The Negro Baseball Leagues - Chattin' With The Legends with Byron Motley Byron Motley

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.

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!

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 because of the the actual color of his hair as well!

Gaten personally knew Andrew Rube Foster, "the father" and founder of the Negro Leagues. An eyewitness to the early days of Negro League baseball, his insights and recall are simply remarkable.

This episode is a treasure for those who wish to learn about who Rube Foster was from someone who knew him well, worked for him, and played with him.

THIS is pure gold!

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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

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!!

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 and fellow students), bicycled all the way from Seattle to the Negro Leagues Museum in honor of the the Negro Leagues.

This round table chat between Negro League players and this young generation of students is inspiring. Though having completely different backgrounds and experiences, these generations come together to share a passion for Negro League history!