Friday 6th June 2003

Baseball's forgotten heroes will be honored throughout this Friday's matchup between the Curve and Harrisburg Senators as part of Negro League Honorary Night at Blair County Ballpark.

The highlight of the 7:05 p.m. contest will see players and coaches from both clubs wearing uniforms representing 18 different teams from the Negro Leagues between 1920 and 1949.

Curve players and coaches will wear assorted home white uniforms representing the following Negro League teams:
1920 Detroit Stars
1924 St. Louis Stars
1935 Homestead Grays
1936 New York Black Yankees
1937 Atlanta Black Crackers
1942 Kansas City Monarchs
1942 Chicago American Giants
1947 New York Cubans
1949 Memphis Red Sox - this is the uniform Brett wore - see below for details and his photo

Harrisburg players and coaches will wear assorted road gray uniforms representing these teams:
1926 Indianapolis ABC's
1931 Pittsburgh Crawfords
1936 House of David
1938 Jacksonville Red Caps
1940 Philadelphia Stars
1942 Baltimore Elite Giants
1942 Newark Eagles
1946 Cleveland Buckeyes
1948 Birmingham Black Barons

In addition to wearing replica uniforms, the Curve will honor the Negro Leagues by presenting fans with interesting facts about the teams and players throughout the course of the game.

"We're excited to educate our fans, particularly our young fans, about some of the great teams and players that baseball history sometimes fails to recognize," said Curve General Manager Todd Parnell.
"The Negro Leagues are an important part of baseball's past and we're pleased to help carry on their memory."

Fans interested in learning more about the Negro Leagues are encouraged to visit their web site - click here