Ted Kimbro Explained

Ted Kimbro
Position:	Infielder
Birth Date:	September 8, 1895
Birth Place:	St. Louis, Missouri
Death Place:	Fort Dix, New Jersey
Throws:	Right
Debutleague:	Negro league baseball
Debutyear:	1914
Debutteam:	West Baden Sprudels
Finalyear:	1918
Finalteam:	Hilldale Club
Teams:	West Baden Sprudels (1914–1915) Louisville White Sox (1915) St. Louis Giants (1915–1916) Lincoln Giants (1917–1918) Hilldale Club (1918)

Ted Kimbro (September 8, 1895  - September 29, 1918) was an American Negro league infielder in the 1910s.

Early life and career

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Kimbro made his Negro leagues debut in 1914 for the West Baden Sprudels. He went on to play for the Louisville White Sox, St. Louis Giants, and Lincoln Giants, and finished his career in 1918 with the Hilldale Club.^{[1] [2]} Kimbro served in the US Army during World War I, and died in 1918 at age 23 at Camp Dix as a result of the flu pandemic.^{[3] [4]}

Further reading

• Plaindealer staff (October 11, 1918). "Seen and Heard During the Week". The Topeka Plaindealer. p. 3
• Defender staff (August 9, 1919). "Hilldale Team Is Coming to Chicago". The Chicago Defender. p. 11

External links

• and Seamheads

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ted Kimbro . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
2. Web site: Ted Kimbro . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.
3. Web site: Gary Ashwill . Black Baseball & the 1918 Pandemic . Agate Type . June 11, 2020 . October 7, 2020.
4. Web site: Ted Kimbro . baseballsgreatestsacrifice.com . October 7, 2020.