We had some fun with the Bristol name, but there were the barnstorming teams that created the first exposure the major league players had to the Negro League players. -Paul Melvin

 

We had some fun with the Bristol name, but there were the barnstorming teams that created the first exposure the major league players had to the Negro League players.


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This quote is just one of 9 total Paul Melvin quotes in our collection. Paul Melvin is known for saying 'We had some fun with the Bristol name, but there were the barnstorming teams that created the first exposure the major league players had to the Negro League players.' as well as some of the following quotes.

He seems to be involved in all things baseball in this area.

Paul Melvin

We're still battling with numbers. We have the same numbers scenario as last year. We're at 23. They will get better next year. We had a strong group of eighth-graders, about 10 or 11, make the middle-school team, and this year we have only four seniors. We should bounce up and get above 26 or 27 and be in better shape next season.

Paul Melvin

Among those were Negro League teams.

Paul Melvin

We have four guys that got a quite a bit of pitching time last year and they're back to take a majority of the work this year.

Paul Melvin

There was this whole separate league of African American players.

Paul Melvin