Subby Byas Explained

Subby Byas
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:March 19, 1910
Birth Place:Sabine County, Texas, US
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois, US
Bats:Both
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1932
Debutteam:Chicago American Giants
Finalyear:1942
Finalteam:Chicago American Giants
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Richard Thomas Byas (March 19, 1910  - October 8, 1985), nicknamed "Subby", was an American Negro league catcher in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Sabine County, Texas, Byas attended Wendell Phillips Academy High School in Chicago, Illinois,[1] and made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 for the Chicago American Giants. Byas played several more seasons with Chicago, and was selected to represent the team in the East–West All-Star Game in 1936 and 1937.[2] He died in Chicago in 1985 at age 75.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subby Byas . seamheads.com . October 7, 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. 403. 2001. 9780803280007.