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
Players
1926
1927
1928
1929
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
Date | Location | Opponent | W-L | R | RA | Notes |
7/21/1924 | Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR | Rock Island (Little Rock, AR) | L | 4 | 5 | 6 |
7/22/1924 | Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR | Rock Island (Little Rock, AR) | 7 | |||
6/9/1926 | Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR | Rock Island (Little Rock, AR) | 8 | |||
6/16/1927 | Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR | Rock Island (Little Rock, AR) | 9 | |||
8/20/1927 | Van Buren, AR | Missouri Pacific Boosters (Van Buren, AR) | W | 11 | 7 | 10 |
9/5/1927 | Woodson, AR | Missouri Pacific Boosters (St. Louis, MO) | W | 15 | 0 | 11 |
6/4/1928 | Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR | Osawatomie (KS) | W | 2 | 0 | 12 |
6/13/1928 | Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR | Missouri Pacific Boosters (McGehee, AR) | 13 | |||
7/14/1928 | Van Buren, AR | Missouri Pacific Boosters (Van Buren, AR) | L | 6 | 7 | 14 |
7/15/1928 | Van Buren, AR | Missouri Pacific Boosters (Van Buren, AR) | W | 7 | 5 | 15 |
7/16/1928 | Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR | Missouri Pacific Boosters (Van Buren, AR) | L | 6 | 9 | Or 6-8.16 , 17 |
7/17/1928 | Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR | Missouri Pacific Boosters (Van Buren, AR) | W | 12 | 4 | 18 , 19 |
8/15/1928 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | Gurdon (AR) All-Stars | 20 | |||
4/7/1929 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | Tuf-Nut (Little Rock, AR) | W | 6 | 3 | 21 |
4/14/1929 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | Tuf-Nut (Little Rock, AR) | 22 | |||
4/21/1929 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | Tuf-Nut Red Sox (Little Rock, AR) | 23 | |||
6/8/1929 | St. Louis, MO | Missouri Pacific (St. Louis, MO) | W | 6 | 5 | 24 |
6/9/1929 | St. Louis, MO | Missouri Pacific (St. Louis, MO) | 25 | |||
6/16/1929 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | Rock Island (Little Rock, AR) | W | 5 | 1 | 26 |
7/28/1929 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | St. Louis (MO) All-Stars | 27 | |||
9/8/1929 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | Rock Island (Little Rock, AR) | 28 | |||
?/?/1929 | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis All-Stars | L | 29 | ||
?/?/1929 | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis All-Stars | L | 30 | ||
?/?/1929 | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis All-Stars | L | 31 | ||
9/15/1929 | Kavanaugh Field, Little Rock, AR | St. Louis All-Stars | 32 | |||
5/25/1930 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | Rock Island All-Stars (Little Rock, AR) | 33 | |||
5/29/1930 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | Olympia Stars | 34 | |||
8/4/1930 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | Powell All-Stars (North Little Rock, AR) | 35 | |||
8/10/1930 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | San Antonio (TX) Bearcats | 36 | |||
8/11/1930 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | San Antonio (TX) Bearcats | 37 | |||
8/31/1930 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | St. Louis (MO) All-Stars | W | 11 | 1 | 38 |
9/1/1930 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | St. Louis (MO) All-Stars | 39 | |||
9/1/1930 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | St. Louis (MO) All-Stars | 40 | |||
9/28/1930 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | San Antonio (TX) Black Indians | 41 | |||
9/28/1930 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | San Antonio (TX) Black Indians | 42 | |||
9/29/1930 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | San Antonio (TX) Black Indians | 43 | |||
10/5/1930 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Rock Island (Little Rock, AR) | 44 | |||
5/31/1931 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | Little Rock Black Travelers | 45 | |||
7/4/1931 | Booster Park, North Little Rock, AR | Clarksville (AR) Giants | 46 | |||
7/4/1933 | Forrest City, AR | Forrest City Red Caps | W | 7 | 2 | 47 |
7/15/1933 | Hope, AR | Hope (AR) | 48 | |||
7/16/1933 | England, AR | Claybrook Tigers | 49 | |||
6/19/1935 | Camden, AR | Missouri Pacific Boosters (Camden, AR) | W | 5 | 3 | 50 |
7/4/1935 | Omaha, NE | Missouri Pacific Boosters (Omaha, NE) | W | 4 | 2 | 51 |
7/4/1935 | Omaha, NE | Missouri Pacific Boosters (Omaha, NE) | W | 13 | 0 | 52 |
Players
1926
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Vernon Dan Edwards | 5/20/1893 in Noble Lake, AR | 8/17/1965 in Alameda, CA | 53 |
1927
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
"Smiling George" Harris | 54 | |||||
West | 55 |
1928
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Hamilton | 56 | |||||
Hawkins | 57 | |||||
Long | 58 | |||||
Red Longley | 9/7/1909 in Little Rock, AR | 7/1977 in Memphis, TN | 59 | |||
Pete McQueen | 3/26/1909 in Carlisle, AR | 5/1/1985 in West Seneca, NY | 60 | |||
Palmer | 61 | |||||
Thomas | 62 | |||||
Yellow Horse | 63 |
1929
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Andrew | 64 , 65 | |||||
Findley | 66 , 67 | |||||
A. Hamilton | 68 | |||||
R. Hamilton | 69 | |||||
Hampton | 70 , | 71 | ||||
J. Hawkins | 72 | |||||
Sam Hawkins | 3/14/1907 in Little Rock, AR | 1/23/1992 in Little Rock, AR | 73 | |||
Jackson | 74 | |||||
Lonely | 75 , 76 | |||||
Noland | 77 | |||||
Andrew Porter | 3/7/1910 in Little Rock, AR | 7/1/1910 in Los Angeles, CA | 78 , 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).