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 1939. Future Negro League all-star pitcher Booker McDaniels pitched for the Sluggers in 1938.
Schedule/Results
Players
History
The team was managed by former Negro League player J.C. McHaskell in 1939. Future Negro League all-star pitcher Booker McDaniels pitched for the Sluggers in 1938.
Schedule/Results
Date | Location | Opponent | W-L | R | RA | Notes |
5/?/1938 | Morrilton, AR | Dubisson Tigers | L | 1 | 4 | 1 |
6/?/1938 | Morrilton, AR | North Little Rock Cubs | W | 9 | 0 | 2 |
6/?/1938 | Morrilton, AR | Dubisson Tigers | W | 4 | 0 | 3 |
7/?/1938 | Little Rock, AR | North Little Rock (AR) Cubs | W | 11 | 5 | 4 |
7/?/1938 | Little Rock, AR | North Little Rock (AR) Cubs | W | 6 | 2 | 5 |
7/17/1938 | Crump Park, Little Rock, AR | Dubisson Tigers | 6 | |||
9/4/1938 | Lucas Field, Morrilton, AR | Forester Braves | 7 | |||
7/?/1939 | Forester Braves | T | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
7/?/1939 | Forester Braves | L | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
7/4/1940 | Morrilton City Park, Morrilton, AR | Camden (AR) Bear Cats | 10 |
Players
Player | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Alphonzo Bland | 11/27/1908 in Arkansas | Jan 1976 | 11 | |||
Burgess | 12 | |||||
McCullough | 13 | |||||
Booker McDaniels | 9/28/1913 in Kenwood, AR | 12/12/1974 in Kansas City, MO | 14 |
1
Chicago Defender, 5/21/1938, p.10
2
Chicago Defender, 6/21/1938, p.9
3
Chicago Defender, 7/2/1938, p.8
4
Chicago Defender, 6/21/1938, p.9
5
Chicago Defender, 6/21/1938, p.9
6
Arkansas Gazette, 7/17/1938, p.15
7
Arkansas Gazette, 9/3/1938, p.8
10
Arkansas Gazette, 6/30/1940, p.5
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Chicago Defender, 5/21/1938, p.10
12
Chicago Defender, 6/21/1938, p.9
13
Chicago Defender, 6/21/1938, p.9
14
Chicago Defender, 5/21/1938, p.10