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Title
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Baseball Trailblazers
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Description
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This article gives a short profile and picture where possible of all the 18 Negro League players who are currently in the Baseball Hall of Fame as of Sunday, February 26, 2006. These include the following who played primarily for the Kansas City Monarchs: Leroy "Satchel" Paige, pitcher; Hilton Smith, pitcher; and Wilber "Bullet Joe" Rogan, pitcher.
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2006-02-26
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Newspaper Article
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Among the Best Ever to Play the Game
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Description
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Article profiles the accomplishments of baseball player Wilber "Bullet" Rogan and a new book about him by baseball historian Phil Dixon titled "Wilber 'Bullet' Rogan and the Kansas City Monarchs." Dixon calls Rogan--a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame--the "first great star birthed by the Negro National Leagues."
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2011-04-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
