O'Neal Pullen explained

O'Neal Pullen
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:September 8, 1892
Birth Place:Beaumont, Texas
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1920
Debutteam:Brooklyn Royal Giants
Finalyear:1924
Finalteam:Baltimore Black Sox
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O'Neal Pullen (September 8, 1892  - April 19, 1944) was an American Negro league catcher for the Brooklyn Royal Giants and Baltimore Black Sox in the early 1920s.

A native of Beaumont, Texas, Pullen served in the US Army in France during World War I. He began his Negro leagues career in 1920 with the Brooklyn Royal Giants, and later played for the Baltimore Black Sox. Pullen spent the majority of his professional baseball career in the integrated California Winter League, and also was one of the first American baseball professionals to tour Japan.[1]

Pullen died in Los Angeles, California in 1944 at age 51.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gary Ashwill . O'Neal Pullen & Shinji Hamazaki, 1927 . Agate Type . February 27, 2013 . August 4, 2020.