Alphonse Dunn | |
Position: | First baseman |
Birth Date: | September 27, 1911 |
Birth Place: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Death Place: | Laurel, Mississippi |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1937 |
Debutteam: | Detroit Stars |
Finalyear: | 1943 |
Finalteam: | Birmingham Black Barons |
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Alphonse Dunn (September 27, 1911 - September 29, 2004), nicknamed "Blue", was an American Negro league first baseman between 1937 and 1943.
A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Dunn made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 for the Detroit Stars. In 1942 and 1943, he played for the Birmingham Black Barons,[1] and appeared in two games of the 1943 Negro World Series for Birmingham.[2] In 1946, he played for the Portland Rosebuds of the West Coast Negro Baseball Association.[3] Dunn died in Laurel, Mississippi in 2004 at age 93.
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