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Dan Robert Bankhead Berühmte Gedenkstätte Veteran

Ursprünglicher Name
Daniel
Geburt
Empire, Walker County, Alabama, USA
Tod
2 Mai 1976 (im Alter von 55)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Bestattung
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Grabstelle
Section B, Site 2651
Gedenkstätten-ID
12200025 Quelle ansehen

Major League Baseball Player. Born in Empire, Alabama, he became the first African-American pitcher in Major League Baseball history when he made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on August 26, 1947. Prior to his time in the major leagues, he was a prominent right hand pitcher in the Negro Baseball Leagues from 1940 to 1943, before serving in the US Military during World War II. Returning to baseball after the war, he was playing for the Memphis Red Sox when signed to the Brooklyn Dodgers. With the Brooklyn Dodgers he played in 1947, 1950 and 1951, finishing his career with 9 wins, 5 loss, 1 shutout, 4 saves, 111 strikeouts and a 6.52 earned run average. He in died in Houston, Texas, at age 55.

Major League Baseball Player. Born in Empire, Alabama, he became the first African-American pitcher in Major League Baseball history when he made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on August 26, 1947. Prior to his time in the major leagues, he was a prominent right hand pitcher in the Negro Baseball Leagues from 1940 to 1943, before serving in the US Military during World War II. Returning to baseball after the war, he was playing for the Memphis Red Sox when signed to the Brooklyn Dodgers. With the Brooklyn Dodgers he played in 1947, 1950 and 1951, finishing his career with 9 wins, 5 loss, 1 shutout, 4 saves, 111 strikeouts and a 6.52 earned run average. He in died in Houston, Texas, at age 55.

Biografie von: John "J-Cat" Griffith


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  • Gepflegt von: Find a Grave
  • Ursprünglich erstellt von: The Silent Forgotten
  • Hinzugefügt: 29 Okt 2005
  • ID der Find-a-Grave-Gedenkstätte: 12200025
  • Find a Grave, Datenbank und Bilder (https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/12200025/dan-robert-bankhead: aufgerufen ), Gedenkstättenseite für Dan Robert Bankhead (3 Mai 1920–2 Mai 1976), Gedenkstätten-ID bei Find a Grave 12200025, zitierend Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; Gepflegt von Find a Grave.