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Many said that Satchel Paige was to Negro League baseball like Babe Ruth was to the majors. They were both very rare talents and had personalities that captured fans all over the world.
Gambling related scandals in the 1919 World Series troubled the White Sox, eight members of their team threw the world series. The white Sox were supposed to win it all that year.
Setting the standards for many power hitters to come, Babe Ruth posted slugging numbers the game had never seen. He hit .376 and had 54 home runs in 1920. Showing the way for a new generation of upper-cutting power hitters, the Bambino posted slugging numbers the game had never seen.
The negros had their own league that consited of 12 teams. They were the: Chattanooga Black Lookouts, Birmingham Black Barons, Nashville Elite Giants, Baltimore Black Sox, Cleveland Cubs, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Kansas City Monarchs, New York Black Yankees, Memphis Red sox, Philadelphia Stars, Indianapolis Clowns, Chicago American Giants.
Baseball in the 1920's
In the year 1919 Cincinnati went 96-44, they won they National League Penant and went on to win the World Series over The White Sox.
The Cleveland Indians won the 1920 World Series five games to two over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
In January of 1920, the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees for $125,000.
In game five of the 1920 World Series, the Indians second baseman, Bill Wambsganss made the first ever unassisted triple play.
