Joe Scotland Explained

Joe Scotland
Position:Center fielder
Birth Date:August 18, 1882
Montgomery, Alabama
Death Date:
Indianapolis, Indiana
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1909
Debutteam:Birmingham Giants
Finalyear:1919
Finalteam:Indianapolis Jewell's ABCs
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Joe "Old Forty-Five" Scotland (August 18, 1882 – May 10, 1923) was an American baseball center fielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1914 to 1919 with the Indianapolis ABCs, Louisville White Sox, Chicago Union Giants, and the Indianapolis Jewell's ABCs.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdR1l5aFJkdWRBWEE "Win Three Double-Headers In One Week" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, September 25, 1909, Page 7, Columns 2 and 3
  2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .