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Kansas City Monarchs
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Chicago Cubs’ new apparel to honor bond between Buck O’Neil and Ernie Banks
A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit a nonprofit that focuses on helping youths on the West Side of Chicago
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J.L. Wilkinson stood out as the only white owner in the first official Negro League
The Kansas City Monarchs went on to become the most successful team in black baseball
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The day Toni Stone, the first woman to play in the Negro Leagues, was traded to the K.C. Monarchs
With Stone’s departure from the Indianapolis Clowns, the organization brought in two more women, Connie Morgan and Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson
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Satchel Paige becomes first Negro League player nominated to Baseball Hall of Fame
The legendary pitcher changed the face of the game
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The first Negro World Series
The first Negro World Series was played and won by the Kansas City Monarchs