Frank Grant early Baseball star
Born August 1, 1865, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was Baseball Hall of Fame Second Baseman, Frank Grant. This legend played in the International League and was a pioneer during the early Negro leagues. Many consider Grant as the greatest African-American player of 19th century. Frank could do it all, and if playing today we would call him a power hitter. There were many instances of Grant leading his team and league in slugging and extra-base hits. He could also run like the wind, stealing numerous bases and covering more ground in the infield than perhaps anyone of his era, white or black. Grant played for the Meriden Silvermen team of the Eastern League, the Buffalo Bisons in the International League, and in the Negro Leagues his name was found in the line-ups of the Cuban Giants, New York Gorhams, Page Fence Giants, Cuban X-Giants, Philadelphia Giants, and the Brooklyn Royal Giants.
