Episodes
A chat with Kansas City Monarch turned major league pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies) Henry "Hank" Mason. With a cameo appearance by Buck O'Neil!
Published 08/05/20
This Round Table Talk is with stars of the Negro Leagues: Connie Johnson, Slick Surratt, Ulysses Hollimon, Bob Motley, Henry Mason & Jesse Rogers and high school baseball players and students from Seattle and Victoria, BC Canada (known as The Legends of the Road) at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in the year 2000. A fun, hilarious and insightful episode! Listen! Share! Subscribe! PLAY BALL! A high school baseball team from Seattle (accompanied by fellow players from Victoria, Canada...
Published 06/16/20
KC Monarchs player/manager John "Buck" O'Neil talks about hanging out with some of the most famous musicians and entertainers of the Negro League era including: Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Lena Horne, Charlie Parker and others including country music superstar Charlie Pride who played with the Memphis Red Sox. Also a VERY FUNNY story about how Buck got his nickname "Nancy" from Satchel Paige! Enjoy and.....PLAY BALL!!
Published 06/03/20
Part 1 of interview clips with legendary player/manager Buck O'Neil of the Kansas City Monarchs and the president of the Negro League Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick
Published 05/22/20
What a treat this is! I sat down for this interview with Junius "Red" Gaten at his home in Chicago in 2004, a year before he passed away at the age of 104! Mr. Gaten was a social activist, musician, entrepreneur...and a former errand boy for mob boss Al Capone! A member of the American Communist Party during the 1940s, Gaten helped picket games at major league ballparks in an effort to desegregate the majors. He got the nickname "Red", not only from his communist leanings, but also...
Published 05/12/20
3 women played in the Negro Leagues. This episode features an interview with the last surviving female player from the leagues, pitcher Mamie "Peanut" Johnson. Hear how Satchel Paige gave her pointers on the art of pitching. PLAY BALL!
Published 04/30/20
Interviews with former Negro League pitcher Max Manning (Newark Eagles), his daughter Belinda Manning and Pamela Irvin Fields daughter of Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin.
Published 04/23/20
Filmmaker/Historian Byron Motley hosts the premiere podcast episode of "The Negro Baseball Leagues - Chatting with the Legends". This podcast features interviews with former Negro League umpire Bob Motley (Byron's father) and Indianapolis Clowns standout player Joe "Prince" Henry.
Published 04/12/20