Former Negro League Baseball Players Honored at the White House

President Obama met with Negro League baseball players.

Heroes of Baseball - The Negro League produced baseball legends including Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Gus Greenlee and serves as a pillar of African-American achievement in sports history. President Obama met with former Negro League baseball players at the White House this week. Take a look at more details about those players’ lives. —LaToya Bowlah(Photo: Official White House Photo)

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Heroes of Baseball - The Negro League produced baseball legends including Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Gus Greenlee and serves as a pillar of African-American achievement in sports history. President Obama met with former Negro League baseball players at the White House this week. Take a look at more details about those players’ lives. —LaToya Bowlah(Photo: Official White House Photo)

Minnie Forbes - Minnie Forbes purchased the 1956 Detroit Stars from her Uncle Ted Rasberry and became the third woman in the U.S. to own a Negro League team. Several years after the acquisition, Forbes went on to play as the third basemen for the Kansas City Monarchs becoming the fourth woman to play baseball in the Negro Leagues. (Photo: Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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Minnie Forbes - Minnie Forbes purchased the 1956 Detroit Stars from her Uncle Ted Rasberry and became the third woman in the U.S. to own a Negro League team. Several years after the acquisition, Forbes went on to play as the third basemen for the Kansas City Monarchs becoming the fourth woman to play baseball in the Negro Leagues. (Photo: Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Mamie Johnson - What Mamie “Peanut” Johnson lacked in height, she made up for with “A Strong Right Arm.” Prior to publishing a book on the obstacles she faced as a professional Negro League baseball player, a 5-foot-3-inch-tall Johnson pitched fastballs averaging 80 to 85 mph for the Indianapolis Clowns from 1953 to 1955. (Photo: Katherine Frey/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

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Mamie Johnson - What Mamie “Peanut” Johnson lacked in height, she made up for with “A Strong Right Arm.” Prior to publishing a book on the obstacles she faced as a professional Negro League baseball player, a 5-foot-3-inch-tall Johnson pitched fastballs averaging 80 to 85 mph for the Indianapolis Clowns from 1953 to 1955. (Photo: Katherine Frey/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

Larry LeGrande - Larry LeGrande, 74, was an outfielder and catcher for the Memphis Red Sox, Detroit Clowns, Detroit Stars, Kansas City Monarchs and Satchel Paige All-Stars. While with the Detroit Stars, he was selected to play in the 1959 East-West All-Star game. LeGrande went on to play in the New York Yankees’ minor league system. (Photo: Public Domain)

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Larry LeGrande - Larry LeGrande, 74, was an outfielder and catcher for the Memphis Red Sox, Detroit Clowns, Detroit Stars, Kansas City Monarchs and Satchel Paige All-Stars. While with the Detroit Stars, he was selected to play in the 1959 East-West All-Star game. LeGrande went on to play in the New York Yankees’ minor league system. (Photo: Public Domain)

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James "Red" Moore - Atlanta Sports Hall of Famer James “Red” Moore, 97, was a first baseman of the Atlanta Black Crackers, Baltimore Elite Giants and the Newark Eagles. In 1938, he was an instrumental part of Atlanta Black Crackers’ only shot at the Negro American League title. That same year, he was selected to play in the 1938 East-West All-Star classic, but was unable to compete due to an ankle injury. (Photo: Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images) 

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Minnie "Cuban Comet" Minoso - Minnie “Cuban Comet” Minoso, 87, became the third baseman for the New York Cubans. In 1951, he became the White Sox’s first player of color. Minoso's number 9 was retired by the Chicago White Sox in 1983. Minoso is honored with three Latino hall of fame awards as well as in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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Minnie "Cuban Comet" Minoso - Minnie “Cuban Comet” Minoso, 87, became the third baseman for the New York Cubans. In 1951, he became the White Sox’s first player of color. Minoso's number 9 was retired by the Chicago White Sox in 1983. Minoso is honored with three Latino hall of fame awards as well as in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Bob Scott - Triple threat Bob Scott, 83, was the pitcher, outfielder and first baseman for the Boston Blues, New York Black Yankees and Pittsburgh Crawfords. In 1948, Scott was selected to play in the East-West All-Star classic as a Black Yankee, but he did not make an appearance. (Photo: The Post-Standard/Landov)

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Bob Scott - Triple threat Bob Scott, 83, was the pitcher, outfielder and first baseman for the Boston Blues, New York Black Yankees and Pittsburgh Crawfords. In 1948, Scott was selected to play in the East-West All-Star classic as a Black Yankee, but he did not make an appearance. (Photo: The Post-Standard/Landov)

Ron Teasley - Ron Teasley, 86, played the outfield and first base for the Toledo Cubs/Rays, Detroit Wolves and New York Cubans. After earning the All-Star title for three years with the Carman Cardinals, Teasley was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948. He is a member of Wayne State University's Hall of Fame. (Photo: Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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Ron Teasley - Ron Teasley, 86, played the outfield and first base for the Toledo Cubs/Rays, Detroit Wolves and New York Cubans. After earning the All-Star title for three years with the Carman Cardinals, Teasley was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948. He is a member of Wayne State University's Hall of Fame. (Photo: Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Pedro Sierra - Pedro Sierra, 74, was the pitcher for the Indianapolis Clowns and Detroit Stars. In 1956, he played in the East-West All-Star classic for Detroit and was also selected as an All-Star in the Panama Winter League. Sierra went on to coach the Pennsylvania Road Warriors and the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League, the LaNew Bears of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan, and the Sussex Skyhawks in the Canadian-American League. (Photo: Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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Pedro Sierra - Pedro Sierra, 74, was the pitcher for the Indianapolis Clowns and Detroit Stars. In 1956, he played in the East-West All-Star classic for Detroit and was also selected as an All-Star in the Panama Winter League. Sierra went on to coach the Pennsylvania Road Warriors and the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League, the LaNew Bears of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan, and the Sussex Skyhawks in the Canadian-American League. (Photo: Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Larry Lester - As one of the founders of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Larry Lester helped develop the museum's business plan and licensing program, which became its primary revenue stream in the start-up years. In 2000, Lester struck a deal with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, to work on a study on African-American baseball from the Civil War through the 1950s called “Out of the Shadows.” (Photo: Courtesy of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum)

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Larry Lester - As one of the founders of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Larry Lester helped develop the museum's business plan and licensing program, which became its primary revenue stream in the start-up years. In 2000, Lester struck a deal with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, to work on a study on African-American baseball from the Civil War through the 1950s called “Out of the Shadows.” (Photo: Courtesy of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum)