Pro Baseball Career
Negro Leagues (1922-1950)
• St. Louis Stars (1922-1931)
- NL Champions (’28, ‘30, ’31)
- Batting Averages: .354 (’25), .362 (’26), .319 (’27), .332 (’28), .312 (’29), .332 (’30), .322 (’31)
• Detroit Wolves (’32)
• Kansas City Monarchs (’32, ‘34)
• Homestead Grays (’32, ‘43-’46)
- NL Champions (’43, ‘44, ’45)
- Batting Averages: .356 (’43), .373 (’44), .302 (’45), .396 (’46)
• Pittsburgh Crawfords (’33-’38)
- Batting Averages: .362 (’33), .317 (’34), .341 (’35), .329 (’36)
• East-West All-Star Game (’33-’44)
• Santo Domingo (’37)
• Mexican League (’38-’41)
• Memphis Red Sox (’42)
• Chicago American Giants (’42)
- Batting Average: .370
• Detroit Senators (’47)
• Kansas City Stars (’48-’50)
Did You Know?
On August 12, 1974, Cool Papa was the first native Mississippian inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
