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Meet Former Negro league ballplayer, Gilbert Hernandez Black
Meet Former Negro league ballplayer, Gilbert
Hernandez Black today from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at the Windsor Public Library.
Because blacks were not being accepted into the major and minor baseball leagues, they
formed their own teams and had made professional teams by the 1880s. Gilbert Hernandez
Black witnessed the greatness of Willie Mays, Robert Clemente, Robin Roberts, Sal Maglie,
“Big Jim” Hearn, Dave Caslow, Warren Spahn, Joe Adcock, Sibbi Sisti, Sam Jethroe, Jackie
Robinson, Roy Campanella, Stan Musial, and so many more. Be a part of this historical
event as Mr. Black shares his experiences playing for the Negro League. Free.
860-285-1918.
Hernandez Black today from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at the Windsor Public Library.
Because blacks were not being accepted into the major and minor baseball leagues, they
formed their own teams and had made professional teams by the 1880s. Gilbert Hernandez
Black witnessed the greatness of Willie Mays, Robert Clemente, Robin Roberts, Sal Maglie,
“Big Jim” Hearn, Dave Caslow, Warren Spahn, Joe Adcock, Sibbi Sisti, Sam Jethroe, Jackie
Robinson, Roy Campanella, Stan Musial, and so many more. Be a part of this historical
event as Mr. Black shares his experiences playing for the Negro League. Free.
860-285-1918.
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