Shin Norman Explained
| William Rufus "Shin" Norman |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Unknown |
| Throws: | Unknown |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Topeka, Kansas |
| Debutyear: | 1908 |
| Debutteam: | Leland Giants |
| Finalyear: | 1913 |
| Finalteam: | Chicago Union Giants |
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William Rufus "Shin" Norman (born March 3, 1886) was a Negro leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
The 20-year-old Norman was pitching for Topeka Jack Johnson's Topeka Giants when the team toured Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas in 1906.[3] The tour included several games in Chicago, including one with the Leland Giants,[4] a team Norman would move to in the next season.
He pitched for the Leland Giants, the Chicago Union Giants,[5] and the Kansas City Giants.
Notes and References
- http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/001794.pdf "Scranton 4, Topeka Giants 3" Topeka Daily State Journal, Topeka, Kansas, Monday Evening, September 17, 1906, Page 2, Column 4
- https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdOGxTTXJvRVNWRmc "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
- http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/001796.pdf "Topeka Giants Defeated Scranton" Topeka Daily Capital, Topeka, Kansas, Sunday, September 9, 1906, Page 2, Column 2
- http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/001795.pdf "Black Champions of the West" Topeka Plaindealer, Topeka, Kansas, Friday, September 14, 1906, Page 3, Columns 6 and 7
- http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/001793.pdf "Union Giants Take Revenge on Triumphs" Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, Monday, July 28, 1913, Page 5, Column 7
