Mackey Catcher and Pitcher
Walter "Steel Arm" Davis Pitcher
Crush Holloway Second Base
Johnny Jones Center Fielder and Catcher
Andrew Wilson Left Fielder
Namon Washington Shortstop
Wyatt Davis Utility
Grant Don Right Fielder
James Holland Pitcher

References

  1. ^ "A Dozen Black Aces Sure Make Winning Hand". San Antonio Evening News. September 12, 1919.
  2. ^ "Texas Colored League" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  3. ^ King, David (2004). San Antonio at Bat: Professional Baseball in the Alamo City. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 49–54. ISBN 9781585443765.


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