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El Dorado Black Lions (1937-1938)

The El Dorado Black Lions was a Negro baseball team based in El Dorado, AR, from 1937-1938.

History

El Dorado Black Lions had considerable talent for a semi-professional Negro team. Included on the team's roster were future Baltimore Elite Giants pitcher Bob Romby, future Birmingham Black Baron Buddy Allen, former Butte Colored Giants infielder Arthur Ellis and longtime Negro baseball and Harlem Globetrotters basketball player Goose Tatum, who likely began his baseball career with the El Dorado Black Lions.

Schedule/Results

DateLocationOpponentW-LRRANotes
7/24/1937Rowland Field, El Dorado, ARRuston Black Volunteers 1
1938 Greenville Colored BuckshotsL483
1938 Greenville Colored BuckshotsL4143
7/10/1938Rowland Field, El Dorado, ARMichigan GiantsW542
7/11/1938Rowland Field, El Dorado, ARMichigan GiantsW1092


Players

PlayerBirthDeathNotes
Buddy Allen11/25/1914 in Wilmot, AR 5/16/1989 in Los Angeles, CA3
Lindsey BrewsterAbt. 1903 in Louisiana11/7//1942 in El Dorado, AR4
Brake Bye 5
Albert G. Conley 9/13/1918 in El Dorado, AR6/6/1939 in Asheville, NC6
Arthur Ellis5/17/1912 in Pine Bluff, AR5/10/2010 in Maneno, IL Manager7 8
Robert Faison12/9/1907 in El Dorado, AROct. 1976 in MichiganCaptain9
Kinard Ford7/15/1915 in Urbana, AR9/3/1988 in Michigan10
Bubbie Lindsey 11
Sunnie Lovett 12
Bob Romby12/15/1918 in Shreveport, LA 11/25/2004 in Farmville, VA13
Fred Sims2/18/1900 in Dubach, LA Coach14
Goose Tatum5/3/1918 in Jersey, AR1/18/1967 in El Paso, TX 15 16
Elzie B. Walker1/24/1918 in Sparkman, AR 5/2/2014 in Stockton, CA17

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