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 John Preston “Pete” Hill

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John Preston “Pete” Hill Berühmte Gedenkstätte

Geburt
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Tod
19 Dez 1951 (im Alter von 69)
Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Bestattung
Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA GPS-Breitengrad: 41.6857707, Längengrad: -87.7614239
Grabstelle
Grave 3, Lot 20, Block 10, Section 36
Gedenkstätten-ID
20968871 Quelle ansehen

Professional Baseball Player. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006 in recognition of his great accomplishments as an outfielder and manager in the Negro Leagues in the early 20th century. Hill had stints with the Philadelphia Giants, Leland Giants, Chicago American Giants, Detroit Stars, Philadelphia Madison Stars, Milwaukee Bears, and Baltimore Black Sox, but it best remembered for being the team captain for the 1910 Leland Giants who compiled a record of 123-6. He held the distinction of being the only Baseball Hall of Famer whose burial site was unknown until the Society for American Baseball Research investigated the matter. He was buried in an unmarked grave in Alsip, Illinois on December 28, 1951.

Professional Baseball Player. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006 in recognition of his great accomplishments as an outfielder and manager in the Negro Leagues in the early 20th century. Hill had stints with the Philadelphia Giants, Leland Giants, Chicago American Giants, Detroit Stars, Philadelphia Madison Stars, Milwaukee Bears, and Baltimore Black Sox, but it best remembered for being the team captain for the 1910 Leland Giants who compiled a record of 123-6. He held the distinction of being the only Baseball Hall of Famer whose burial site was unknown until the Society for American Baseball Research investigated the matter. He was buried in an unmarked grave in Alsip, Illinois on December 28, 1951.

Biografie von: Nick W.



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  • Gepflegt von: Find a Grave
  • Ursprünglich erstellt von: Nick W.
  • Hinzugefügt: 16 Aug 2007
  • ID der Find-a-Grave-Gedenkstätte: 20968871
  • Find a Grave, Datenbank und Bilder (https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/20968871/john-preston-hill: aufgerufen ), Gedenkstättenseite für John Preston “Pete” Hill (12 Okt 1882–19 Dez 1951), Gedenkstätten-ID bei Find a Grave 20968871, zitierend Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Gepflegt von Find a Grave.