Shirley Petway | |
Position: | Catcher |
Birth Date: | July 6, 1908 |
Birth Place: | Nashville, Tennessee |
Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1932 |
Debutteam: | Birmingham Black Barons |
Finalyear: | 1944 |
Finalteam: | Cleveland Buckeyes |
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Shirley H. Petway (July 6, 1908 – December 27, 1984) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Petway played for several teams between 1932 and 1944, including the Birmingham Black Barons, Detroit Stars, and Cleveland Buckeyes. He died in Chicago, Illinois in 1984 at age 76.[1] [2]
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