It has been far too long since I posted anything here. But Oscar is making his way in the world, and his life and legacy have been honored in Oscar Charleston‘s winning of SABR’s Seymour Award and Spitball Magazine’s CASEY Award. The book also has been named the winner of the Robert Peterson Award by SABR’s Negro Leagues Committee.

Needless to say, it’s an honor for Oscar Charleston to be recognized in this way. And even if the book doesn’t truly deserve these awards, Oscar the player and man surely does.

We are now trying to ensure that Charleston gets some recognition in Indianapolis this year, in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the Negro National League, whose first game was played in Indy in May 1920. Stay tuned…