Bill Kindle Explained

Bill Kindle
Position:Infielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:1891 1, mf=yes
Birth Place:Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Death Place:Baltimore, Maryland
Debutyear:1911
Debutteam:Brooklyn Royal Giants
Finalyear:1925
Finalteam:Lincoln Giants
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William Horace Kindle (January 29, 1891 - November 1, 1952) was a Negro leagues infielder for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.

He appears to have played most of his career seasons for the Brooklyn Royal Giants and also played at least two seasons with the Lincoln Giants, and one season each for Chicago American Giants, and the Indianapolis ABCs.

Kindle attended Fisk University.

He died in November 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 61.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/001703.pdf "Stetson Second to These Royal Giants in Twilight Game" Evening Public Ledger, Philadelphia, PA, August 27, 1919, Page 17, Columns 1 and 2 and Page 18, Columns 3, 4 and 5