Bo Wallace | |
Position: | Catcher |
Birth Date: | April 7, 1929 |
Birth Place: | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
Death Place: | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
Bats: | Unknown |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1948 |
Debutteam: | Newark Eagles |
Finalyear: | 1949 |
Finalteam: | Houston Eagles |
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James Alfred Wallace (April 7, 1929 – April 14, 2000) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Newark/Houston Eagles in 1948 and 1949.[1] In 1950, he split time between the Ottawa Nationals of the Border League and the Bridgeport Bees in the Colonial League.[2]
Wallace served in the United States Armed Forces during the Korean War and lost part of his left hand in a grenade explosion, ending his baseball career.[3]
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