Jack Bruton (baseball) explained

Jack Bruton
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:March 12, 1912
Birth Place:Cordova, Alabama
Death Place:Cordova, Alabama
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1937
Debutteam:Birmingham Black Barons
Finalyear:1941
Finalteam:St. Louis–New Orleans Stars
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Otis "Jack" Bruton (March 12, 1912 – June 1, 1973) was an American Negro league pitcher who played between 1937 and 1941.

A native of Cordova, Alabama, Bruton made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 with the Birmingham Black Barons. He went on to play for the Philadelphia Stars and Cleveland Bears, and finished his career with a two-year stint with the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars in 1940 and 1941.[1] [2] Bruton died in his hometown of Cordova in 1973 at age 61.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Bruton . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Jack Bruton . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.