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.
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