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Pittsburgh, PA - 2009 - Presentations & Articles

Presentations:  Click HERE for highlights from The Courier
Brunson III, James - “The Last Colored Base Ball Book”
Carroll, Brian - “Transitions: From Foster to Greenlee, from the Defender to the Courier, from Young to Smith, the shift of power in the Negro Leagues from Chicago to Pittsburgh”
Glasco, Laurence & students - “A Unique Achievement: Gus Greenlee & Greenlee Field”
Haupert, Michael & Kenneth Winter  - “The East-West All Star Classic: More than Meets the Eye?”
Kenney, Rick - “Fleetwood Walker’s Little Brother”
Norwood, Dawn - “Women of the Negro Baseball League & Beyond”
Peterson, Todd - “The Whole Show:  George Wilson 1875-1915”
Puerzer, Richard J. - “Gene Baker: Unsung Hero in the Integration of Major League Baseball”
Schellenbarger, Kerin - “Teenie (One Shot) Harris”
Spivey, Donald - “Lessons to Us from the World’s Greatest Pitcher, Leroy “Satchel” Paige”
Steverson, Bryan - “The Champions: Baseball’s Best Team”
Strecker, Geri - “The Rise & Fall of Greenlee Field”
Tye, Larry - “Satchel Paige, a ball player at the Crossroads and in the Lead”

Articles:
Lester, Larry - "Historic Baseball Dates in Pittsburgh"

Josh Gibson: Legend Behind the Plate:
Students at Duquesne University presented the first ever full-pledge documentary on black baseball’s greatest slugger, Joshua Gibson.

Players Panel -both Friday and Saturday
  • BILL "READY" CASH --1942-50--c, Philadelphia Daisies (NML), Philadelphia Stars;
  • JAMES COBBIN --1955-57--2b, of, Indianapolis Clowns, New York Black Yankees;
  • PEDRO SIERRA --1954-57--p, Indianapolis Clowns, Detroit Stars; Consultant, Washington Senators;
  • JIM ROBINSON --1952-53, 56-58--ss, 3b, 2b, Philadelphia Stars, Indianapolis Clowns, Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox;
  • JUMPIN' JOHNNY WILSON --1948-49--of, Chicago American Giants. 

Trivia Contest Winner
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Ted Knorr - Harrisburg, PA

Fay Vincent Most Valuable Partner (MVP) Award:
Joe Mitchell & the Judy Johnson Memorial Foundation (Wilmington, DE)

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