Friday, February 27, 2026

Black Baseball History Month!... Baseballer Of The Week!...Sam 'Toothpick' Jones!


Our 'Baseballer of the Week'

for this week 

goes to:

The Big Black Guy, 6-2, 220, a right-handed 

batter and thrower, who was the 20th Big 

Black Man to contract with MLB teams after 

the "No Blacks Wanted' era, and was a 

pitcher with at least eight Pro MLB teams 

over the years, with some international play, 

who who started out in the Black Leagues 

and toured with Satchel Paige, and teamed 

with Quincy Trouppe to become the first 

Beautiful Black pitcher-catcher (battery) 

duo (they played together in the Black Leagues), 

and he was a 2x All-Star Gamer, a NL season 

wins leader, a 3x strike out leader, an NL 

ERA leader, and was the first Big Black 

pitcher to flame throw a no hitter (4-0) on 

May 12, 1955, where, in the 9th inning 

he walked three to load the bases, then 

proceeded to strike out three straight to 

end the game, plus he had a sweeping curve 

ball that befuddled and outted many a player, 

along with other accomplishments, 

with some highlights here, 

and we give flowers and say the name of...





...Sam Jones!





Black Baseball History Month was 

founded by Ralph C. Winge, D.D.S. 

in 2025 to commemorate, place value, 

and get to know, our Heroes, while 

standing and cheering for, the many 

International Black Men who 'Shocked 

and Awed' us with too many to count, 

fantastic and unexpected physical 

heroics at the Ballpark, in exciting 

efforts for their teams to cross home 

plate more than their opponents to win.



The Founder of Black Baseball History Month,

Ralph C. Winge, D.D.S.,

is also a College and Pro Baseball enthusiast, 

USC Dental School Graduate,

and elucidator of elatus labialis wingeulus.





If you know a Baseballer who should be included here,

please leave a note in the comment section. Thank you!



For all Photos and Gifs seen here, no copyright infringement is intended.




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