Team Photo of 1937 Dragones de Ciudad Trujillo (via Hakes)

Before Jackie Robinson re-broke the color line in 1947, there was an abundance of Black and Afro-Latino talent playing baseball outside of the American and National Leagues. These stars played not only in the Negro Leagues, but also in leagues all over the Western Hemisphere. For example, Josh Gibson played in the Negro Leagues, but also in Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic.

In June 2023, I gave a presentation for the Josh Gibson Foundation about the Outsider Baseball All-Stars—a fictional team of Gibson’s peers who played ball all over the hemisphere, just as Gibson did. Many of these players barely played in the Negro Leagues (or didn’t play in the Negro Leagues at all). Since then, I have created this site to expand my research into additional players. For each, I have collected as many statistics as I could find from a variety of sources (see site footer). In some cases, these stats were surprisingly extensive. I have combined these stats with MLEs (major league equivalencies) from Eric Chalek. These MLEs attempt to estimate the performance of the players if they were dropped into the existing AL/NL framework. It does not estimate what an entire integrated league would look like. That is a much different project that would require simulating expansion of the league to account for all the additional talent.

I am sometimes asked if these players should be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This project isn’t about that (though I believe that several of them had Hall of Fame-level talent). This project is about making sure these players are known. Before starting this project, I wasn’t familiar with many of these players. Now they are among my favorites.

— Adam Darowski, @baseballtwit

The All-Stars

Does not include members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame (scroll down the page to see a few of those).

Player	Pos	Born	Birthplace	Died	Deathplace	Bats	Throws	Height	Weight
Santos Amaro	OF	Mar 14, 1908	🇨🇺 Aguacate, Cuba	May 31, 2001	Veracruz, Mexico	Right	Right	6-3	210
Edmundo Amorós	LF	Jan 30, 1930	🇨🇺 Matanzas, Cuba	Jun 27, 1992	Miami, FL, USA	Left	Left	5-7	170
Roberto Ávila	2B	Apr 2, 1924	🇲🇽 Veracruz, Mexico	Oct 26, 2004	Veracruz, Mexico	Right	Right	5-10	175
Agustín Bejerano	LF	May 16, 1909	🇨🇺 Manzanillo, Cuba	Nov 6, 1972		Left	Left	5-9	130
Carlos Bernier	OF	Jan 28, 1927	🇵🇷 Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico	Apr 6, 1989	Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico	Right	Right	5-9	180
Bob Boyd	1B	Oct 1, 1919	🇺🇸 Potts Camp, MS, USA	Sep 7, 2004	Wichita, KS, USA	Left	Left	5-10	170
José Bracho	P	Jul 23, 1928	🇻🇪 Maracaibo, Venezuela	Jun 16, 2011	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Right	Right	6-3	192
Ramón Bragaña	P	May 11, 1909	🇨🇺 La Habana, Cuba	May 11, 1985	Las Choapas, Mexico	Right	Right	5-11	180
Chet Brewer	P	Jan 14, 1907	🇺🇸 Leavenworth, KS, USA	Mar 26, 1990	Whittier, CA, USA	Both	Right	6-4	175
Barney Brown	P	Oct 23, 1907	🇺🇸 Hartsville, SC, USA	Oct 1, 1985	Philadelphia, PA, USA	Left	Left	5-11	160
Ángel Castro	1B	Apr 20, 1917	🇲🇽 Empalme, Mexico	Jan 18, 1983	Tampico, Mexico	Left	Left	5-10
Perucho Cepeda	SS	Jan 31, 1906	🇵🇷 Cataño, Puerto Rico	Apr 16, 1955	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Right	Right	5-10	180
Buster Clarkson	SS-3B	Mar 13, 1915	🇺🇸 Hopkins, SC, USA	Jan 18, 1989	Jeannette, PA	Right	Right	5-11	210
Pancho Coimbre	RF	Jan 29, 1909	🇵🇷 Arroyo, Puerto Rico	Nov 4, 1989	Ponce, Puerto Rico	Right	Right	5-8	170
Alejandro Crespo	CF	Feb 26, 1915	🇨🇺 Guira de Melena, Cuba			Right	Right	6-1	206
Lino Donoso	P	Sep 23, 1922	🇨🇺 La Habana, Cuba	Oct 13, 1990	Veracruz, Mexico	Left	Left	5-11	160
Claro Duany	RF	Aug 12, 1917	🇨🇺 Caibarien, Cuba	Mar 28, 1997	Evanston, IL, USA	Left	Left	6-2	215
Luke Easter	1B	Aug 4, 1915	🇺🇸 Jonestown, MS, USA	Mar 29, 1979	Euclid, OH, USA	Left	Right	6-4	240
Roberto Estalella	OF-3B	Apr 25, 1911	🇨🇺 Cardenas, Cuba	Jan 6, 1991	Hialeah, FL, USA	Right	Right	5-8	180
Pedro Formental	CF	Apr 19, 1915	🇨🇺 Baguanos, Cuba	Sep 15, 1992	Warrensville Heights, OH, USA	Left	Left	5-11	200
Cocaína García	P	Dec 28, 1905	🇨🇺 Manacas, Cuba	Apr 13, 1995	Caraballeda, Venezuela	Left	Left	5-8	185
Luis García	3B	Sep 11, 1929	🇻🇪 Carupano, Venezuela	Jan 9, 2014	Caracas, Venezuela	Right	Right	5-10	180
Silvio García	SS	Oct 11, 1913	🇨🇺 Limonar, Cuba	Aug 28, 1977	Matanzas, Cuba	Right	Right	6-0	195
Rubén Gómez	P	Jul 13, 1927	🇵🇷 Arroyo, Puerto Rico	Jul 26, 2004	Carolina, Puerto Rico	Right	Right	6-0	170
León Kellman	C-3B	Jul 11, 1918	🇵🇦 Gatun, Panama	May 13, 2003	Miami, FL, USA	Right	Right	5-11	160
Vidal Lopéz	OF-P	Apr 19, 1918	🇻🇪 Rio Chico, Venezuela	Feb 20, 1971	Caracas, Venezuela	Right	Right
Luis Márquez	OF	Oct 28, 1925	🇵🇷 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico	Mar 1, 1988	Aguadilla, Puerto Rico	Right	Right	5-10	174
Conrado Marrero	P	Apr 25, 1911	🇨🇺 Sagua La Grande, Cuba	Apr 23, 2014	La Habana, Cuba	Right	Right	5-5	158
Agapito Mayor	P	Aug 18, 1916	🇨🇺 Sagua la Grande, Cuba	Apr 18, 2005	Tampa, FL, USA	Left	Left	5-11	185
Rafael Noble	C	Mar 15, 1919	🇨🇺 Central Hatillo, Cuba	May 9, 1998	Brooklyn, NY, USA	Right	Right	5-11	210
Diomedes Olivo	P	Jan 22, 1919	🇩🇴 Guayubin, Dominican Republic	Feb 15, 1977	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Left	Left	6-1	195
Alejandro Oms	CF	Mar 13, 1896	🇨🇺 Santa Clara, Cuba	Nov 5, 1946	La Habana, Cuba	Left	Left	5-6	155
Pedro Pagés	CF	Feb 23, 1914	🇨🇺 Matanzas, Cuba			Both	Left	5-9	180
Alonzo Perry	1B-P	Apr 14, 1922	🇺🇸 Elmore, AL, USA	Oct 13, 1982	Birmingham, AL, USA	Left	Right	6-3	200
Al Pinkston	RF-1B	Oct 22, 1917	🇺🇸 Newbern, AL, USA	Mar 18, 1981	Fort Wayne, IN, USA	Left	Right	6-5	225
Juan Pizarro	P	Feb 7, 1937	🇵🇷 Santurce, Puerto Rico	Feb 18, 2021	Carolina, Puerto Rico	Left	Left	5-11	170
Héctor Rodríguez	3B-SS	Jun 13, 1920	🇨🇺 Alquizar, Cuba	Sep 1, 2003	Cancun, Mexico	Right	Right	5-8	165
Lázaro Salazar	CF-1B-P	Dec 12, 1912	🇨🇺 La Habana, Cuba	Apr 25, 1957	Mexico, Mexico	Left	Left	5-9	175
Patricio Scantlebury	P	Nov 11, 1917	🇵🇦 Gatun, Panama	May 24, 1991	Glen Ridge, NJ, USA	Left	Left	6-1	180
Bonnie Serrell	2B	Mar 9, 1920	🇺🇸 Natchez, LA, USA	Aug 1, 1996	Santa Clara, CA, USA	Left	Right	5-11	160
Bob Thurman	RF-P	May 14, 1917	🇺🇸 Kellyville, OK, USA	Oct 31, 1998	Wichita, KS, USA	Left	Right	6-1	205
Luis Tiant	P	Aug 27, 1906	🇨🇺 La Habana, Cuba	Dec 10, 1976	Milton, MA, USA	Left	Left	5-10	150
Quincy Trouppe	C	Dec 25, 1912	🇺🇸 Dublin, GA, USA	Aug 10, 1993	Creve Coeur, MO, USA	Both	Right	6-2	225
Jesús Valenzuela	P	Sep 11, 1914	🇲🇽 Culiacan, Mexico	Jul 22, 1985	Mexico, Mexico	Right	Right	5-11	172
Tetelo Vargas	CF-SS	Apr 11, 1906	🇩🇴 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Dec 30, 1971	Guayama, Puerto Rico	Right	Right	5-9	142
Marvin Williams	2B	Feb 12, 1920	🇺🇸 Haslam, TX, USA	Dec 23, 2000	Conroe, TX, USA	Right	Right	6-0	190
WIld Bill Wright	RF	Mar 6, 1914	🇺🇸 Milan, TN, USA	Aug 3, 1996	Aguascalientes, Mexico	Both	Right	6-4	220

Player Photos & Stats

🇨🇺 Santos Amaro OF

🇨🇺 Edmundo Amorós LF

🇲🇽 Roberto Ávila 2B

🇨🇺 Agustín Bejerano LF

🇵🇷 Carlos Bernier OF

🇺🇸 Bob Boyd 1B

🇻🇪 José Bracho P

🇨🇺 Ramón Bragaña P

🇺🇸 Chet Brewer P

🇺🇸 Barney Brown P

🇲🇽 Ángel Castro 1B

🇵🇷 Perucho Cepeda SS

🇺🇸 Buster Clarkson SS-3B

🇵🇷 Pancho Coimbre RF

🇨🇺 Alejandro Crespo CF

🇨🇺 Lino Donoso P

🇨🇺 Claro Duany RF

🇺🇸 Luke Easter 1B

🇨🇺 Roberto Estalella OF-3B

🇨🇺 Pedro Formental CF

🇨🇺 Cocaína García P

🇻🇪 Luis García 3B

🇨🇺 Silvio García SS

🇵🇷 Rubén Gómez P

🇵🇦 León Kellman C-3B

🇻🇪 Vidal Lopéz OF-P

🇵🇷 Luis Márquez OF

🇨🇺 Conrado Marrero P

🇨🇺 Agapito Mayor P

🇨🇺 Rafael Noble C

🇩🇴 Diomedes Olivo P

🇨🇺 Alejandro Oms CF

🇨🇺 Pedro Pagés CF

🇺🇸 Alonzo Perry 1B-P

🇺🇸 Al Pinkston RF-1B

🇵🇷 Juan Pizarro P

🇨🇺 Héctor Rodríguez 3B-SS

🇨🇺 Lázaro Salazar CF-1B-P

🇵🇦 Patricio Scantlebury P

🇺🇸 Bonnie Serrell 2B

🇺🇸 Bob Thurman RF-P

🇨🇺 Luis Tiant P

🇺🇸 Quincy Trouppe C

🇲🇽 Jesús Valenzuela P

🇩🇴 Tetelo Vargas CF-SS

🇺🇸 Marvin Williams 2B

🇺🇸 WIld Bill Wright RF

Outsider Hall of Famers

These players were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame but embody the ethos of the Outsider Baseball All-Stars. There are more, but these are the ones I’ve collected thus far.

🇺🇸 Ray Brown P

🇺🇸 Willard Brown OF-SS

🇺🇸 Ray Dandridge 3B

🇨🇺 Martín Dihigo OF-IF-P

🇺🇸 Josh Gibson C

🇨🇺 Orestes Miñoso LF-3B

Modern Outsider All-Stars

This is a special area reserved for Julio Franco, the modern player I feel best embodies the Outsider Baseball ethos.