Connie Rector Explained

Connie Rector
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:June 15, 1892
Birth Place:Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Death Date:May, 1963
Death Place:New York, New York
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1920
Debutteam:Hilldale Club
Finalyear:1944
Finalteam:New York Black Yankees
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Cornelius Rector (June 15, 1892  - May, 1963), nicknamed "Broadway", was an American Negro league pitcher from the 1920s to the 1940s.

A native of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Rector began playing professionally in local leagues in 1910.[1] As a member of the Hilldale Club, he pitched against Babe Ruth in a 1920 exhibition, and continued to pitch effectively into his early fifties, finishing his 34-year playing career with the New York Black Yankees in 1944. Rector died in New York, New York in 1963 at age 70.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Connie Rector . arkbaseball.com . August 4, 2020.