Joe Bankhead

American baseball player

Baseball player

Joe Bankhead
Pitcher
Born: (1926年09月08日)September 8, 1926 Empire, Alabama, U.S.
Died: February 4, 1988(1988年02月04日) (aged 61) Empire, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro leagues debut
1948, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last Negro leagues appearance
1948, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Teams
Birmingham Black Barons (1948)

Joe Bankhead (September 8, 1926 – February 4, 1988) was an American baseball player, who played in the Negro leagues. Bankhead was born and died in Empire, Alabama. Bankhead was a pitcher and played for the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948.^[1] He later signed with the Grand Rapids Jets of the Central League.^[2]

His brothers Sam, Fred, and Garnett all also played in the Negro Leagues, and his brother Dan was the first black pitcher in Major League Baseball.^[3]

References

^ Powell, Larry (2009). Black Barons of Birmingham. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 62–63. ISBN 9780786454808 . Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^ Lester, Larry (2001). Black baseball's national showcase : the East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 317. ISBN 9780803280007 . Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^ "The Bankheads of Empire". Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Kansas State University College of Education. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2015.