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Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2346848
Seventeen Negro Leaguers were chosen to join the immortals in Cooperstown.
The electees include seven Negro leagues players:
• Ray Brown
• Willard Brown
• Andy Cooper
• Biz Mackey
• Mule Suttles
• Cristobal Torriente
• Jud Wilson;
five pre-Negro leagues players:
• Frank Grant
• Pete Hill
• José Méndez
• Louis Santop
• Ben Taylor;
four Negro leagues executives:
• Effa Manley
• Alex Pompez
• Cum Posey
• J.L. Wilkinson;
and one pre-Negro leagues executive, Sol White.
Congratulations to these and condolences to others who were also deserving.
Seventeen Negro Leaguers were chosen to join the immortals in Cooperstown.
The electees include seven Negro leagues players:
• Ray Brown
• Willard Brown
• Andy Cooper
• Biz Mackey
• Mule Suttles
• Cristobal Torriente
• Jud Wilson;
five pre-Negro leagues players:
• Frank Grant
• Pete Hill
• José Méndez
• Louis Santop
• Ben Taylor;
four Negro leagues executives:
• Effa Manley
• Alex Pompez
• Cum Posey
• J.L. Wilkinson;
and one pre-Negro leagues executive, Sol White.
Congratulations to these and condolences to others who were also deserving.