Various Negro League Baseball Awards were given to Arkansas-born Negro Leaguers.
East-West All-Star Selections
In 1933, the Negro League East-West game was created to parallel MLB's All-Star. The following is a list of Arkansas-born Negro leaguers selected to the game:
North-South All-Star Selections
The North-South game was created in 1934 and originally featured all-star teams comprised of players in the Negro Southern League and players from northern teams. After the collapse of the Negro Southern League in 1936, several similar but less successful North-South games were held through 1938. In 1939, New Orleans sports promoter Allen Page began a successful North-South all-star game played annually in New Orleans featuring teams of star players from northern and southern Negro league teams. The game was played through 1945.
Negro League Ballot Nominations
In 2006, the Special Negro Leagues Committee nominated 94 players to potentially be elected to the Hall of Fame. Two Arkansans made the list:
Negro League World Series Appearances
East-West All-Star Selections
In 1933, the Negro League East-West game was created to parallel MLB's All-Star. The following is a list of Arkansas-born Negro leaguers selected to the game:
Players | Year | |
John W. Brown | 1946 | |
Lou Dials | 1936 | |
Eddie Handcock | 1953, 1955 | |
Isaiah Harris | 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 | |
Byron Johnson | 1938 | |
Red Longley | 1938, 1944 | |
Verdell Mathis | 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948 | |
Frank McAllister | 1938 | |
Booker McDaniels | 1945 | |
Art Pennington | 1942 (1st), 1942 (2nd), 1944, 1950 | |
Andrew Porter | 1937, 1949 | |
Marshall Riddle | 1939, 1940 | |
Bob Romby | 1947 (1st), 1947 (2nd), 1948 (2nd) | |
John Scott | 1946 | |
Theolic Smith | 1939, 1943, 1951 | |
Reese Tatum | 1943, 1946, 1947 |
North-South All-Star Selections
The North-South game was created in 1934 and originally featured all-star teams comprised of players in the Negro Southern League and players from northern teams. After the collapse of the Negro Southern League in 1936, several similar but less successful North-South games were held through 1938. In 1939, New Orleans sports promoter Allen Page began a successful North-South all-star game played annually in New Orleans featuring teams of star players from northern and southern Negro league teams. The game was played through 1945.
Players | Year | |
Anthony Cooper | 1935 | |
Red Longley | 1934, 1935 | |
Mex Johnson | 1938 | |
Verdell Mathis | 1945 | |
Frank McAllister | 1938 | |
Booker McDaniels | 1943, 1944, 1945 | |
Andy Porter | 1934, 1935 | |
Theolic Smith | 1935 | |
Henry Spearman | 1943 | |
Goose Tatum | 1943 |
Negro League Ballot Nominations
In 2006, the Special Negro Leagues Committee nominated 94 players to potentially be elected to the Hall of Fame. Two Arkansans made the list:
Floyd Gardner | ||
Verdell Mathis |
Negro League World Series Appearances
Year | Team | Player |
1924 | Kansas City Monarchs | ((Harold Morris) |
1926 | Chicago American Giants | Floyd Gardner |
1943 | Birmingham Black Barons | Clyde Spearman |
1943 | Birmingham Black Barons | Alfred Saylor |
1944 | Birmingham Black Barons | Alfred Saylor |
1946 | Kansas City Monarchs | John Scott |