Frank Dyll

American baseball player (1929–1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Frank Dyll (October 30, 1929 – August 30, 1991) was one of the five white professional baseball players to be the first to join the Negro American League. He was signed to the Chicago American Giants in 1950 by Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe with the support of the team’s owner, Dr. J.B. Martin, who was concerned about black players joining Major League teams. The other four young white players were Lou Chirban, Lou Clarizio, Al Dubetts and Stanley Miarka.[8]

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Frank Dyll
Shortstop
Born: Frank R. Dyll[1]
(1929-10-30)October 30, 1929
Chicago, Illinois, US[2]
Died: August 30, 1991(1991-08-30) (aged 61)
Chicago, Illinois, US[3][4]
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Right[5]
Negro league baseball debut
July 16, 1950, for the Chicago American Giants[6][7]
Last appearance
1950, for the Chicago American Giants
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