The Purity All-Stars were a Negro baseball team based in Hot Springs, AR in the late 1940s.
History
Before the 1949 season, the Purity All-Stars were named as a member of the newly formed Negro Texas League.1 However, the team was replaced in the league by Birmingham at the beginning of the season.2
Schedule/Results
1947 Roster
History
Before the 1949 season, the Purity All-Stars were named as a member of the newly formed Negro Texas League.1 However, the team was replaced in the league by Birmingham at the beginning of the season.2
Schedule/Results
Date | Location | Opponent | W-L | R | RA | Notes |
7/27/1947 | Sam Guinn Stadium | Junction City (AR) Giants/Black Cats | W | 2 | 15 | 3 |
1947 Roster
Name | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Spencer Cableton ("Papa Meathouse") | Abt. 1912 in AR | Manager4 5 | ||||
James | 6 | |||||
James Pennington | 3/25/1921 in Hot Springs, AR | 9/22/2005 in St. Louis, MO | 7 | |||
Eddie Stuckey | 7/22/1914 in Gurdon, AR | 12/5/1991 | 8 | |||
Art Wesson | 9 | |||||
Charles Williams | 10 | |||||
John Williams | 5/29/1922 in Jonesboro, AR | 1/19/1973 in Fort Wayne, IN | 11 | |||
Phelix Wright | 6/28/1903 in Sevier, AR | 9/11/1974 in Hot Springs, AR | Manager12 |
1
Arkansas State Press (Little Rock, AR), 4/15/1947, p.1 and p.8
2
Times-Picayune, 5/28/1949
3
Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs, AR), 7/27/1947, 7/28/1947
4
Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs, AR), 7/27/1947
5
Arkansas State Press (Little Rock, AR), 8/1/1947, p.5
6
Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs, AR), 7/28/1947
7
Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs, AR), 7/27/1947
8
Arkansas State Press (Little Rock, AR), 7/18/1947, p.8
9
Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs, AR), 7/28/1947
10
Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs, AR), 7/28/1947
11
Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs, AR), 7/28/1947
12
Arkansas State Press (Little Rock, AR), 8/1/1947, p.5