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10-15-2014, 10:35 PM
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Only the Ball was White is the starting point IMO. There are a bunch of books that follow, most of which are good. They are obviously written from viewpoints that the authors have a stake in, so sift the information. James Riley wrote the Negro Leagues Encyclopedia about 20 years ago, and it has a wealth of information. I blew off literally a week of paid for golf games, which I used to never do, to read it cover to cover. I could simply not put it down. That probably makes me a massive nerd but I suppose I will have to live with that.
Cuban baseball-wise, "Smoke" by Mark Rucker et al. is an awesome book. I feigned illness and stayed home for two days simply to finish it. Insofar as Cuban baseball goes, "The Pride of Havana" is also pretty damn good. I would start with those and they will take you where you need to go. Best, Kenny 
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10-16-2014, 07:58 AM
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One of the books I'd recommend is The Soul of Baseball. It is the story of Buck O'Neil told in a very interesting and different way. It is really a short read and I read it in under 30 minutes because it was just that good. Nick
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10-16-2014, 03:34 PM
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Found this Jimmy Claxton related item; a July 4, 1941 Toppenish Community Celebration pinback. Claxton pitched for the Fife Tigers v. Yakima Indians during a triple-header between six teams in Toppenish. At 48, Claxton pitched Fife to a 4 to 1 victory, with 7 strikeouts. Always nice to find anything related to this ballplayer.
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10-16-2014, 05:26 PM
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Affordable cards of players from the Negro Leagues
Hello Everyone,
Lots of fantastic (and very expensive) cards on display in this thread. When I first started collecting players from the negro leagues I thought that I would never be able to afford the cards, but there are a lot of lesser known players that you can find for under $300. Here are some that I picked up. Best regards, Joe
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10-16-2014, 08:10 PM
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Ken,
Sweet cards!!! Very impressive. I love threads like this where folks bring out stuff that is, to say the least, uncommon. You have some awesome cards, a couple of which I wish I would have bid higher on. I'm glad that since I didn't get them, you did. Best, Kenny
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10-16-2014, 09:11 PM
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Kenny, Ken, and Joe - great cards! I could certainly use quite a few of those for my collection, but, I'll happily live vicariously through you two while getting to see them on this forum! Here are a few of mine...
1948-49 Trinidad y Hno Almendares Team Booklet w/ Monte Irvin & Sam Jethroe   1948-49 Trinidad y Hno Marianao Team Booklet w/ Buck Leonard, Minnie Minoso & Dave Barnhill   1924 Diaz Cigarettes - Ted Lyons & Red Ruffing   1950-51 Mejoral Almendares Team Booklet w/ Dick Williams  1950-51 Mejoral Habana Team Booklet w/ Hoyt Wilhelm     
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10-17-2014, 02:19 PM
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Here's my only example. I picked this up at the Baltimore National a couple years ago. 1946-47 Caramelo Deportivo Don Newcombe.
newcombe1.jpg newcombe2.jpg
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10-17-2014, 06:43 PM
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I'm so glad people are sharing awesome stuff. I really love these types of threads that let us share our collections. Thanks for posting!
Nick
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Last edited by autocentral; 10-17-2014 at 06:44 PM.
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#13
10-18-2014, 07:57 PM
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A few more
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10-19-2014, 07:59 AM
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Nice cards
Great cards! My favorite is the Ray Dandridge Colleciones Victoria issue.
The Colleciones Victoria Cuban cards are among the most scarcest Cuban issue of all! Nice Collection all the cards. Thanks Rich
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