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