
NEGRO LEAGUES CENTENNIAL TEAM BOBBLEHEAD SERIES: George "Mule" Suttles

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Item Description
The Negro League Centennial Team (1920-2020) is comprised of 30 of the greatest African-American and Cuban players from 1895-1947 plus a manager and a team owner. Each individual is depicted on a baseball-shaped base with replica of Kansas City's Paseo YMCA, the site where the Negro National League was organized on February 13th, 1920. The bobbleheads are officially licensed by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and approved by the families when applicable. Each player is individually numbered to only 2,020. This bobblehead is of George "Mule" Suttles, a member of the Newark Eagles. Suttles was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Suttles swung a 50-ounce bat to great effect launching tape measure HRs wherever he played. One of his chosen winter ball destinations was on the West Coast in the California Winter League (CWL), where he played in eight campaigns ending in 1939-40. The CWL (1910-1947) was an integrated league, typically composed of four to six teams. One or two teams were composed of Negro Leagues' players. Other teams featured players from the MLB (usually former players), the Pacific Coast League, semi-pro leagues and Mexico. The teams composed of Negro Leagues' players won 22 titles in 27 years from 1921-1947. The CWL showed the promise of integrated ball 25 years before MLB accepted black players.
Suttles swung a 50-ounce bat to great effect launching tape measure HRs wherever he played. One of his chosen winter ball destinations was on the West Coast in the California Winter League (CWL), where he played in eight campaigns ending in 1939-40. The CWL (1910-1947) was an integrated league, typically composed of four to six teams. One or two teams were composed of Negro Leagues' players. Other teams featured players from the MLB (usually former players), the Pacific Coast League, semi-pro leagues and Mexico. The teams composed of Negro Leagues' players won 22 titles in 27 years from 1921-1947. The CWL showed the promise of integrated ball 25 years before MLB accepted black players.