Don Pelham Explained

Don Pelham
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:April 14, 1908
Birth Place:Hawthorne, Florida
Death Place:Lake County, Florida
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1937
Debutteam:Jacksonville Red Caps
Finalyear:1938
Finalteam:Atlanta Black Crackers
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Wilson Donald Pelham (April 14, 1908  - March 28, 1981) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s.

A native of Hawthorne, Florida, Pelham made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 with the Jacksonville Red Caps and the Atlanta Black Crackers.[1] [2] He played again for Atlanta the following season, when he served as acting manager and led the team in home runs.[3] [4] Pelham died in Lake County, Florida in 1981 at age 72.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Don Pelham . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Don Pelham . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.
  3. Web site: Leslie Heaphy . The Atlanta Black Crackers . sabr.org . October 7, 2020.
  4. Web site: Cristobal Torriente . nlbemuseum.com . October 7, 2020.