Negro Leagues Trading Cards Become Book

It’s hard to go to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and not want more. Sure, the stories offered up on the info cards give you a good overview, and the mementos behind glass show a rich history of the likes of the late and great Kansas City icons, Satchel Paige and Buck O’Neil. But it’s hard to walk out of there not wanting to know more about the lesser-known stars who toiled and even retired before Jackie Robinson.

A new book called Heroes of the Negro Leagues, by Mark Chiarello and Jack Morelli, is a fine follow-up to a visit to the museum. The book reproduces trading cards that were printed in 1990 to commemorate Negro Leagues stars, along with quick synopses of 60 players.