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American baseball player (1920-1976)
Baseball player
Dan Bankhead Pitcher Born: (1920-05-03 ) May 3, 1920Empire, Alabama , U.S.Died: May 2, 1976(1976-05-02) (aged 55 )Houston, Texas , U.S.
Threw: Right
NgL: 1940, for the Birmingham Black BaronsMLB: August 26, 1947, for the Brooklyn DodgersJuly 18, 1951, for the Brooklyn Dodgers Win–loss record 26–10 Earned run average 4.55 Strikeouts 259
Negro leagues
Major League Baseball
Daniel Robert Bankhead (May 3, 1920 – May 2, 1976) was the first African American pitcher in Major League Baseball . He played in Negro league baseball for the Birmingham Black Barons and the Memphis Red Sox from 1940 to 1947, then played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1951.
Early life and Marines [ edit ]
A native of Birmingham, Alabama , he attended public schools there.[1] Sam , Fred , Joe , and Garnett also all played baseball in the Negro leagues. During World War II , he served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from April 1942 to June 1946 and achieved the rank of sergeant.[2] [3] Montford Point baseball team and toured the states to raise morale.
Baseball career [ edit ]
Bankhead had a strong career in Negro league baseball , playing for the Birmingham Black Barons , Cincinnati Clowns , and Memphis Red Sox . Sportswriter Frank 'Fay' Young of the Chicago Defender said he was "among the top three hurlers in the Negro American League," and noted that he was one of ten players being seriously considered by Major League scouts. [4] Branch Rickey to play in the Brooklyn Dodgers ' farm system. Bankhead, who was 24 years old at the time, was also an excellent hitter who was leading the Negro leagues with a .385 batting average when purchased by the Dodgers, hit a home run in his first major league at-bat on August 26, 1947, in Ebbets Field off Fritz Ostermueller of the Pittsburgh Pirates ; he also gave up ten hits in 3 + 1 3 [5] earned run average (ERA) of 7.20.
Bankhead was shipped to the minor leagues for the 1948 and 1949 seasons. Pitching for clubs in Nashua, New Hampshire , and St. Paul, Minnesota , in 1948, he recorded 24 wins and six losses.[6] Mexican League , playing with various teams through 1966.[7]
Bankhead died of cancer at a Veterans Administration hospital in Houston, Texas , on May 2, 1976, the day before his 56th birthday.[8] Houston National Cemetery on May 10, 1976.[9]
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References [ edit ]
^ Fold3 by Ancestry.com . "Dan Bankhead" , created September 5, 2008, modified February 21, 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^ Fay Young, “Big Leagues Scout 10 Negro Players,” Chicago Defender , August 9, 1947, pp. 1, 8.
^ Sheehan, Joseph (August 27, 1947). "Long Blows Help Beat Brooks, 16-3". The New York Times
^ Feuer, Alan (1950). "Bankhead in Dodger Fold". The New York Times (published February 20, 1950).
^ "Dan Bankhead Minor League Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved December 4, 2013 .
^ Feuer, Alan (1976). "Dan Bankhead, 54, Ex-Dodger, Is Dead". The New York Times (published May 7, 1976).
^ "Dan Robert Bankhead" . Veterans Legacy Memorial . U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved June 8, 2024 .
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