Kansas City Monarchs Crown Logo illustrations 1946 and was demolished in

1946 and was demolished in 1951

his number was retired by all teams in both major leagues

An injunction kept them from using the nickname of the city's previous team and after a legal battle the big league agreed to let them use the name Stallions

Calvin "Pokey" Reese played second base for the Reds from 1997 to 2001

The team was sold in 1973 and while it stayed in Atlanta

Kansas City Monarchs Crown Logo illustrations 1946 and was demolished inThe Kansas City Monarchs are probably the most famous Negro league team of all time and were certainly the longest lasting. Even after the color barrier had been broken in Major League Baseball by Jackie Robinson (a former Monarch), the team continued on, barnstorming across America four years beyond the demise of the last Negro league in 1962. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League Baseball Museum