Major Negro Leagues Category in Immaculate Grid Baseball

Major Negro Leagues Category in Immaculate Grid Baseball

Major Negro Leagues

Immaculate Grid players sometimes ask why certain players don't count as a correct answer for the "Played in the Major Negro Leagues" category, particularly Ernie Banks, Henry Aaron, and Sandy Amorós. While all of these players did play in the Negro Leagues, their appearances were outside of the years that those leagues are considered to be major. 

The rule for the Played in Major Leagues category is as follows:

"Player must have played in one of the seven major Negro Leagues (1920-1948). When paired with a team, the player must have played a major league game for the team in question. If paired with a stat/accomplishment, the stat/accomplishment does not need to have happened in the Negro Leagues."

For more information on the seven Major Negro Leagues, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page on Negro Leagues data.