Bill Byrd
William Byrd (July 15, 1907 – January 4, 1991) was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues. Born in Canton, Georgia, he was a right-handed pitcher. He participated in six All-Star games. Byrd also saw action with the Criollos de Caguas and Cangrejeros de Santurce clubs of the Puerto Rico Winter League, where he was considered one of the best hurlers. He died at age 83 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
| William "Bill" Byrd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: July 15, 1907 Canton, Georgia | |||
| Died: January 4, 1991 (aged 83) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
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| debut | |||
| 1933, for the Columbus Blue Birds | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1947, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |||
| Teams | |||
At age 45, Byrd received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro Leagues' best players ever.[2]
References
- The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Ballantine Books. 2007. p. 1698. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.
- "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
- Negro League Baseball Museum
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