Today we start by taking a look at the Philadelphia Stars—Philadelphia's Negro League Baseball franchise. 1933 Philadelphia Stars ( ExplorePAHistory.com ) TOP NEWS ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- After a years-long process, Major League Baseball has decided to incorporate stats from the Negro Leagues into MLB record books. Many say it's a long-overdue recognition for ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Philadelphia Phillies are honoring Negro League baseball stars. The Phillies unveiled Thursday a new display recognizing players from the Philadelphia Stars.

The Philadelphia Stars was formed in 1933 as an independent team in baseball which was segregated at the time. The team joined the Negro National League in 1934, the same year they took the ...

Mahlon Duckett, the last surviving member of the Philadelphia Stars Negro League baseball team, died on Sunday, July 12. He was 92. “He lived a wonderful life,” said his daughter Dr. Mahlene ...

Jackie Robinson Day celebration at the Philadelphia Stars Negro League Memorial Park 00:33. Ryan Howard was a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies, just putting baseball on notice with his ...

In HBO's 'The Gilded Age,' an all-Black baseball game put the spotlight on the pre-Negro Leagues action at the turn of the ...

Clifford Brown, a member of the Philadelphia Stars Negro League team, is thrilled to be a part of the 100th anniversary of Negro League Baseball. Brown, 89, who reside in ...

Everyone knows about the Phillies, older fans recall the Athletics and, sadly, few recall the Negro League Philadelphia Stars.I was too young to ever […] Skip to content. All Sections.

On Wednesday, Major League Baseball anointed the long-gone Negro Leagues roughly 60 years after their demise with major-league status. ... Day threw a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Stars.

Josh Gibson is out at home in the fourth inning of the 12th annual East-West All Star Negro baseball game at Comiskey Park. Gibson, playing for the East, was put out by Ted Radcliffe. He wasn’t ...

He played baseball for 43 years, playing on Negro League squads such as the Indianapolis ABCs, Lincoln Stars, Richmond Giants, Chicago American Giants, Detroit Stars, St. Louis Giants, Harrisburg ...