Bill Harvey (baseball)
| Bill Harvey | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 23, 1908 Clarksdale, Mississippi | |
| Died: March 3, 1989 (aged 80) Baltimore, Maryland | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1931, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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David William Harvey (March 23, 1908 – March 3, 1989) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Harvey made his Negro leagues debut with the Memphis Red Sox in 1931. He went on to play for several other teams, with his longest stints coming with the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Baltimore Elite Giants.[1] Harvey tossed a scoreless inning in the 1943 East–West All-Star Game,[2] and served in the United States Army during World War II.[3] He died in Baltimore, Maryland in 1989 at age 80.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bill Harvey". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Lester, Larry (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. p. 443. ISBN 9780803280007.
- ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball and Mexican League stats and Seamheads
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