Pat Patterson (infielder, born 1911) explained

Pat Patterson
Position:Infielder
Birth Date:December 19, 1911
Birth Place:East Chicago, Indiana
Death Place:Houston, Texas
Bats:Both
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1934
Debutteam:Cleveland Red Sox
Finalyear:1947
Finalteam:Newark Eagles
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Andrew Lawrence Patterson (December 19, 1911  - May 16, 1984) was an American Negro league infielder in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of East Chicago, Indiana, Patterson attended Washington High School and Wiley College, where he starred in football and baseball.[1] He broke into the Negro leagues in 1934 with the Cleveland Red Sox, and was selected to play in that season's East–West All-Star Game.[2] After serving in the military in World War II, Patterson returned to baseball and played for the 1946 Negro World Series champion Newark Eagles.

Following his baseball career, Patterson was a high school teacher, coach, athletic director, and superintendent of schools in Houston, Texas. He died in Houston in 1984 at age 72.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pat Patterson . seamheads.com . August 4, 2020.
  2. Book: Lester, Larry. Larry Lester

    . Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. Larry Lester. University of Nebraska Press. 429. 2001. 9780803280007.