Alonzo Longware Explained

Alonzo Longware
Position:Third Baseman
Throws:Right
Birth Date:1891 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Shreveport, Louisiana
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
Debutyear:1920
Debutteam:Indianapolis ABCs
Finalyear:1920
Finalteam:Detroit Stars
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Alonzo Longware (March 27, 1891 - March 30, 1961) was a Negro leagues third baseman at the founding of the first Negro National League. He started the 1920 season playing for the Indianapolis ABCs and was traded during the first week of May to the Detroit Stars.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/000354.pdf "ABCs to Train in Birmingham, Alabama" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, March 27, 1920, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2
  2. http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/000125.pdf "Jackson Nine Tackles Stars" Detroit Free Press, Detroit, MI, Thursday, May 6, 1920, Page 15, Column 3