Garnett Bankhead Explained

Garnett Bankhead
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:June 27, 1928
Birth Place:Empire, Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro leagues
Debutyear:1947
Debutteam:Memphis Red Sox
Finalleague:Negro leagues
Finalyear:1949
Finalteam:Homestead Grays
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Garnett Bankhead Jr. (June 27, 1928  - September 15, 1991)[1] was an American baseball pitcher in Negro league baseball.[2]

Bankhead played with the Memphis Red Sox and Homestead Grays.[3] [4] In 1953, the played for the Drummondville Royals of the Provincial League.

His brothers Sam, Fred, Dan and Joe all also played in the Negro leagues, with Dan also playing in Major League Baseball.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diamond Cuts: The Bankheads of Empire. k-state.edu. 20 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170129151818/http://coe.k-state.edu/annex/nlbemuseum/history/dcuts/dcuts6.html. 29 January 2017. dead.
  2. Book: Crossing the Line. 0803283164. 20 April 2015. Moffi. Larry. December 2006. U of Nebraska Press .
  3. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .
  4. Book: Black Baseball in Pittsburgh. 9780738505312. 20 April 2015. Lester. Larry. Miller. Sammy J.. 2001. Arcadia .