The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords team, one of the dominant teams in Negro League history, is often compared to the legendary 1927 Murderer's Row New York Yankees.
The squad from Smoketown-a nickname that the Pittsburgh Courier often applied to the metropolis better-known as Steel City-boasted four Hall-of-Fame players in outfielder James Cool Papa Bell, first baseman/manager Oscar Charleston, catcher Josh Gibson, and third baseman William Judy Johnson.
The team also included such stalwart.
Society For American Baseball Research (sabr) Pride of smoketown: the 1935 pittsburgh crawfords, paperback/dave wilkie
