Willie Gisentaner Explained

Willie Gisentaner
Position:	Pitcher
Birth Date:	December 11, 1899
Birth Place:	Ozark, Alabama
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left
Debutyear:	1920
Debutteam:	Atlanta Black Crackers
Finalyear:	1937
Finalteam:	Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams:	Jacksonville Red Caps Atlanta Black Crackers Chicago American Giants Columbus Buckeyes Kansas City Monarchs (–) Atlantic City Bacharach Giants Washington Potomacs Harrisburg Giants Newark Stars (–) Lincoln Giants (–) Colored All-Stars Havana Red Sox Cuban Stars (East) Brooklyn Royal Giants Louisville White Sox (–) Louisville Black Caps Pittsburgh Crawfords Baltimore Black Sox Nashville Elite Giants Homestead Grays (–) ^[1] Louisville Red Caps

William Gisentaner (December 11, 1899 – death date unknown) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1937 with several teams, including the Homestead Grays, Kansas City Monarchs and the Lincoln Giants. He pitched with a mangled left hand.^[2]

External links

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Notes and References

1. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdMnBNRTRjaGNSWUE "Colored Teams to Appear at Riverside Park" Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, September 16, 1936, Page 8, Column 7"
2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .