Sam Bankhead
| Sam Bankhead | |
|---|---|
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1931, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1951, for the Farnham Pirates | |
| Negro league statistics | |
| Batting average | .289 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs scored | 231 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Samuel Howard Bankhead (September 18, 1910 – July 24, 1976) was an American
East-West all-star games from 1933 to 1946.[4]
At age 26, Bankhead married Helen M. Hall on 25 February 1937 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.[5] He died in Allegheny in July 1976.[6]
His brothers Joe, Fred, and Garnett all also played in the Negro leagues, and his brother Dan played Major League Baseball.
References
- ^ ""Greeley Advertisers Downed by Colored Club; Score 12-1" Negro Star, Wichita, Kansas, Friday, August 10, 1934, Page 3, Columns 1 to 6" (PDF). Retrieved Apr 23, 2019.
- ISBN 0313322686.
- ^ "Sam Bankhead". Baseball Reference. Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ "Sammy Bankhead". www.nlbpa.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved Apr 23, 2019.
- ^ "1937SamuelHBankheadMarrCert.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved Apr 23, 2019.
- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JP64-G23 : accessed 24 January 2013), Sam Bankhead, July 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- Sam Bankhead at Find a Grave
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