There are 6 article(s) tagged Memphis Red Sox:

• June 2025

  • The neighborhood that birthed Stax celebrates rich history

    Hundreds gather to soak up the history (and heat) where former Mayor Willie Herenton, Booker T. Jones, and Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White got their start.

    By Jody Callahan 7 hours ago

• August 2024

  • Redbirds win on Memphis Red Sox throwback night

    The Memphis Redbirds unveiled a salute to the 1938 Memphis Red Sox Negro American League Champions during their 8-2 victory over Gwinnett.

    By Nell Rainer August 11, 2024

• May 2024

  • MLB has new career, season batting leader after Negro Leagues statistics incorporated

    With the Negro leagues' statistics added to Major League Baseball, Gibson’s .372 batting average surpassed Ty Cobb’s .367. At age 18, Gibson played his first professional game for the Memphis Red Sox in 1930.

    By The Associated Press,  The Daily Memphian Staff May 28, 2024

  • On Negro Leagues’ 100th anniversary, Memphis Red Sox’s legacy lives on

    Sam Allen, now 84, remembers a final summer with Memphis that afforded him the chance to play baseball even as players suffered discrimination.

    By Don Wade May 28, 2024

• June 2023

  • Redbirds honor Memphis Red Sox

    The Memphis Red Sox were an American Negro Baseball League that operated from 1920 to 1959.

    By Alicia Davidson June 11, 2023

• December 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Charley Pride, Tiger hoops and 2021: The year pizza replaces COVID

    Plus, what we mean when we talk about defunding the police and where to get a good tamale in Midtown on Saturdays.

    By Chris Herrington December 17, 2020