Garnett Bankhead
American baseball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Garnett Bankhead Jr. (June 27, 1928 ā September 15, 1991)[1] was an American baseball pitcher in Negro league baseball.[2]
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Garnett Bankhead | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1928-06-27)June 27, 1928 Empire, Alabama, U.S. | |
Died: September 15, 1991(1991-09-15) (aged 63) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro leagues debut | |
1947, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
Last Negro leagues appearance | |
1949, for the Homestead Grays | |
Teams | |
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Bankhead played with the Memphis Red Sox and Homestead Grays.[3][4] In 1953, the played for the Drummondville Royals of the Provincial League.
His brothers Sam, Fred, Dan and Joe all also played in the Negro leagues, with Dan also playing in Major League Baseball.