Columbus Buckeyes
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- For the 19th century Major League Baseball team, see Columbus Buckeyes (AA).
- For the 19th century minor league team, see Columbus Buckeyes (minor league).
The Columbus Buckeyes were a Negro League baseball team that played for a single season, 1921, in the Negro National League.
Hall-of-Fame shortstop John Henry Lloyd was hired as playing manager of the Negro League team and Sol White, a legendary manager, player and journalist in African-American baseball history, served as coach and general adviser to the team. A young Clint Thomas, who later became a successful outfielder, was the team's second baseman; fastballer Roy Roberts was the workhorse of the pitching staff.
The team was not very successful, either on the field or at the box office, causing Lloyd to constantly adjust the lineup and seek new players. Eventually the club finished seventh out of eight teams with a 25-38 record. At season's end the Columbus Buckeyes were dissolved, and Lloyd moved east to manage the Bacharach Giants.
[edit] References
- The Negro Leagues Book edited by Dick Clark & Larry Lester {1994} Publisher: The Society for American Baseball Research (Cleveland OH) ISBN 0-910137-55-2
- The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues by James A. Riley {1994} Publisher: Carroll & Graf (New York NY) ISBN 0-7867-0959-6
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