Honoring the Negro Baseball Leagues – Host Dr. Bob Hieronimus

A rebroadcast from the Hieronimus & Co. Vault and our campaign to raise awareness of the Negro Baseball Leagues in 1992. Guests include historian and SABR members Dick Clark and Todd Bolton, and 90-year old shortstop Willie Owens. Several manufacturers of replica Negro Leagues memorabilia present their specialized gifts to the players attending the unveiling of a new tombstone for the previously unmarked grave of Ben Taylor, Negro Leagues first baseman and now member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Hosted by Dr. Bob Hieronimus www.21stCenturyRadio.com. Today’s the Day to erect the first statue to a Negro Leagues star in Baltimore! Help us raise money for the Leon Day statue project at LeonDayStatue.com. Produced by Hieronimus & Co. for 21st Century Radio®. Edited version provided to Nightlight Radio with permission.