Negro League Baseball Awards
Various Negro League Baseball Awards were given to Arkansas-born Negro Leaguers.East-West All-Star Selections
In 1933, the Negro League East-West game was created to parallel MLB's All-Star. The following is a list of Arkansas-born Negro leaguers selected to the game:
Year | Players |
John W. Brown | 1946 |
Lou Dials | 1936 |
Isaiah Harris | 1953, 1955 |
Byron Johnson | 1938 |
Andrew Porter | 1949 |
Marshall Riddle | 1939, 1934 |
Verdell Mathis | 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945 |
Booker McDaniels | 1945 |
Theolic Smith | 1939, 1943, 1951 |
Reese Tatum | 1947, 1948 |
Negro League Ballot Nominations
In 2006, the Special Negro Leagues Committee nominated 94 players to potentially be elected to the Hall of Fame. Two Arkansans made the list:
Floyd Gardner | |
Verdell Mathis |