Black Aces

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The Black Aces is an organization founded by Jim Mudcat Grant that consists of the African American pitchers who have won at least 20 Major League Baseball games in a single season. Some black pitchers from Latin America, notably Luis Tiant, have expressed disappointment that they are ineligible to become members. [1]

Interestingly, Ferguson Jenkins is a member of this club, but is not African American. Jenkins, a Black Canadian, can trace his ancestry to escaped U.S. slaves and has lived in the U.S. for decades, but has never taken out U.S. citizenship.

The Black Aces are:

On September 8, 2005, Willis became the 13th member of the Black Aces by winning his 20th game against the Washington Nationals. As of 2005, Willis is the only member of the Black Aces who is still an active player in the Major Leagues.

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