Claybrook Tigers
The Claybrook Tigers, mid 1930s. Back Row, left to right: Charlie Henderson, Alfred Saylor, Dan Wilson, Bill Ball, Logan Hensley, and John Lyles. Middle row: Theolic Smith, Walter Calhoun, Roosevelt Tate, Jessie Askew, and unknown. Front row: "Handful" Davis, Bill Adams, and Emmett Wilson.
The Claybrook Tigers were a professional Negro baseball based in Claybrook, Crittenden County, AR during the 1930s. The team operated in the Negro Southern League between 1935-1936. Games were played at Claybrook Field and Russwood Park in Memphis.
History
Schedule/Results
The Tigers played very busy schedules, often over-booking games. The following is a partial record of the Claybrook Tigers' schedule:
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result |
| 1932 | New Madrid | W | |
| 1933 | Claybrook, AR | vs. Dubisson Tigers | W, 8-4 |
| 1933 | England, AR | ||
| 1933 | Pine Bluff, AR | ||
| 1933 | Forest City, AR | ||
| 1933 | Claybrook, AR | Arkansas Bear Cats | W, 8-0 |
| 1934 | Pine Bluff | L | |
| 1935 | Monroe Monarchs | W | |
| 1935 | Monroe Monarchs | W | |
| 4/21/1935 | San Antonio, TX | San Antonio Black Missions | W, 19-1 |
| 4/21/1935 | San Antonio, TX | San Antonio Black Missions | W, 9-6 |
| 4/27/1935 | Laredo, TX | Laredo Lulacs | W |
| 4/28/1935 | Laredo, TX | Laredo Lulacs | W |
| 4/28/1935 | Laredo, TX | Laredo Lulacs | W |
| 5/4/1935 | Laredo, TX | La Junta | L, 3-1 |
| 5/5/1935 | Laredo, TX | La Junta | L, 3-1 |
| 5/5/1935 | Laredo, TX | La Junta | L, 6-5 |
| 5/11/1935 | Monterrey | L | |
| 5/12/1935 | Monterrey | W | |
| 5/12/1935 | Monterrey | L | |
| 5/16/1935 | Laredo, TX | Benavides Braves | W, 8-7 |
| 7/4/1935 | Claybrook, AR | Cuban All-Stars | 6-4 |
| 7/4/1935 | Claybrook, AR | Cuban All-Stars | 7-0 |
| 8/11/1935 | Moberly, MO | Gatewood-Browns | W, 10-4 |
| 8/12/1935 | Moberly, Mo | Gatewood-Browns | W, 20-1 |
| 8/20/1935 | Moberly, MO | Moberly Merchants | |
| 10/6/1935 | San Antonio, TX | San Antonio Black Missions | W, 4-2 |
| 10/6/1935 | San Antonio, TX | San Antonio Black Missions | W, 4-1 |
| 10/12/1935 | Monterrey, Mexico | Monterrey | L, 4-9 |
| 10/17/1935 | Laredo, TX | La Junta | |
| 10/19/1935 | Corpus Christi, TX | Internationals | |
| 10/20/1935 | Corpus Christi, TX | Internationals | |
| 4/5/1936 | Clarksdale, MS | Clarksdale Monarchs | W, 8-2 |
| 4/19/1939 | Chicago, IL | Chicago American Giants | L, 7-8 |
| 4/19/1939 | Chicago, IL | Chicago American Giants | W, 4-3 |
| 7/26/1936 | Memphis, TN | Monterrey | W, 8-0 |
| 7/26/1936 | Memphis TN | Memphis Chicks | W, 2-1 |
| 8/16/1936 | Trenton, MO | ||
| 8/17/1936 | Chillicothe, Mo | Crookshank Bankers | |
| 8/30/1936 | Memphis, TN | Cincinnati Tigers | |
| 10/4/1936 | Memphis, TN | vs. Northern All-Stars | T, 1-1 |
Players
| Player | Birth | Death | |
| Bill Adams | |||
| Jessie Askew | 2/2/1914 | 1/5/2000 in St. Louis, MO | |
| Bill Ball | |||
| Biggs | |||
| Boone | |||
| Walter Calhoun | 8/21/1911 in Union City, TN | 10/2/1976 in Cleveland, OH | |
| Carter | |||
| Clifford Collins | |||
| "Handful" Davis | |||
| Donald | |||
| Downer | |||
| Glades | |||
| Charlie Henderson | |||
| Logan Hensley | 2/16/1900 | 10/1971 in St. Louis, MO | |
| John Hundley | |||
| Jefferson | |||
| L. Ladney | |||
| John Lyles | 3/12/1912 in St. Louis, MO | 7/15/1991 | |
| Merritt | |||
| Miller | |||
| Larry Patton | |||
| Double Duty Radcliffe | 7/7/1902 in Mobile, AL | 8/11/2005 in Chicago, IL | |
| Johnny Ray | 1/8/1907 in Nashville, TN | 4/1971 in Laurel Bloomery, TN | |
| Lore Redman (2) | |||
| Alfred Saylor | 12/31/1911 in Blytheville, AR | May, 1966 | |
| Theolic Smith | 5/19/1913 in Wabbesika, AR | 11/3/1981 in Compton, CA | |
| William Summerall | |||
| Roosevelt Tate | 7/10/1909 in MS | 11/1978 in Caledonia, MS | |
| Olan "Jelly" Taylor | 7/7/1910 in London, OH | 10/1976 in Cleveland, OH | |
| Dan Wilson | 7/13/1913 in St. Louis, MO | 12/23/1986 in St. Louis, MO | |
| Emmett Wilson | 1/10/1913 in Yazoo City, MO | 2/26/1991 | |
Sources
1) "Timber Team", Darren Ivy, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 7/4/2002
2) Central Daily Chronicle, 8/3/1937
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