Dave Barnhill Explained

Dave Barnhill
Position:	Pitcher
Birth Date:	October 30, 1914
Birth Place:	Greenville, North Carolina, US
Death Place:	Miami, Florida, US
Bats:	Both^[1]
Throws:	Right
Debutleague:	Negro league baseball
Debutyear:	1937
Debutteam:	Zulu Giants
Finalyear:	1949
Finalteam:	New York Cubans
Teams:	Zulu Giants (1937) Ethiopian Clowns (1937–1940) New York Cubans (1941–1949)

David Barnhill (October 30, 1914 – January 8, 1983) was an American Negro league baseball pitcher. Barnhill played from 1937 to 1949, mostly with the New York Cubans.^[2] He also played for the New York Giants in the minor leagues from 1949 to 1953, in the American Association and the Florida International League.

Further reading

• Riley, James A. (2014). Of Monarchs and Black Barons: Essays on Baseball's Negro Leagues. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. pp 170–174. .

External links

and Seamheads

• Negro League Baseball Players Association page

Notes and References

1. Low, Nat. "He May Be on Pirates After August Fourth". The New York Daily Worker. July 26, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved August 1, 2021. "A switch hitter, the Negro star really belts the ball when swinging from the right-hand side of the plate."
2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .