Negro League Baseball Players
This page is for Negro League Baseball Players associated with Arkansas.Definition
Negro league baseball player is defined here as any individual who played at any notable level of black baseball, including participation with a professional league team, a barnstorming team, and in some cases, a notable semi-pro team.
Generally, any Negro league baseball player who was born in Arkansas, died in Arkansas, schooled at an Arkansas high school or college, or lived in Arkansas a period of five years or more, qualifies here.
Players
The following is a list of known Negro league players associated with Arkansas.
| Name | Birth Mo. | Birth Day | Birth Year | Birth City | Birth State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Saylor | 12 | 31 | 1911 | Blytheville | AR | |
| Alfred Surratt | 11 | 9 | 1922 | Danville | AR | |
| Andrew Porter | 3 | 7 | 1911 | Little Rock | AR | |
| Andy Childs | 11 | 12 | 1905 | Pine Bluff | AR | |
| Anthony Cooper | 7 | 20 | 1904 | Arkadelphia | AR | |
| Buddy Allen | 11 | 25 | 1914 | Pine Bluff | AR | |
| Booker McDaniels | 9 | 28 | 1913 | Kenwood | AR | |
| Byron Johnson | 9 | 16 | 1911 | Little Rock | AR | |
| Charles Johnson | 8 | 7 | 1909 | Pine Bluff | AR | |
| Charles Prim | 11 | 7 | 1896 | Prescott | AR | |
| Charles Spearman | 11 | 3 | 1891 | Arkadelphia | AR | |
| Charley Lightner | 7 | 17 | 1892 | Atkins | AR | |
| Clarence Moore | 1 | 3 | 1908 | El Dorado | AR | |
| Clarence Palm | 10 | 6 | 1914 | Clarendon | AR | |
| Clyde Spearman | 7 | 23 | 1911 | Arkadelphia | AR | |
| Connie Rector | 6 | 15 | 1892 | Arkadelphia | AR | |
| Darltie Cooper | 1903 | Arkadelphia | AR | |||
| Dennis Biddle | 6 | 24 | 1935 | Magnolia | AR | |
| Don Porter | ~1941 | College Station | AR | |||
| Dozier Hood | 11 | 22 | 1912 | Morrilton | AR | |
| Eddie Handcock | 2 | 28 | 1933 | Wheatley | AR | |
| Eddie Stuckey | 7 | 22 | 1914 | AR | ||
| Eli Chism | 7 | 1 | 1916 | Marianna | AR | |
| Floyd Gardner | 9 | 27 | 1895 | Russellville | AR | |
| Frank McAllister | 4 | 29 | 1918 | Forrest City | AR | |
| Gabbie Milliner | 11 | 27 | 1878 | Hot Springs | AR | |
| Greene Farmer | 9 | 8 | 1919 | Spring Creek | AR | |
| Harry Kenyon | 4 | 10 | 1894 | Arkadelphia | AR | |
| Henry Spearman | 1910 | Arkadelphia | AR | |||
| Isaiah Harris | 7 | 2 | 1935 | Parkin | AR | |
| John Berry | 1918 | Emerson | AR | |||
| J.C. McHaskell | 7 | 31 | 1902 | Vaugine | AR | |
| John W. Brown | 10 | 23 | 1918 | Hamburg | AR | |
| John Scott | 8 | 28 | 1913 | Magnolia | AR | |
| John Shackelford | 5 | 17 | 1905 | TN | Resided in Prescott, AR | |
| Loney Clark | 10 | 12 | 1895 | Argenta | AR | |
| Leaman Johnson | 8 | 15 | 1916 | Crossett | AR | |
| Lefty O'Neal | AR | |||||
| Leo Sanders | ~1914 | AR | ||||
| Leroy Handcock | 9 | 5 | 1928 | Fargo | AR | |
| Lou Dials | 1 | 10 | 1904 | Hot Springs | AR | |
| Maceo Broadnax | 9 | 11 | 1911 | Pine Bluff | AR | |
| Marshall Riddle | 4 | 22 | 1918 | Warren | AR | |
| Merle Porter | 1 | 19 | 1921 | Little Rock | AR | |
| Napoleon Gulley | 8 | 29 | 1924 | Huttig | AR | |
| Nate Moreland | 4 | 22 | 1917 | England | AR | |
| Nathaniel Clifton | 10 | 13 | 1922 | Little Rock | AR | |
| Neale Henderson | 6 | 6 | 1930 | Fort Smith | AR | |
| Ollie Brantley | 9 | 16 | 1931 | Marianna | AR | |
| Ralph Palmer | 9 | 11 | 1926 | Hope | AR | |
| Ray Longley | 9 | 7 | 1909 | Little Rock | AR | |
| Reece Tatum | 5 | 3 | 1921 | El Dorado | AR | |
| Robert Jones | 4 | 22 | 1915 | Forrest City | AR | |
| Robert Madison | El Dorado | AR | ||||
| Rufus Battle | 11 | 7 | 1896 | Arkadelphia | AR | |
| Sam Wheeler | 11 | 15 | 1924 | Little Rock | AR | |
| Silvester Rodgers | 1 | 10 | 1927 | El Dorado | AR | |
| Snook Wesson | 7 | 24 | 1918 | Hot Springs | AR | |
| Ted Sparks | ~1932 | AR | ||||
| Theolic Smith | 5 | 19 | 1913 | Wabbesika | AR | |
| Verdell Mathis | 11 | 18 | 1914 | Crawfordsville | AR | |
| William Summerall | ~1917 | AR | ||||
| Willie Spearman | ~12 | ~1899 | Arkadelphia | AR | ||
| Art Pennington | 5 | 18 | 1923 | Memphis | TN | Resided in Hot Springs, AR |
| Bill McCrary | 11 | 5 | 1929 | Beloit | WI | Resides in Hot Springs Village, AR |
| Dave Wyatt | 6 | 19 | 1874 | OH | Resided in Hot Springs, AR | |
| Rube Foster | 9 | 17 | 1879 | Calvert | TX | Resided in Hot Springs, AR |
| Saul Davis | 2 | 22 | 1901 | LA | Resided in Monticello, AR | |
| John Williams | Resided in Hot Springs, AR | |||||
| Lum Croxton | ~1890 | MS | Resided in Argenta, AR | |||
| Herbert Buster | 12 | 26 | 1914 | LA | Resided in Hot Springs, AR | |
| Lee Rogers | Resided in Hot Springs, AR | |||||
| Bob Romby | 12 | 15 | 1918 | Shreveport | LA | Resided in El Dorado, AR |
| Walter Thomas | 12 | 21 | 1913 | Mobile | AL | Died in Hot Springs, AR |
| Wabishaw Wiley | 2 | 1 | 1887 | Vernon | LA | Attended Arkansas Baptist College |
| Will Clark | Resided in Arkadelphia, AR | |||||
| Zack Patillo | ~1878 | AR | ||||
| Marcus Stanfield | 3 | 12 | 1895 | Montrose | AR | |
| Julian Ware | 8 | 7 | 1874 | AR |