The Morrilton Sluggers were a semi-pro Negro baseball team based in Morrilton, AR from about 1938-1940.
History
The team was managed by former Negro League player J.C. McHaskell in 1938 and 1939. Future Negro League all-star pitcher Booker McDaniel pitched for the Sluggers in 1938.
Schedule/Results
Players
1938
History
The team was managed by former Negro League player J.C. McHaskell in 1938 and 1939. Future Negro League all-star pitcher Booker McDaniel pitched for the Sluggers in 1938.
Schedule/Results
| Date | Location | Opponent | W-L | R | RA | Notes |
| 5/?/1938 | Morrilton, AR | Conway (AR) | W | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 5/?/1938 | Morrilton, AR | Dubisson Tigers | L | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 6/?/1938 | Morrilton, AR | North Little Rock Cubs | W | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 6/?/1938 | Morrilton, AR | Russellville (AR) | W | 13 | 3 | 4 |
| 6/?/1938 | Morrilton, AR | Dubisson Tigers | W | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 7/?/1938 | Morrilton, AR | Tullahassee (OK) | L | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 7/?/1938 | Little Rock, AR | North Little Rock (AR) Cubs | W | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| 7/?/1938 | Little Rock, AR | North Little Rock (AR) Cubs | W | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 7/?/1938 | Little Rock, AR | North Little Rock (AR) Cubs | W | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 7/?/1938 | Little Rock, AR | North Little Rock (AR) Cubs | W | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| 7/17/1938 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Dubisson Tigers | 11 | |||
| 9/4/1938 | Lucas Field, Morrilton, AR | Forester Braves | 12 | |||
| 7/?/1939 | Forester Braves | T | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
| 7/?/1939 | Forester Braves | L | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| 7/4/1940 | Morrilton City Park, Morrilton, AR | Camden (AR) Bear Cats | 15 |
Players
1938
| Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
| Alphonzo Bland | 11/27/1908 in Arkansas | 1/8/1976 in Missouri | 16 | |||
| Burgess | 17 | |||||
| R. Gains | 18 | |||||
| Jordan | 19 | |||||
| B. Lambert | 20 | |||||
| McCullough | 21 | |||||
| Booker McDaniel | 9/28/1913 in Kenwood, AR | 12/12/1974 in Kansas City, MO | 22 | |||
| I. McDaniel | 23 | |||||
| J.C. McHaskell | 7/31/1902 in Vaugine, AR | March 1970 in Detroit, MI | 24 | |||
| Ponds | 25 | |||||
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Chicago Defender, 5/14/1938, p.8
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Chicago Defender, 5/21/1938, p.10
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Chicago Defender, 6/11/1938, p.9
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Chicago Defender, 6/25/1938, p.9
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Chicago Defender, 7/2/1938, p.8
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Chicago Defender, 7/16/1938, p.9
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Chicago Defender, 7/16/1938, p.10
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Chicago Defender, 7/16/1938, p.10
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Chicago Defender, 7/23/1938, p.21
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Chicago Defender, 7/23/1938, p.21
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Arkansas Gazette, 7/17/1938, p.15
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Arkansas Gazette, 9/3/1938, p.8
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Arkansas Gazette, 6/30/1940, p.5
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Chicago Defender, 5/21/1938, p.10
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Chicago Defender, 7/16/1938, p.10
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Chicago Defender, 7/16/1938, p.9
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Chicago Defender, 6/11/1938, p.9
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Chicago Defender, 6/25/1938, p.9
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Chicago Defender, 7/16/1938, p.10
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Chicago Defender, 5/21/1938, p.10
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Chicago Defender, 6/25/1938, p.9
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Chicago Defender, 4/23/1938, p.8
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Chicago Defender, 6/25/1938, p.9