Otto Bolden Explained

Otto Bolden
Position:	Catcher
Birth Date:	July 22, 1879
Birth Place:	Waco, Texas
Death Place:	Kansas City, Missouri
Debutleague:	Negro league baseball
Debutyear:	1909
Debutteam:	San Antonio Black Bronchos
Finalyear:	1912
Finalteam:	Kansas City Royal Giants
Teams:	San Antonio Black Bronchos (1909) Los Angeles Trilbys (1910) Oklahoma Monarchs (1910) Kansas City Giants (1911) Kansas City Royal Giants (1912)

Otto Bolden (July 22, 1879 – February 17, 1930) was an American Negro league catcher between 1909 and 1912.

Career

A native of Waco, Texas, Bolden made his Negro leagues debut in 1909 with the San Antonio Black Bronchos. He went on to play for the Los Angeles Trilbys,^[1] Oklahoma Monarchs, Kansas City Giants, and Kansas City Royal Giants.

On August 31, 1910, Bolden married Lucy Johnson, sister of boxer Jack Johnson, in Chicago.^{[2] [3]}

Bolden died in Kansas City, Missouri in 1930 at age 50.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• Baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

1. Web site: Giants Club Reorganized. 12. Los Angeles Herald. Newspapers.com. January 12, 1910 . January 24, 2022.
2. Web site: Weds An Oklahoma Negro. 5. The Oklahoma State Capital (Guthrie, Oklahoma). Newspapers.com. September 2, 1910 . January 24, 2022.
3. Web site: As Big as Her Brother. 9. Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts). Newspapers.com. September 1, 1910 . January 24, 2022.
4. Web site: Otto Bolden . seamheads.com . December 16, 2021.
5. Web site: Otto Bolden . baseball-reference.com . December 16, 2021.