Joe Bankhead
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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]
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Joe Bankhead | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1926-09-08)September 8, 1926 Empire, Alabama, U.S. | |
Died: February 4, 1988(1988-02-04) (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 | |
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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]