Beauty of
the Game
An Exhibition Highlighting The Women Of The Negro Leagues.
Beauty of the Game” is a permanent display at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum honoring the role of women in black baseball.
The exhibition in support of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was created in partnership with Kansas City Southern Lines.
Power & Grace
The Negro Leagues not only helped break Major League Baseball’s color barrier but also broke gender Barriers when Three Talented women, Mami “Peanut” Johnson, Connie Morgan and Toni Stone, took the field with the men in the 1950s.
Stone led the way when she signed as an infielder with the Indianapolis Clowns to fill the roster spot of Hank Aaron after he joined the Boston Braves. Stone was soon joined by Johnson, a diminutive 5’3” pitcher with a strong right arm. Johnson complied a 33-8 record in her three seasons with the team.
In 1954, the Clowns signed Morgan to replace Stone after she was traded to the Kansas City Monarchs.
“Tony Stone. Connie Morgan. Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson. Pioneers. The Negro Leagues gave power to some of the most influential women in baseball history. These women had an impact on the game in ways we didn’t even realize.”
– NLBM President, Bob Kendrick
Pitch For The Future
We’re dreaming again. This time, of building the nation’s only Negro Leagues campus. An international hub for Negro Leagues and social history. A transformative complex featuring the Buck O’Neil Education and Research Center and a brand-new, state-of-the-art museum
