San Antonio Black Aces

The San Antonio Black Aces were a minor Negro league baseball team in the Texas Colored League from 1919–1920. The team was the winner of the 1919 Championship for the Texas Colored League.[1][2][3]

San Antonio Black Aces
Information
League
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
Year established1919
Year disbanded1920
League titles1919

Team members

San Antonio Black Aces (1919) from left to right: L.W. Moore, Highpockets Hudspeth, Henry Blackman [sic], Riley [sic] Mackey, Steel Arm Davis, Crush Holloway, Johnny Jones, Andrew Wilson, Neighman [sic] Washington, Wyatt Davis, Grant Don, and James Holland
1919 Lineup
Name Position
L. W. Moore President and Manager
Robert "Highpockets" Hudspeth First Base
Henry Blackmon Captain and Third Base
James Raleigh "Biz" Mackey Catcher and Pitcher
Walter "Steel Arm" Davis Pitcher
Crush Holloway Second Base
Johnny Jones Center Fielder and Catcher
Andrew Wilson Left Fielder
Namon Washington Shortstop
Wyatt Davis Utility
Grant Don Right Fielder
James Holland Pitcher

References

  1. "A Dozen Black Aces Sure Make Winning Hand". San Antonio Evening News. September 12, 1919.
  2. "Texas Colored League" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  3. King, David (2004). San Antonio at Bat: Professional Baseball in the Alamo City. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 49–54. ISBN 9781585443765.


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