Negro Leagues
Diamond Gems: Negro Leagues Series A Cards
- Celebrate the Negro Leagues’ 100th Anniversary with their best 8 squads
- Legendary Players: Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleton in their primes
- Legendary Rivalries: KC Monarchs, Homestead Grays, Pittsburgh Crawfords
For the first time ever, Strat-O-Matic is releasing a great teams set from the Negro Leagues. Diamond Gems Negro Leagues is now available and brings back teams that have never been produced before.
Unlike Strat-O-Matic’s popular Negro League Stars set with players based on career statistics, this set of eight legendary franchises feature superstars in their single-season primes, dueling their rivals. All cards will be full Super-Advanced level.
Included with your purchase is a booklet highlighting each team’s season, roster, default lineup and rotation and ballpark/weather effects
Teams included in Diamond Gems Negro Leagues:
1916 Chicago American Giants 88-62 … Rube Foster, Pete Hill, Pop Lloyd
1922 Indianapolis ABCs 84-60 … Oscar Charleston, Biz Mackey, Ben Taylor
1924 Hilldale Athletic Club 92-64 …Judy Johnson, Biz Mackey, Luis Santop, Nip Winters
1931 Homestead Grays 89-55 … Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Jud Wilson, Smokey Joe Williams, Tubby Scales
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords 85-59 … Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Cool Papa Bell, Judy Johnson
1938 KC Monarchs 98-58 … Willard Brown, Turkey Stearnes, Bullet Joe Rogan, Hilton Smith
1944 Birmingham Black Barons 92-62 … Artie Wilson, Double Duty Radcliffe
1945 Cleveland Buckeyes 91-63 … Sam Jethroe, Quincy Trouppe