Connie Morgan

CTL-E-6989 · Person · other · 1935–1996

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Constance Enola Morgan (October 17, 1935 – October 14, 1996) was the third woman to play professional baseball in the Negro leagues, following Toni Stone and Mamie "Peanut" Johnson. A Philadelphia native, Morgan played five seasons at second base for the North Philadelphia Honey Drippers, an all-female team, batting .368, before Indianapolis Clowns owner Syd Pollock signed her in 1954 — in the same transaction wave that brought pitcher Mamie Johnson to the club. Morgan took over second base for the Negro American League Clowns from Toni Stone, who had been traded to the Kansas City Monarchs, and played under manager Oscar Charleston. On the Clowns' May 1954 opening day she turned a standout double play against Birmingham that the Baltimore Afro-American praised, and on June 10, 1954, at Indianapolis's Victory Field, she played opposite Stone in a game that put all three of the Negro leagues' women on one field's history. She played for the Clowns through 1955 and was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

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• Also known as: Constance Enola Morgan

Notes

Sports Encyclopedia roster CTL-SPE-0268. Trio disposition: ASSERTED in its three-sourced form — Morgan was the third woman to play in the Negro leagues, with Toni Stone (CTL-E-6883) and Mamie Johnson (CTL-E-6966); supported by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, MiLB.com, and Wikipedia; her .368 Honey Drippers average is carried as the Museum and MiLB state it. Curator's Judgment (DRAFT): Morgan's signing was partly a gate attraction, and she could plainly play — the honest record holds both. Photo: HELD — no photograph of Morgan herself on Commons (see visual asset basis; the 'Connie Morgan' files depict a fictional book character).

Relationships

• Mamie Johnson — related to
  Morgan and Mamie Johnson were signed by Indianapolis Clowns owner Syd Pollock in the same 1954 transaction wave and were Clowns teammates in 1954–55; with Toni Stone they are the three women who played in the Negro leagues (Negro Leagues Baseball Museum; MiLB.com).
• Toni Stone — related to
  Morgan succeeded Toni Stone at second base for the Indianapolis Clowns in 1954 after Stone's trade to Kansas City; the two faced each other at second base at Victory Field on June 10, 1954 (MiLB.com; Negro Leagues Baseball Museum).

Sources

• Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. "Women and the Negro Baseball Leagues" (lesson plan, NLBwomen.pdf). Accessed 2026-11-03. (primary source · build store)
• Minor League Baseball. "Women's Equality Day: The Women of the Indianapolis Clowns." MiLB.com. Accessed 2026-11-03. (primary source · build store)
• Wikipedia. "Connie Morgan." Accessed 2026-11-03. (build store)

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