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The Pittsburgh Crawfords were a professional Negro League baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Gus Greenlee signed many of the top African-American stars, most notably HOFers Satchel Paige, Oscar Charleston as playing manager, Josh Gibson, Judy Johnson, and Cool Papa Bell, along with other notable players, such as William Bell, Rap Dixon, and Ted Radcliffe. The Crawfords immediately established themselves as perhaps the best black team in the United States winning championships in 1935 and 1936.  Cum Posey entered his Homestead Grays in the Negro National League in 1935. With the near-collapse of the Pittsburgh Crawfords, Josh Gibson returned to the Grays in 1937, combining with slugger Buck Leonard to power the Grays to nine consecutive (and a total of ten) Negro National League Championships and three Negro League World Series titles. Vic Harris managed the Grays during their years in league play, between 1935 and 1948, and piloted Homestead to eight pennants. He guided his team to six consecutive pennants from 1937 through 1942; in 1945 and 1948, and led the 1948 team to the Negro League World Series championship. The 1943 and 1944 NLWS titles came under Candy Jim Taylor.

Name	Years Played	How Sig was Received	What Sig is on	Pic
Gibson, Josh	HOF-'72	Received in Pack	Forbes Field Seat Card
Johnson, Judy	HOF-'75	Gift From Friend	Autographed Ball
Leonard, Buck	HOF-'72	Reputable Autograph Seller	Autographed Index Card
Radcliffe, Ted "Double Duty"		Reputable Autograph Seller	Autographed 8X10