Harry Hyde (baseball) explained

Harry Hyde
Position:	Pitcher / Infielder
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Birth Date:	August 1869
Birth Place:	Nashville, Tennessee
Teams:	Chicago Union Giants (–) ^[1] ^[2]

Harry Hyde (born August 1869) was a Negro leagues pitcher and Infielder for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League. He played several years with Frank Leland and his Chicago Union Giants, playing with Dangerfield Talbert, Rube Foster, Chappie Johnson, Walter Ball, William Binga, and Charles "Joe" Green.

In 1909, Hyde worked as a backup pitcher to Clarence Lytle and Jimmie Lyons when the Chicago Union Giants toured the midwest and won 46 out of 56 games.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdOGxTTXJvRVNWRmc "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
2. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdV1dhdlVlTndkLTA "Brownies Humble Giants" Upper Des Moines-Republican, Algona, IA, Wednesday, June 24, 1903, Page 1, Columns 4 and 5
3. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdSlRualo5NUpjZVk "Chicago Union Giants Close Successful Trip" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, September 25, 1909, Page 7, Columns 3 and 4