Sol White

Sol White
Second baseman / Manager
Born: (1868-06-12)June 12, 1868
Bellaire, Ohio, U.S.
Died: August 26, 1955(1955-08-26) (aged 87)
Central Islip, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro leagues debut
1887, for the Pittsburgh Keystones
Last Negro leagues appearance
1907, for the Philadelphia Giants
Negro leagues[a] statistics
Managerial Record11–20
Winning percentage.355
Managerial record at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
As player
As manager
Career highlights and awards
  • Managed Philadelphia Giants to four straight black baseball championships (1904–1907)
  • Wrote first book on black professional baseball, Sol White's Official Base Ball Guide (1907)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2006
Election methodCommittee on African-American Baseball

King Solomon "Sol" White (June 12, 1868 – August 26, 1955) was an American professional baseball infielder, manager and executive, and one of the pioneers of the Negro leagues. An active sportswriter for many years, he wrote the first definitive history of black baseball in 1907. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.

  1. ^ "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Genuine Cuban Giants" The Evening Times, Washington, DC, Saturday, May 23, 1896, Page 3, Column 5
  3. ^ "The Columbia Giants of Chicago" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, March 24, 1900, Page 7, Column 1
  4. ^ "Giants Were Twice Defeated" The Patriot, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Friday, September 11, 1903, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2


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Sol White

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