From the Buffalo Soldiers to Satchel: Early Black Baseball in North Dakota
Satchel Paige and other Negro League stars played with an integrated team in Bismarck in 1935 that won the national semi-pro championship. Decades before that, many African-Americans played on mostly white town teams in North Dakota. Pictured at the left is Walter Ball, the only black member of the Grand Forks team in 1900. Click here for the story.
Here is a list of of African-American or Latin players that played on amateur or semi-pro teams in North Dakota
Satchel Paige and other Negro League stars played with an integrated team in Bismarck in 1935 that won the national semi-pro championship. Decades before that, many African-Americans played on mostly white town teams in North Dakota. Pictured at the left is Walter Ball, the only black member of the Grand Forks team in 1900. Click here for the story.
Here is a list of of African-American or Latin players that played on amateur or semi-pro teams in North Dakota
Saul Davis was a star infielder in the Negro Leagues in the 1920s. He later moved to Minot, North Dakota where he lived until his death in 1994 at the age of 92. Saul's SABR bio can be found here.
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John Donaldson
Before the more famous Satchel Paige arrived in North Dakota, an African-American pitcher of equal ability named John Donaldson pitched in the state on many occasions, often as a member of a traveling team called All-Nations. The poster shown advertises an appearance in Leeds, North Dakota. |