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On February 15, 2009, Mr. James "Red" Moore will speak on his Negro League playing days in the Roswell Roots Black History program. Time 3-5pm. Roswell City Hall. For more information visit www.roswellgov.com or call (770) 641-3705.
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Recent School Visits. On October 18, 2008, Moore participated in the Southwest DeKalb Homecoming Parade. On October 22nd, he visited Allgood Elementary School and spoke to 100 fifth graders on the opening night of the World Series. On October 24th, he visited Fernbank Elementary in DeKalb County.
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From October 3-6, 2008, Moore attended the 16th Annual Pop Lloyd Weekend Celebration in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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On September 9, 2008, Moore was honored by the Atlanta Braves with an on-field presentation.
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On July 5, 2008, the Milwaukee Brewers honored Moore at the third annual Negro Leagues Tribute and Cerveceros Day events at Miller Park. See press release (pdf file) for more information.
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PRESS RELEASE
June 18, 2008
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Former Negro League players to be honored at Mother Kathryn Daniels Conference Center
Former Negro League players Eugene ‘Dick' Scruggs and James ‘Red' Moore will be inducted into the “Yesterday's Negro League Baseball Foundation” Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 5, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. The induction ceremony will take place at the Mother Kathryn Daniels Conference Center (MKDCC), 3500 W. Mother Daniels Way at 35th and Hampton Avenue in Milwaukee.
Eugene ‘Dick' Scruggs, a right-handed pitcher with a major league curve ball at the age of 17, was born May 17, 1938, in Huntsville, Alabama. He spent two seasons playing in the Negro Leagues as a member of the Kansas City Monarchs and the Detroit Stars.
James ‘Red' Moore hails from Atlanta, Georgia. The top fielding first baseman in the Negro Leagues from the mid-30s to the mid-40s, he was born November 18, 1916 and spent time with the Chattanooga Choo Choos, Mohawk Giants, Atlanta Black Crackers, Newark Eagles, Indianapolis ABCs, Baltimore Elite Giants and the Macon Peaches.
Scruggs and Moore will receive the induction honor at the MKDCC and then travel to Mayfair Mall for an autograph signing session and then on to Miller Park for pre-game recognition on the field prior to the Brewers-Pirates game that evening The Brewers, Holy Redeemer Institutional Church of God in Christ (COGIC) and the MKDCC formed a partnership in 2006 to present the Negro Leagues Tribute and support other community-based initiatives.
“The worthy tradition of honoring these great men continues with our two new inductees,” said Billy Young, Executive Director of the Mother Kathryn Daniels Conference Center. “We are both humbled and elated to host their presence here in Milwaukee and extend our commitment another year in properly recognizing some of the greatest athletes of our time – athletes who were never allowed the deserved spotlight of national attention that is so rightfully theirs as athletes of excellence. The Negro League legacy will forever remain on our campus and in our memories.”
“We are overjoyed for this recognition and eternally grateful to the Yesterday's Negro League Baseball Foundation and the Mother Kathryn Daniels Center,” said Mr. Scruggs and Mr. Moore in a joint statement. “We are deeply appreciative of the hospitality provided by the Foundation and the Center in acknowledging our careers and our small contributions to the great game of baseball. Both Mr. Biddle and Bishop Daniels are to be congratulated and commended for their tireless efforts to preserving the legacy of the Negro Leagues and its remaining living players.”
“Our mission is to both acknowledge and support these men beyond their playing days,” said Dennis Biddle, Founder and Executive Director of the YNLBF and a Hall of Fame inductee himself. “We are totally committed to ensuring their contribution to the game does not go unrecognized and resources are found to assist in their twilight years.”
Later that day, both men will take part in the Milwaukee Brewers annual tribute to Negro League baseball while attending the Brewers game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Brewers will don the uniforms of the old Milwaukee Bears Negro League team while Pittsburgh will sport those of the Pittsburgh Crawfords, home to Negro League legends Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige. Scruggs and Moore will address the crowd during pre-game ceremonies and sign autographs during the first three innings of the game.
In previous years, the Brewers recognized outfielder W. James ‘Jim' Cobbin and catcher Arthur Hamilton into the Yesterday's Negro League Hall of Fame in 2007. During the Brewers initial Negro Leagues Tribute in 2006, Buck O'Neil, James Sanders and Dennis Biddle were each recognized.
The Mother Kathryn Daniels Conference Center is located at 3500 West Mother Daniels Way on the corner of 35 th and Hampton Avenue in Milwaukee.
For more information about this event, please contact Billy Young at (414) 466-1800 ext. 5154.
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PRESS RELEASE
July 2, 2008
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Living Negro League legends to hold autograph session at Mayfair Mall
Former Negro League players Eugene ‘Dick' Scruggs and James ‘Red' Moore will sign autographs for the public at Mayfair Mall on Saturday, July 5, 2008 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. The autograph session will take place at Jeff's Sports, inside the main entrance of Mayfair Mall, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Mr. Scruggs and Mr. Moore will be in town to receive induction honors at the Mother Kathryn Daniels Center (MKDCC) earlier in the day and will then be recognized by the Milwaukee Brewers during the annual Negro League Tribute at Miller Park later that evening prior to the Brewers-Pirates game. The induction ceremony will be held at the MKDCC, 3500 W. Mother Daniels Way, Milwaukee, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The pre-game activity and on-field ceremonies will begin at Miller Park at 5:30 p.m.
Eugene ‘Dick' Scruggs, a right-handed pitcher with a major league curve ball at the age of 17, was born May 17, 1938, in Huntsville, Alabama. He spent two seasons playing in the Negro Leagues as a member of the Kansas City Monarchs and the Detroit Stars.
James ‘Red' Moore hails from Atlanta, Georgia. The top fielding first baseman in the Negro Leagues from the mid-30s to the mid-40s, he was born November 18, 1916 and spent time with the Chattanooga Choo Choos, Mohawk Giants, Atlanta Black Crackers, Newark Eagles, Indianapolis ABCs, Baltimore Elite Giants and the Macon Peaches.
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See article on Moore related to the MLB draft (below) -- "For Moore, Negro Leagues were big-time". Also, see MLB draft video (link to MLB site).
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http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080529&
content_id=2791806&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl
Braves to pick Negro Leaguer Moore Former first baseman to be chosen in honorary draft
05/30/2008 10:35 AM ET
ATLANTA -- The Braves will pay tribute to James "Red" Moore, regarded as one of the best fielding first basemen in the Negro Leagues, when former Negro Leagues alumni are honored before the start of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on June 5. Each Major League club will select a surviving Negro Leagues player who never had a chance to play in the Majors. This special Negro Leaguers Draft will be aired live exclusively on BaseballChannel.TV.
Moore, who was born in Atlanta in 1916 and played in the Negro Leagues from 1936-40, played on three All-Star teams, three Second Half Championship teams and was selected to the 1938 Southern News Services All-American Negro League Baseball Team.
MLB.com will carry every pick of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, which takes place June 5-6 at The Milk House at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Fla.
Day 1 coverage on BaseballChannel.TV begins at 1 p.m. ET with a special ceremonial draft of former Negro Leaguers who will be on hand at The Milk House. The First-Year Player Draft follows at 2 p.m. with a simulcast of ESPN2's broadcast of the first round and compensation picks.
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As a 2006 inductee of the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame, Moore will attend the fourth annual induction and awards ceremony, to be held May 31, 2008, at the Emory Conference Center. Among this year's honorees is John Schuerholz of the Atlanta Braves.
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Moore recently visited the Chamblee High School baseball team, throwing out the first pitch and signing autographs afterwards (April 28, 2008). Enjoy this short video.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008
BREWERS MEDIA RELATIONS
BREWERS TO HONOR NEGRO LEAGUE AND HISPANIC BASEBALL LEGENDS
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers today announced details for the third annual Negro Leagues Tribute and Cerveceros Day events at Miller Park this season. The announcement was made by Brewers Executive Vice President – Business Operations Rick Schlesinger.
The annual Negro Leagues Tribute, started in 2006, will take place on Saturday, July 5 when the Pittsburgh Pirates visit Miller Park for a 6:05 p.m. start time. As part of the tribute, the Brewers will wear reproductions of uniforms worn by the Milwaukee Bears, the city's 1923 representative in the Negro National League. The team played only one season before disbanding but featured some of the game's most influential men, including Hall-of-Fame player/manager Preston “Pete” Hill.
The Pittsburgh Pirates will join in by donning uniforms that will honor the Pittsburgh Crawfords, home to Negro League legends such as Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige. The Crawfords played as an independent team in 1932 before joining the Negro National League from 1933-38.
Also on this day, two former Negro League players will be inducted into the Yesterday's Negro League Hall of Fame, located at Milwaukee's Mother Kathryn Daniels Conference Center (MKDCC). Pitcher Eugene ‘Dick' Scruggs (Detroit Stars and Kansas City Monarchs, 1957-58) and first baseman James ‘Red' Moore (Atlanta Black Crackers, Newark Eagles and Baltimore Elite Giants, 1934-1948) will receive the honor at the MKDCC and then travel to Miller Park for pre-game recognition on the field. The Brewers, Holy Redeemer Institutional Church of God in Christ (COGIC) and the MKDCC formed a partnership in 2006 to present the Negro Leagues Tribute and support other community-based initiatives.
In previous years, the Brewers recognized outfielder W. James ‘Jim' Cobbin and catcher Arthur Hamilton into the Yesterday's Negro League Hall of Fame in 2007. During the Brewers initial Negro Leagues Tribute in 2006, Buck O'Neil, James Sanders and Dennis Biddle were each recognized.
Following both games, the commemorative uniforms worn by the Brewers will be auctioned off on brewers.com. The proceeds from the Bears uniforms will benefit the Yesterday's Negro League Foundation and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. The “Cerveceros” jerseys worn by the players will be auctioned with proceeds going to the Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Fund (Mexican Fiesta), the Phillip Arreola Scholarship Fund (Hispanic Chamber) and the Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee Scholarship Fund.
Located inside Miller Park near the Home Plate Gate on the Field Level, fans will notice two displays which include photos, artifacts and stories on the history of the Negro Leagues and Hispanic players in Major League Baseball.
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