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Missouri Pacific Boosters (Little Rock)

The Missouri Pacific Boosters were a Negro baseball team based in Little Rock, AR during the 1920s and 1930s.

Name

The Missouri Pacific railroad sponsored many "Booster Clubs" for employees during the first half the 20th century. Many of these clubs also sponsored baseball teams, both black and white. As a result, there were many baseball teams known as the Missouri Pacific Boosters, including others in Arkansas.

History

Home games were most often played at Booster Park.

The team was known as the Red Sox in 19271 and the Giants in 1930.

The team was managed by L.S. Griffin in 1927,2 Leon Fields in 1929,3 and Lester Moore in 1933 and 1935.4 5

Schedule/Results

DateLocationOpponentW-LRRANotes
7/21/1924Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, ARRock Island (Little Rock, AR)L456
7/22/1924Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, ARRock Island (Little Rock, AR) 7
6/9/1926Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, ARRock Island (Little Rock, AR) 8
6/16/1927Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, ARRock Island (Little Rock, AR) 9
8/20/1927Van Buren, ARMissouri Pacific Boosters (Van Buren, AR)W11710
9/5/1927Woodson, ARMissouri Pacific Boosters (St. Louis, MO)W15011
6/4/1928Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AROsawatomie (KS)W2012
6/13/1928Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, ARMissouri Pacific Boosters (McGehee, AR) 13
7/14/1928Van Buren, ARMissouri Pacific Boosters (Van Buren, AR)L6714
7/15/1928Van Buren, ARMissouri Pacific Boosters (Van Buren, AR)W7515
7/16/1928Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, ARMissouri Pacific Boosters (Van Buren, AR)L69Or 6-8.16 , 17
7/17/1928Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, ARMissouri Pacific Boosters (Van Buren, AR)W12418 , 19
8/15/1928Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARGurdon (AR) All-Stars 20
4/7/1929Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARTuf-Nut (Little Rock, AR)W6321
4/14/1929Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARTuf-Nut (Little Rock, AR) 22
4/21/1929Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARTuf-Nut Red Sox (Little Rock, AR) 23
6/8/1929St. Louis, MOMissouri Pacific (St. Louis, MO)W6524
6/9/1929St. Louis, MOMissouri Pacific (St. Louis, MO) 25
6/16/1929Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARRock Island (Little Rock, AR)W5126
7/28/1929Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARSt. Louis (MO) All-Stars 27
9/8/1929Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARRock Island (Little Rock, AR) 28
?/?/1929St. Louis, MOSt. Louis All-StarsL 29
?/?/1929St. Louis, MOSt. Louis All-StarsL 30
?/?/1929St. Louis, MOSt. Louis All-StarsL 31
9/15/1929Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, ARSt. Louis All-Stars 32
5/25/1930Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARRock Island All-Stars (Little Rock, AR) 33
5/29/1930Booster Park, North Little Rock, AROlympia Stars 34
8/4/1930Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARPowell All-Stars (North Little Rock, AR) 35
8/10/1930Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARSan Antonio (TX) Bearcats 36
8/11/1930Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARSan Antonio (TX) Bearcats 37
8/31/1930Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARSt. Louis (MO) All-StarsW11138
9/1/1930Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARSt. Louis (MO) All-Stars 39
9/1/1930Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARSt. Louis (MO) All-Stars 40
9/28/1930Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARSan Antonio (TX) Black Indians 41
9/28/1930Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARSan Antonio (TX) Black Indians 42
9/29/1930Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARSan Antonio (TX) Black Indians 43
10/5/1930Crump Park, Little Rock, ARRock Island (Little Rock, AR) 44
5/31/1931Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARLittle Rock Black Travelers 45
7/4/1931Booster Park, North Little Rock, ARClarksville (AR) Giants 46
7/4/1933Forrest City, ARForrest City Red CapsW7247
7/15/1933Hope, ARHope (AR) 48
7/16/1933England, ARClaybrook Tigers 49
6/19/1935Camden, ARMissouri Pacific Boosters (Camden, AR)W5350
7/4/1935Omaha, NEMissouri Pacific Boosters (Omaha, NE)W4251
7/4/1935Omaha, NEMissouri Pacific Boosters (Omaha, NE)W13052


Players

1926

PlayerBirthDeathNotes
Vernon Dan Edwards5/20/1893 in Noble Lake, AR8/17/1965 in Alameda, CA53


1927

PlayerBirthDeathNotes
"Smiling George" Harris 54
West 55


1928

PlayerBirthDeathNotes
Hamilton 56
Hawkins 57
Long 58
Red Longley9/7/1909 in Little Rock, AR7/1977 in Memphis, TN59
Pete McQueen3/26/1909 in Carlisle, AR5/1/1985 in West Seneca, NY60
Palmer 61
Thomas 62
Yellow Horse 63


1929
PlayerBirthDeathNotes
Andrew 64 , 65
Findley 66 , 67
A. Hamilton 68
R. Hamilton 69
Hampton 70 , 71
J. Hawkins 72
Sam Hawkins3/14/1907 in Little Rock, AR 1/23/1992 in Little Rock, AR73
Jackson 74
Lonely 75 , 76
Noland 77
Andrew Porter3/7/1910 in Little Rock, AR7/1/1910 in Los Angeles, CA78 , 79 , 80 , 81
Rousch 82 , 83
Thomas 84

1 Arkansas Gazette, 9/6/1927, p.13
2 Arkansas Gazette, 9/6/1927, p.13
3 Arkansas Gazette, 4/21/1929
4 Arkansas Gazette, 7/6/1933, p.9
5 Arkansas Gazette, 6/21/1935, p.15
6 Arkansas Gazette, 7/22/1924, p.10
7 Arkansas Gazette, 7/22/1924, p.10
8 Arkansas Gazette, 6/7/1926, p.10
9 Arkansas Gazette, 6/16/1927, p.12
10 Arkansas Gazette, 8/22/1927, p.12
11 Arkansas Gazette, 9/6/1927, p.13
12 Arkansas Gazette, 6/5/1928, p.12
13 Arkansas Gazette, 6/13/1928, p.13
14 Chicago Defender, 7/28/1928, p.8
15 Chicago Defender, 7/28/1928, p.8
16 Arkansas Gazette, 7/17/1928, p.13
17 Chicago Defender, 7/28/1928, p.8
18 Arkansas Gazette, 7/17/1928, p.13
19 Chicago Defender, 7/28/1928, p.8
20 Arkansas Gazette, 8/15/1928, p.12
21 Arkansas Gazette, 4/8/1929, p.13
22 Arkansas Gazette, 4/14/1929, p.17
23 Arkansas Gazette, 4/20/1929, p.15
26 Arkansas Gazette, 6/7/1929, p.10
27 Arkansas Gazette, 7/28/1929, p.8
28 Arkansas Gazette, 9/7/1929, p.15
29 Arkansas Gazette, 9/12/1929, p.14
30 Arkansas Gazette, 9/12/1929, p.14
31 Arkansas Gazette, 9/12/1929, p.14
32 Arkansas Gazette, 9/12/1929, p.14
33 Arkansas Gazette, 5/25/1930, p.14
34 Arkansas Gazette, 5/29/1930, p.17
35 Arkansas Gazette, 8/3/1930, p.30
36 Arkansas Gazette, 8/10/1930, p.19
37 Arkansas Gazette, 8/10/1930, p.19
38 Arkansas Gazette, 9/31/1930, p.8
39 Arkansas Gazette, 9/31/1930, p.8
40 Arkansas Gazette, 9/31/1930, p.8
41 Arkansas Gazette, 9/28/1930, p.2
42 Arkansas Gazette, 9/28/1930, p.2
43 Arkansas Gazette, 9/28/1930, p.2
44 Arkansas Gazette, 10/4/1930, p.20
45 Arkansas Gazette 5/31/1931 p.16
46 Arkansas Gazette 7/4/1931 p.9
47 Arkansas Gazette, 7/6/1933, p.9
48 Arkansas Gazette, 7/6/1933, p.9
49 Arkansas Gazette, 7/6/1933, p.9
50 Arkansas Gazette, 6/21/1935, p.15
51 Arkansas Gazette, 7/7/1935, p.11
52 Arkansas Gazette, 7/7/1935, p.11
53 Arkansas Gazette, 6/7/1926, p.10
54 Arkansas Gazette, 9/6/1927, p.13
55 Arkansas Gazette, 9/6/1927, p.13
56 Chicago Defender, 7/28/1928, p.8
57 Chicago Defender, 7/28/1928, p.8
58 Arkansas Gazette, 6/13/1928, p.13
59 Chicago Defender, 7/28/1928, p.8
60 Chicago Defender, 7/28/1928, p.8
61 Chicago Defender, 7/28/1928, p.8
62 Chicago Defender, 7/28/1928, p.8
63 Arkansas Gazette, 6/13/1928, p.13
64 Arkansas Gazette, 9/7/1929, p.15
65 Probably Andrew Porter.
67 Possibly Buford Nunley.
70 Arkansas Gazette, 7/28/1929, p.8
71 Arkansas Gazette, 4/21/1929
76 Possibly Red Longley.
77 Arkansas Gazette, 4/21/1929
78 Arkansas Gazette, 6/7/1929, p.10
79 Arkansas Gazette, 7/28/1929, p.8
81 Arkansas Gazette, 3/24/1934
82 Probably Charlie Rouse ( 7/3/1908 in Little Rock, AR - 10/2/1971 in Little Rock, AR).