On this date in 1919, Hall of Famer Monte Irvin was born in Haleburg, AL.

On this date in 1891, Black Baseball legend John Wesley Donaldson—likely the greatest pitcher you’ve never heard of, the man who was Satchel Paige’s pitching coach—was born in Glasgow, MO.

Ray Dandridge—the greatest third baseman to never play in the AL/NL—was born on this date in 1913.

On this date in 1975, Negro Leagues star Judy Johnson was elected to Cooperstown.

The first pitchers and catchers reported today. Who’s going to be your team’s X-Man this season to get them to the top?

On this date in 1965, the fourth estate got its first look at The Eighth Wonder of the World, the Houston Astrodome.

Today, we remember the middle two of the Taylor brothers quartet—Candy Jim, the winningest manager in Negro Leagues history, and long-time college baseball skipper Steel Arm Johnny—and look at the early days of Black Baseball In Birmingham.

On the eve of Black History Month, we honor Jackie Robinson, baseball’s bravest and best-known trailblazer, along with a few teams who are little-known, but deserve to be remembered.