Chester Buchanan Explained

Chester Buchanan
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:August 10, 1907
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death Place:New York, New York
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1935
Debutteam:Philadelphia Stars
Finalyear:1944
Finalteam:Philadelphia Stars
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Chester Floyd Buchanan Jr. (August 10, 1907  - August 8, 1964) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Buchanan made his Negro leagues debut with the Philadelphia Stars. He played for the Bacharach Giants in 1936, but was back with the Stars for a five-year stretch from 1940 to 1944.[1] [2] He served in the US Navy during World War II.[3] Buchanan died in New York, New York in 1964 at age 56.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ches Buchanan . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Chester Buchanan . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.
  3. Web site: Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII . baseballinwartime.com . October 7, 2020.