Ollie Byrd | |
Position: | First baseman |
Birth Date: | 1896 |
Birth Place: | Mississippi |
Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1921 |
Debutteam: | Chicago Giants |
Finalyear: | 1921 |
Finalteam: | Chicago Giants |
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Ollie Byrd (1896 – May 7, 1929) was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1920s.
A native of Mississippi, Byrd played for the Chicago Giants in 1921. In 29 recorded games, he posted 21 hits in 95 plate appearances.[1] [2] Byrd died in Chicago, Illinois in 1929 at age 33.
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