Bo Wallace (baseball) explained

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]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bo Wallace Seamheads Profile . seamheads.com . January 17, 2021.
  2. Web site: James Wallace Baseball-Reference Profile . seamheads.com . January 17, 2021.
  3. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . registration . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .