Hooks Foreman Explained

Hooks Foreman
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:August 4, 1895
Foreman, Oklahoma
Death Date:
Kansas City, Missouri
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1921
Debutteam:Kansas City Monarchs
Finalyear:1926
Finalteam:Indianapolis ABCs
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Sylvester "Hooks" Foreman (August 4, 1895 – August 23, 1940) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1921 to 1933, playing with several teams.[2]

Foreman initially made the rolls and is listed on reserve lists with the Kansas City Monarchs from 1920 to 1924,[3] but usually played for owner J. L. Wilkinson's barnstorming team All Nations during those years, following and often catching for John Donaldson.[4] He would continue to work with Donaldson and other top Negro league pitchers after that, playing in Bertha, Minnesota, Little Falls, Minnesota, and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

Foreman is buried in Coffeyville, Kansas.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://johndonaldson.bravehost.com/pdf/00407.pdf "Spencer's Ball Team Still Going Strong"
  2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .
  3. http://johndonaldson.bravehost.com/pdf/01636.pdf "Negro League Teams Announce Reserve Lists"
  4. http://johndonaldson.bravehost.com/pdf/01622.pdf "Spencer Loses to Sherburn"