July 20, 2026
Photos “Courtesy of the Chicago White Sox” and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum”.
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Before Integration, There Were the Negro Leagues. The Double Duty Classic Makes Sure No One Forgets.
When Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe was pitching and catching for the Chicago American Giants in the 1930s, he could not have known that nearly seven decades later, a high school baseball showcase would carry his nickname into a new century. But that is exactly what the White Sox Double Duty Classic has done since 2007 -- kept the names, the stories, and the spirit of Negro Leagues baseball alive on the South Side, one class of young players at a time.