Frank Forbes

For the college football and basketball coach, see Frank Forbes (coach).

Franklin Lindsay Forbes (March 30, 1891 – August 19, 1983) was a Negro league infielder for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

Frank Forbes
Infielder
Born: (1891-03-30)March 30, 1891 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: August 19, 1983(1983-08-19) (aged 92) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1913, for the Philadelphia Giants
Last appearance
1919, for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants
Teams
Philadelphia Giants (1913) New York Lincoln Stars (1914–1915) New York Lincoln Giants (1915–1916)[1] Royal Poinciana Hotel (1915–1916) Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York (1917–1918) Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1919) [2]
Coaching career

Biography

Nicknamed "Strangler" and sometimes appearing as "Joe" Forbes, he played for his hometown team Philadelphia Giants at the age of 22. He moved on to the Lincoln Stars and Lincoln Giants for a number of years before returning to Pennsylvania.

In 1917, 26 year-old Forbes registered for the WWI draft. He listed his occupation as a porter for the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was listed as married. He also listed his home address as 200 N. 131st Street in New York City as his home address. And he listed his mother and wife as dependents.^[3]

Forbes died at the age of 92 in his hometown of Philadelphia in 1983.

References

1. "Lincoln Giants Adds Another Brace of Victories to its Brace" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 20, 1916, Page 4, Column 4
2. "Hilldale Loses One" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Friday Morning, June 6, 1919, Page 4, Column 4
3. "WWI Draft Registration Card for Frank Forbes," Precinct 27, Ward 30, New York, New York, June 5, 1917

External links

• Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)