Frank Russell | |
Position: | Infielder |
Birth Date: | May 8, 1921 |
Birth Place: | Nashville, Tennessee |
Death Place: | Nashville, Tennessee |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1943 |
Debutteam: | Baltimore Elite Giants |
Finalyear: | 1948 |
Finalteam: | Baltimore Elite Giants |
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Frank Russell (May 8, 1921 - January 1984), nicknamed "Junior", was an American Negro league infielder in the 1940s.
A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Russell made his Negro leagues debut in 1943 with the Baltimore Elite Giants.[1] [2] He served in the United States Army during World War II.[3] After returning from his service, Russell rejoined the Elite Giants for the 1946 and 1948 seasons. He died in Nashville in 1984 at age 62.
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