Tom Parker (baseball) explained

Tom Parker
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:February 12, 1912
Birth Place:Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
Death Place:Rapides Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1931
Finalyear:1948
Finalteam:Homestead Grays
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Thomas "Big Train" Parker, Jr. (February 12, 1912  - October 14, 1964) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.

Career

He played from 1931 to 1948 with several teams, playing mostly with the Homestead Grays.[1] After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Parker briefly returned to professional baseball, but returned home to Louisiana.

Death

Parker died in 1964 and is buried in Plot E, Grave 3664 in the Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .