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What team did Mays play for in the Negro American League?

  • Birmingham Black Barons

  • Chicago American Giants

  • Kansas City Monarchs

  • Houston Eagles

Answer

Mays played for the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro American League from 1949 to 1950. He was a star player for the Barons, and he helped them win the Negro American League championship in 1950. Mays was eventually signed by the New York Giants of Major League Baseball in 1951, and he went on to have a Hall of Fame career.
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