Alfred Saylor
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| Alfred Saylor | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 31, 1911 Blytheville, Arkansas | |
| Died: April 8, 1955 (aged 43) Cleveland, Ohio | |
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1943, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1945, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
| Teams | |
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Alfred Harrison Saylor (December 31, 1911 – April 8, 1955), nicknamed "Greyhound", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Birmingham Black Barons in the 1940s.
A native of Blytheville, Arkansas, Saylor was on the mound for the Black Barons' Game 1 and Game 5 victories in the 1943 Negro World Series, but took the loss in the deciding Game 8.[1] He died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1955 at age 43.
References
[edit]- ^ "Alfred Saylor". arkbaseball.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
- Alfred Saylor at Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia
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