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Negro Leagues of Louisiana
The Negro Leagues were the network of African-American baseball teams and players from the 1880s to the integration of baseball in 1946–47.
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Rusty Staub
Major League Baseball player Rusty Staub was raised in New Orleans and attended Jesuit High School before being becoming one of the New York Mets; most popular players and a six-time All-Star.
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Toby Hart
Toby Hart brought New Orleans its first professional sports franchise in 1887.
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Vida Blue
Louisiana pitcher Vida Blue became an award-winning baseball player for the Oakland Athletics.
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Will Clark
Will Clark hit a home run in his first major league at bat off a pitch from future Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan.
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Willard Brown
Louisiana-born Willard Brown was a power-hitting star in Negro League baseball before the integration of the major leagues in 1947.
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